Cook Out 400 Qualifying Results
|
Starting Position |
Driver |
|
1 |
Ryan Blaney |
|
2 |
Chase Briscoe |
|
3 |
Josh Berry |
|
4 |
Ty Gibbs |
|
5 |
William Byron |
|
6 |
Ryan Preece |
|
7 |
Bubba Wallace |
|
8 |
Christopher Bell |
|
9 |
Brad Keselowski |
|
10 |
Joey Logano |
|
11 |
Connor Zilisch |
|
12 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
|
13 |
Chase Elliott |
|
14 |
Denny Hamlin |
|
15 |
AJ Allmendinger |
|
16 |
Austin Dillon |
|
17 |
Riley Herbst |
|
18 |
Ross Chastain |
|
19 |
Chris Buescher |
|
20 |
Daniel Suarez |
|
21 |
Erik Jones |
|
22 |
Carson Hocevar |
|
23 |
Austin Cindric |
|
24 |
Zane Smith |
|
25 |
Alex Bowman |
|
26 |
Michael McDowell |
|
27 |
Todd Gilliland |
|
28 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
|
29 |
Cole Custer |
|
30 |
Kyle Larson |
|
31 |
Shane van Gisbergen |
|
32 |
Tyler Reddick |
|
33 |
Austin Hill |
|
34 |
Ty Dillon |
|
35 |
Noah Gragson |
|
36 |
Josh Bilicki |
|
37 |
Cody Ware |
The NASCARCup Series is in Richmond, Virginia, for the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. The 0.75-mile short track will bring action to its fans under the lights. The race will go green on Saturday night just after 7:00 p.m. ET.
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In practice, speed was tightly contested. Austin Cindric was the fastest on a 10-run lap average. Ryan Blaney owned the long run, leading in average lap speed over 25 laps.
The starting position has now been set, with Ryan Blaney earning the honor. He will be your race favorite on the betting lines.
Amongst the other top qualifiers were a mixed bag of expected and unexpected names. Chase Briscoe and Ryan Preece both earned top-6 results. Josh Berry and Ty Gibbs earned more expected results, as did William Byron. Refer to our Fantasy NASCAR analysis where Byron is a name to watch.
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The most disappointing qualifiers include Tyler Reddick (32nd), Kyle Larson (30th), and Cindric (23rd).
This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on Aug 14, 2026, where it first appeared in the Racing section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
