2025 Cook Out 400 (Martinsville)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | March 30, 2025 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.526 miles (0.847 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 210.4 mi (338.8 km) | ||
| Average speed | 68.17 miles per hour (109.71 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 19.718 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 274 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Time | 20.19 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.42 million | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (Backstretch) | ||
The 2025 Cook Out 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 30, 2025, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.526 mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the 7th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Denny Hamlin won the race. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Bubba Wallace finished 3rd. Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five, and Ross Chastain, Ryan Preece, Joey Logano, Chase Briscoe, and Todd Gilliland rounded out the top ten.
Report
[edit]Background
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Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
[edit]Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 20.115 seconds and a speed of 94.139 mph (151.502 km/h).
Practice results
[edit]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 20.115 | 94.139 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.172 | 93.873 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.182 | 93.826 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.718 and a speed of 96.034 mph (154.552 km/h).[7]
Qualifying results
[edit]Race
[edit]Race results
[edit]Stage Results
[edit]Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
[edit]Stage Three Laps: 220
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 54 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 38 |
| 3 | 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 400 | 42 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 46 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 35 |
| 6 | 17 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 35 |
| 7 | 21 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 400 | 35 |
| 8 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 39 |
| 9 | 11 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 34 |
| 10 | 25 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 400 | 27 |
| 11 | 32 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 31 |
| 12 | 15 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 25 |
| 13 | 13 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 31 |
| 14 | 9 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 400 | 24 |
| 15 | 28 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 22 |
| 16 | 19 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 400 | 21 |
| 17 | 12 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 20 |
| 18 | 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 19 |
| 19 | 29 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 18 |
| 20 | 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 16 |
| 22 | 10 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 15 |
| 23 | 23 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 22 |
| 24 | 6 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 399 | 13 |
| 25 | 16 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 399 | 18 |
| 26 | 27 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 399 | 18 |
| 27 | 3 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 19 |
| 28 | 30 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 9 |
| 29 | 24 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 397 | 8 |
| 30 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 396 | 7 |
| 31 | 35 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 396 | 6 |
| 32 | 14 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 396 | 5 |
| 33 | 22 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 394 | 6 |
| 34 | 33 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 3 |
| 35 | 37 | 66 | Casey Mears | Garage 66 | Ford | 389 | 2 |
| 36 | 38 | 50 | Burt Myers | Team AmeriVet | Chevrolet | 388 | 1 |
| 37 | 20 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 363 | 1 |
| DSQ | 31 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 399 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
[edit]- Lead changes: 9 among 6 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 10 for 86
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes and 11 seconds
- Average speed: 68.17 miles per hour (109.71 km/h)
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]Fox Sports covered their 25th race at the Martinsville Speedway. Mike Joy, 2018 Spring Martinsville winner Clint Bowyer, and 2011 Spring Martinsville winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.
| FS1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |
Radio
[edit]MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and former championship winning crew chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Lead MRN Pit reporter Steve Post, Chris Wilner, and Glenn Jarrett worked the pit road for the radio side.
| MRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Mike Bagley Announcer: Todd Gordon | Backstretch: Dave Moody | Steve Post Chris Wilner Glenn Jarrett |
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ↑ "2025 schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ↑ Sturniolo, Zach (August 29, 2024). "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Cook Out 400 Results". Racing-Reference. March 30, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 30, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
- ↑ DeGroot, Nick (March 29, 2025). "Christopher Bell fends off Hendrick Motorsports for Martinsville Cup pole". Motorsport.com. Ridgeway, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 29, 2025.