Stock car races in the NASCAR Cup Series have been held at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia since 1953.

A second race in March was also held at the track from 1953 to 2024 until it was moved to Mexico for the 2025 season.

Current race

The Cook Out 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Joey Logano is the defending winner of this event, having won it in 2026.

History

Starting in 1991, the race was moved from Sunday afternoon to Saturday night. It became the second night race on the NASCAR schedule, following Bristol which took place a few weeks earlier.

From 2000 to 2009, the race was sponsored in some form by Chevrolet. For 2001 and 2002, the race sponsorship was in conjunction with Warner Bros., with Looney Tunes characters featured in several cars' paint jobs. For the 2003–2009 races, the race was known as the Chevy Rock and Roll 400, and various cars promoted various rock music acts. The 2010 race saw the sponsorship move from Chevrolet to the Air National Guard, a branch of the United States Air Force. The race was sponsored by Roll Global through its Wonderful Pistachios brand, a division of Roll Global subsidiary Paramount Nuts in 2011. On May 2, 2012, Federated Auto Parts and Richmond International Raceway announced that Federated Auto Parts would become the race's sponsor starting in 2012.

This race was previously the final race before the Cup Series playoffs (previously "the Chase") began since NASCAR implemented them for the 2004 season until 2018 when it was moved into the playoffs (replacing the race at Chicagoland which was moved to June). The Brickyard 400 became the last race before the playoffs in 2018, replacing Richmond, and was again in 2019 and then the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona became the last race of the playoffs in 2020 and still is today, excluding 2024. In 2022, the race was taken out of the playoffs and moved to August. In 2023, the race was moved again to the last weekend in July. In 2024, it was moved again to August. The track moved to Saturday Night in 2025, and remained that way for 2026.

When the race was run in close proximity to (and it occasionally being run on) Patriot Day (9/11), the Pledge of Allegiance was included as part of the opening ceremony. The 2021 race tweaked its stage length and took place on the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The race was called the Federated Auto Parts 400 Salute to First Responders.

Cook Out Restaurants would become the title sponsor of the race in 2023, replacing Federated Auto Parts.

Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 1958 September 1446 Speedy Thompson Speedy Thompson Chevrolet200100 (160.934)1:43:4057.878 Report 1959 September 136 Cotton Owens W.H. Watson T-Bird200100 (160.934)1:39:2260.362 Report 1960 October 2321 Speedy Thompson Wood Brothers Racing Ford200100 (160.934)1:34:0863.739 Report 1961 September 108 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore Engineering Pontiac200100 (160.934)2:01:3661.677 Report 1962 September 98 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore Engineering Pontiac300150 (241.401)2:18:3064.981 Report 1963 September 811 Ned Jarrett Charles Robinson Ford300150 (241.401)2:15:0466.339 Report 1964 September 145 Cotton Owens Cotton Owens Dodge300150 (241.401)2:25:1661.955 Report 1965 September 186 David Pearson Cotton Owens Dodge300150 (241.401)2:27:3560.983 Report 1966 September 116 David Pearson Cotton Owens Dodge300150 (241.401)2:23:0762.886 Report 1967 September 1043 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth300150 (241.401)2:36:1057.631 Report 1968 September 843 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth300187.5 (301.752)2:11:2085.659 Report 1969 September 722 Bobby Allison Mario Rossi Dodge462*250.404 (402.986)3:16:3276.388 Report 1970 September 1343 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth500271 (436.132)3:19:3481.476 Report 1971 November 1443 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth500271 (436.132)3:23:1180.025 Report 1972 September 1043 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth500271 (436.132)3:34:1475.899 Report 1973 September 943 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge500271 (436.132)4:13:1763.215 Report 1974 September 843 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge500271 (436.132)4:12:2264.43 Report 1975 October 1288 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet500271 (436.132) 3:18:3481.886 Report 1976 September 1211 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet400216.8 (348.905)2:46:4777.993 Report 1977 September 115 Neil Bonnett Jim Stacy Dodge400216.8 (348.905)2:41:1880.644 Report 1978 September 1088 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet400216.8 (348.905)2:43:1979.568 Report 1979 September 915 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford400216.8 (348.905)2:41:2380.604 Report 1980 September 715 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford400216.8 (348.905)2:43:1079.722 Report 1981 September 1315 Benny Parsons Bud Moore Engineering Ford400216.8 (348.905)3:05:5069.998 Report 1982 September 1288 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet400216.8 (348.905)2:37:0682.8 Report 1983 September 1122 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports Buick400216.8 (348.905)2:43:0879.381 Report 1984 September 911 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet400216.8 (348.905)2:53:5774.78 Report 1985 September 811 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet400216.8 (348.905)2:58:5472.508 Report 1986 September 725 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet400216.8 (348.905)3:05:2470.161 Report 1987 September 133 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet400216.8 (348.905)3:03:5667.074 Report 1988* September 1128 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Ford400300 (482.803)3:07:5795.77 Report 1989 September 1027 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac400300 (482.803)3:23:4088.38 Report 1990 September 93 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet400300 (482.803)3:08:2195.567 Report 1991* September 733 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Racing Oldsmobile400300 (482.803) 2:57:35101.361 Report 1992 September 122 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Pontiac400300 (482.803)2:51:59104.661 Report 1993 September 112 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Pontiac400300 (482.803)3:00:0999.917 Report 1994 September 105 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet400300 (482.803)2:52:59104.156 Report 1995 September 92 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford400300 (482.803)2:52:19104.459 Report 1996 September 728 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford400300 (482.803)2:50:40105.469 Report 1997 September 688 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford400300 (482.803)2:45:04109.047 Report 1998 September 1299 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford400300 (482.803)3:15:4191.985 Report 1999 September 1120 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac400300 (482.803)2:53:04104.006 Report 2000 September 924 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet400300 (482.803)3:00:1499.871 Report 2001 September 828 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford400300 (482.803)3:09:1195.146 Report 2002 September 717 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford400300 (482.803)3:09:5494.787 Report 2003 September 612 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge400300 (482.803)3:09:3594.945 Report 2004 September 1119 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge400300 (482.803)3:01:5598.946 Report 2005 September 1097 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford400300 (482.803)3:02:3798.567 Report 2006 September 929 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet400300 (482.803)2:57:37101.342 Report 2007 September 848 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet400300 (482.803)3:16:0391.813 Report 2008 September 7*48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet400300 (482.803)3:14:1392.68 Report 2009 September 1211 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota400300 (482.803)3:06:2096.601 Report 2010 September 1111 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota400300 (482.803)2:52:55104.096 Report 2011 September 1029 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet400300 (482.803)3:20:1289.91 Report 2012 September 8/9*15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota400300 (482.803)2:59:58100.019 Report 2013 September 799 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford400300 (482.803)2:51:23105.028 Report 2014 September 62 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford400300 (482.803)2:51:55104.702 Report 2015 September 1220 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota400300 (482.803)2:59:22100.353 Report 2016 September 1011 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota407*305.25 (491.252) 3:31:3385.778 Report 2017 September 942 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet404*303 (487.631)3:02:5299.417 Report 2018 September 2218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota400300 (482.803)2:54:30103.152 Report 2019 September 2119 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota400300 (482.803)2:57:27101.437 Report 2020 September 122 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford400300 (482.803)2:56:42101.868 Report 2021 September 1119 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota400300 (482.803)3:03:0698.307 Report 2022 August 144 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford400300 (482.803)3:03:2798.11 Report 2023 July 3017 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford400300 (482.803)3:02:1398.783 Report 2024 August 113 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet408*306 (492.459)3:03:19100.155 Report 2025 August 163 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet400300 (482.803)3:11:1494.126 Report 2026 August 1522 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford400300 (482.803)3:03:0298.343 Report

