2024 Cook Out 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 23 of 36 in the2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	August 11, 2024 (2024-08-11)
Location	Richmond Raceway inRichmond, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.75 miles (1.207 km)
Distance	408 laps, 306 mi (489.6 km)
Scheduled distance	400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed	100.155 miles per hour (161.184 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	22.850
Most laps led
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	125
Winner
No. 3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Rick Allen,Jeff Burton andSteve Letarte
Nielsen ratings	1.2 (2.22 million)
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, andTodd Gordon
Turn announcers	Mike Bagley (Backstretch)

The2024 Cook Out 400 was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace that was held on August 11, 2024, atRichmond Raceway inRichmond, Virginia. Contested over 408 laps—extended from 400 laps due to anovertime finish, on the 0.75-mile (1.21 km) asphalt short track, it was the 23rd race of the2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.Austin Dillon won the race, breaking a 68-race winless drought, dating back to the2022 Coke Zero Sugar 400.Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, andTyler Reddick finished 3rd.Bubba Wallace andRoss Chastain rounded out the top five, andChristopher Bell,Kyle Larson,Carson Hocevar,Chase Elliott, andDaniel Suárez rounded out the top ten.

Richmond Raceway (RR) is a 0.75 miles (1.21 km),D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outsideRichmond, Virginia in unincorporatedHenrico County. It hosts theNASCAR Cup Series,NASCAR Xfinity Series and theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.^[9] Known as "America's premier short track", it has formerly hosted events such as theInternational Race of Champions, Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, and theUSAC sprint car series. Due to Richmond Raceway's unique "D" shape which allows drivers to reach high speeds, Richmond has long been known as a short track that races like a superspeedway. With its multiple racing grooves, and proclivity for contact Richmond is a favorite among NASCAR drivers and fans.^[10]

The race was the first after a two-week break due toNBC Sports' coverage of the2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

On July 16, NASCAR announced the rules used in theAll-Star Race atNorth Wilkesboro Speedway will be in effect. Teams will have six sets of yellow-lettered primary tires (it will generally require six sets of tires during the race, excluding safety car sessions, where teams often change tires on pit stops), and two sets of red-lettered option tires during the race, and teams will use one set of each in practice sessions. The eight sets of tires is the same as was the case inthe March race, although two sets each will be of the softer option tires for this race. Teams will qualify on the primary tire, and must use both the primary and option tire during the race. Teams may not mix red and yellow letter tires on the car at the same time during the race.^[11]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Austin Dillon was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.698 seconds and a speed of 118.953 mph (191.436 km/h).^[12]

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.850 and a speed of 118.162 mph (190.163 km/h).^[13]

Stage OneLaps: 70

Stage TwoLaps: 160

Stage ThreeLaps: 170

Having taken the lead fromDenny Hamlin with 28 laps to go,Austin Dillon, who entered the race 32nd in points, drove out to a two and a half second lead over the next twenty five laps. However, a crash right in front of him involvingRicky Stenhouse Jr. andRyan Preece sent the race into overtime. When the race resumed,Joey Logano, using the high line to his advantage, took the lead on the restart and led coming to turn three on the final lap. Dillon, realizing what was at stake, and despite being four car lengths back of Logano entering the corner, sent it in, and got into the back of Logano, sending him into a spin. Hamlin went through on the bottom but Dillon also got into the 11 car, sending Hamlin into the outside wall as Dillon took the win under caution. Logano and Hamlin later criticized Dillon for his actions.^[14][15]

Three days later,NASCAR stripped Dillon of his playoff eligibility, whilst allowing the win to stand, whilst also fining Logano $50,000 for showing his frustrating with theRCR crew by spinning his tires in front of Dillon’s pit stall. In addition, Dillon’s spotter Brandon Benesch was suspended for three races after audio surfaced of him telling Dillon to “wreck him” (Hamlin) on the team radio.^[16] RCR later announced they would appeal the penalties.^[17] An independent appeals panel upheld all but the Benesch penalty on August 21. Benesch, who had served the first of his three race suspension atMichigan, had his penalty reduced to time served (one race).^[18]

• Lead changes: 26 among 9 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 5 for 23
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes, and 19 seconds
• Average speed: 100.155 miles per hour (161.184 km/h)

USA covered the race on the television side.Rick Allen,Jeff Burton, andSteve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

TheMotor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle andTodd Gordon called the race from the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway.Mike Bagley called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. Jason Toy, Chris Wilner, and Winston Kelley called the action for MRN from pit lane.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Larson 779 1 2 Tyler Reddick 774 (–5) 1 3 Chase Elliott 773 (–6) 4 Denny Hamlin 758 (–21) 5 Ryan Blaney 702 (–77) 2 6 Christopher Bell 701 (–78) 1 7 William Byron 678 (–101) 1 8 Martin Truex Jr. 662 (–117) 9 Brad Keselowski 636 (–143) 10 Alex Bowman 615 (–164) 11 Ty Gibbs 602 (–177) 2 12 Bubba Wallace 587 (–192) 1 13 Chris Buescher 584 (–195) 1 14 Ross Chastain 584 (–195) 15 Joey Logano 557 (–222) 1 16 Daniel Suárez 497 (–282) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 839 2 Toyota 821 (–18) 3 Ford 796 (–43) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in theNASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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