Race Title: | Cook Out 400 |
Series Long: | NASCAR Cup Series |
Venue: | Martinsville Speedway |
Location: | Ridgeway, Virginia, United States |
Sponsor: | Cook Out |
First Race: | 1950 |
Distance: | 210.43NaN3 |
Laps: | 400 Stage 1: 80 Stage 2: 100 Final stage: 220 |
Previous Names: | Unnamed (1950–1955) Virginia 500 (1956–1981, 2001–2003) Virginia 500 Sweepstakes (second 1961 race) Virginia National Bank 500 (1982–1983) Sovran Bank 500 (1984–1987) Pannill Sweatshirts 500 (1988–1989) Hanes Activewear 500 (1990) Hanes 500 (1991–1995) Goody's Headache Powder 500 (1996–1998) Goody's Body Pain 500 (1999–2000) Advance Auto Parts 500 (2004–2005) DirecTV 500 (2006) Goody's Cool Orange 500 (2007–2008) Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 (2009–2010) Goody's Fast Relief 500 (2011–2012) STP Gas Booster 500 (2013) STP 500 (2014–2019) Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 (2020-2021) Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 (2022) NOCO 400 (2023) |
Most Wins Driver: | Richard Petty (9) |
Most Wins Team: | Petty Enterprises (12) |
Most Wins Manufacturer: | Chevrolet (29) |
Surface: | Asphalt (straightaways and top of turns) Concrete (turns) |
Length Mi: | 0.526 |
Turns: | 4 |
The Cook Out 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the 0.526miles Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. It is the first of two Cup Series races at the track, the other one being the Xfinity 500 in the NASCAR playoffs.
The race was previously 500 laps in length before it was shortened to 400 laps starting in 2022.
Unlike other races which the winner receives a trophy, the winner of this race and other NASCAR races at Martinsville receives a grandfather clock, which has been a tradition since 1964.[1] [2]
The race had no name from 1950 to 1955, before taking the name Virginia 500 in 1956.
Goody's Powder, which was the title sponsor of the spring Martinsville Cup Series race from 1996 to 2000 and the fall Martinsville Cup Series race from 1983 to 1995, returned as the title sponsor of the spring race in 2007 to promote their new orange-flavored brand, Cool Orange, with the race title being Goody's Cool Orange 500. During this time, this race was the sixth race of the season and the first race where the current season's owner point standings were used to determine which cars were "go-or-go-homers" and needed to qualify into the race. (For the first five races, it was the previous season's owner point standings used to determine which cars were locked in the race.)
From 2008 to 2012, the fall Cup Series race at Martinsville was sponsored Tums, which was owned by the same parent company (British pharmaceutical conglomerate GSK plc) as Goody's. In 2013, they reduced their title sponsorship to only the fall race with Goody's replacing Tums as the brand that was advertised in the race sponsorship. Legendary NASCAR and Richard Petty sponsor STP became the title sponsor of the spring race starting in 2013 and remained through 2019.
In 2020, Blue-Emu took over naming rights for the race as part of a multi-year deal with NASCAR.[3]
In 2022, the race was shortened to 400 laps.
