2025 Cook Out 400 (Richmond)

2025 Cook Out 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5]
Race 25 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	August 16, 2025 (2025-08-16)
Location	Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.75 miles (1.207 km)
Distance	400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed	94.126 miles per hour (151.481 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing
Time	22.244
Most laps led
Driver	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing
Laps	123
Fastest lap
Driver	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing
Time	22.961
Winner
No. 3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
Nielsen ratings	0.75 (1.4 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 an NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on August 16, 2025, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75-mile (1.21 km) asphalt short track, it was the 25th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Austin Dillon won the race. Alex Bowman finished 2nd, and Ryan Blaney finished 3rd. Joey Logano and Austin Cindric rounded out the top five, and Kyle Larson, Daniel Suárez, Josh Berry, Brad Keselowski, and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top ten.

Richmond Raceway (RR) is a 0.75 miles (1.21 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in unincorporated Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.^[6] Known as "America's premier short track", it has formerly hosted events such as the International Race of Champions, Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, and the USAC 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.^[7]

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

Kyle Busch was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.848 seconds and a speed of 118.172 mph (190.179 km/h).

Ryan Preece scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.244 and a speed of 121.381 mph (195.344 km/h).^[8]

Stage One Laps: 70

Stage Two Laps: 160

Stage Three Laps: 170

• Lead changes: 24 among 11 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 5 for 44
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 11 minutes, and 14 seconds
• Average speed: 94.126 miles per hour (151.481 km/h)

USA covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and Todd Gordon called the race from the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. MRN Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake and Chris Wilner called the action for MRN from pit lane.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Byron 839 2 Chase Elliott 771 (–68) 3 Denny Hamlin 766 (–73) 1 4 Kyle Larson 759 (–80) 1 5 Ryan Blaney 756 (–83) 2 6 Christopher Bell 748 (–91) 7 Tyler Reddick 714 (–125) 8 Chase Briscoe 698 (–141) 9 Alex Bowman 685 (–154) 1 10 Bubba Wallace 639 (–200) 1 11 Chris Buescher 625 (–214) 1 12 Joey Logano 616 (–223) 1 13 Ryan Preece 591 (–248) 14 Ross Chastain 589 (–250) 1 15 Austin Cindric 543 (–296) 1 16 Kyle Busch 537 (–302) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 925 2 Toyota 888 (–37) 3 Ford 832 (–93) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.