1969: Race shortened from 500 laps due to rain. 1988: Track reconfigured to 0.75 miles. 1991: Race moved to a Saturday night event. 2008: Race postponed from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon due to rain. 2012: Race started late due to rain; race finished on Sunday approximately 1:30am. 2016, 2017 and 2024: Race extended due to an overtime finish.

Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 7 Richard Petty 1967–1968, 1970–1974 5 Bobby Allison 1969, 1979–1980, 1982–1983 4 Darrell Waltrip 1975, 1978, 1984–1985 Rusty Wallace 1989, 1992–1993, 1995 3 Denny Hamlin 2009–2010, 2016 Kevin Harvick 2006, 2011, 2022 2 Speedy Thompson 1958, 1960 Joe Weatherly 1961–1962 Cotton Owens 1959, 1964 David Pearson 1965–1966 Dale Earnhardt 1987, 1990 Jimmie Johnson 2007–2008 Matt Kenseth 2002, 2015 Brad Keselowski 2014, 2020 Martin Truex Jr. 2019, 2021 Austin Dillon 2024–2025

Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 8 Joe Gibbs Racing 1999, 2009–2010, 2015–2016, 2018–2019, 2021 7 Petty Enterprises 1967–1968, 1970–1974 Team Penske 1992–1993, 1995, 2003, 2014, 2020, 2026 6 Richard Childress Racing 1987, 1990, 2006, 2011, 2024–2025 5 Bud Moore Engineering 1961–1962, 1979–1981 Hendrick Motorsports 1986, 1994, 2000, 2007–2008 RFK Racing 1998, 2002, 2005, 2013, 2023 4 DiGard Motorsports 1975, 1978, 1982–1983 3 Cotton Owens 1964–1966 Junior Johnson & Associates 1976, 1984–1985 Robert Yates Racing 1996–1997, 2001

Multiple Winners (Manufacturers) # Wins Manufacturer Years won 19 Chevrolet 1958, 1975–1976, 1978, 1982, 1984–1987, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2006–2008, 2011, 2017, 2024–2025 Ford 1960, 1963, 1979–1981, 1988, 1995–1998, 2001–2002, 2005, 2013–2014, 2020, 2022–2023, 2026 9 Dodge 1964–1966, 1969, 1973–1974, 1977, 2003–2004 8 Toyota 2009–2010, 2012, 2015–2016, 2018–2019, 2021 6 Pontiac 1961–1962, 1989, 1992–1993, 1999 5 Plymouth 1967–1968, 1970–1972

Former race