In 2023, The NOCO Company, which makes car parts such as batteries, battery chargers and jumper cables, replaced Blue-Emu as the title sponsor of the race.[4]
In 2024, the race had another new title sponsor, Cook Out.[5]
Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) | Report | Ref | |||
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Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||||
1950 | May 21 | 41 | Curtis Turner | John Eanes | Oldsmobile | 150 | 75 (120.7) | Report | [8] | |||
1951 | May 6 | 41 | Curtis Turner | John Eanes | Oldsmobile | 200 | 100 (160.934) | Report | [9] | |||
1952 | April 6 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | Walt Chapman | Hudson | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 2:19:59 | 42.862 | Report | [10] | |
1953 | May 17 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 200 | 100 (160.934) | Report | [11] | |||
1954 | May 16 | 87 | Jim Paschal | Bob Griffin | Oldsmobile | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 2:10:04 | 46.130 | Report | [12] | |
1955 | May 15 | 300 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer | Chrysler | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:54:10 | 52.555 | Report | [13] | |
1956 | May 20 | 502 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer | Dodge | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 4:06:07 | 60.947 | Report | [14] | |
1957 | May 19 | 87 | Buck Baker | Hugh Babb | Chevrolet | 441* | 220.5 (354.86) | 3:50:49 | 57.318 | Report | [15] | |
1958 | April 20 | 4 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty | Chevrolet | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 4:05:27 | 66.007 | Report | [16] | |
1959 | May 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 4:12:03 | 59.512 | Report | [17] | |
1960 | April 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 3:54:35 | 63.943 | Report | [18] | |
1961 | April 9 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Ford | 149* | 74.5 (119.896) | 1:05:23 | 68.366 | Report | [19] | |
April 30 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette | Pontiac | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 3:46:19 | 66.278 | Report | [20] | ||
1962 | April 22 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 3:45:49 | 66.425 | Report | [21] | |
1963 | April 21 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 3:51:24 | 64.823 | Report | [22] | |
1964 | April 26 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Ford | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 3:33:59 | 70.098 | Report | [23] | |
1965 | April 25 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Ford | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 3:44:40 | 66.765 | Report | [24] | |
1966 | April 24 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Frieden Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 3:36:54 | 69.156 | Report | [25] | |
1967 | April 23 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 3:42:24 | 67.446 | Report | [26] | |
1968 | April 28 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 3:44:56 | 66.686 | Report | [27] | |
1969 | April 27 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 500 | 250 (402.336) | 3:52:54 | 64.405 | Report | [28] | |
1970 | May 31 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | Nord Krauskopf | Dodge | 377* | 197.925 (318.529) | 2:53:20 | 68.584 | Report | [29] | |
1971 | April 25 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 262.5 (422.452) | 3:22:41 | 77.707 | Report | [30] | |
1972 | April 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 262.5 (422.452) | 3:37:00 | 72.657 | Report | [31] | |
1973 | April 29 | 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 500 | 262.5 (422.452) | 3:44:26 | 70.251 | Report | [32] | |
1974 | April 28 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Richard Howard | Chevrolet | 450* | 236.25 (380.207) | 3:22:41 | 70.427 | Report | [33] | |
1975 | April 27 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 262.5 (422.452) | 3:47:15 | 69.282 | Report | [34] | |
1976 | April 25 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 262.5 (422.452) | 3:39:43 | 71.759 | Report | [35] | |
1977 | April 24 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 384* | 201.6 (324.443) | 2:36:26 | 77.405 | Report | [36] | |
1978 | April 23 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 262.5 (422.452) | 3:22:00 | 77.971 | Report | [37] | |
1979 | April 22 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 500 | 262.5 (422.452) | 3:25:43 | 76.562 | Report | [38] | |
1980 | April 27 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 262.5 (422.452) | 3:48:06 | 69.049 | Report | [39] | |
1981 | April 26 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Cliff Stewart | Pontiac | 500 | 262.5 (422.452) | 3:30:10 | 75.019 | Report | [40] | |
1982 | April 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 500 | 262.5 (422.452) | 3:30:01 | 75.073 | Report | [41] | |
1983 | April 24 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 500 | 262.5 (422.452) | 3:57:14 | 66.46 | Report | [42] | |
1984 | April 29 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | All-Star Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:35:23 | 73.264 | Report | [43] | |
1985 | April 28 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:16:06 | 73.022 | Report | [44] | |
1986 | April 27 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:25:15 | 76.882 | Report | [45] | |
1987 | April 26 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:36:44 | 72.808 | Report | [46] | |
1988 | April 24 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:31:08 | 74.74 | Report | [47] | |
1989 | April 23 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:19:41 | 79.025 | Report | [48] | |
1990 | April 29 | 11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:23:49 | 77.423 | Report | [49] | |
1991 | April 28 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:26:41 | 75.139 | Report | [50] | |
1992 | April 26 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:22:05 | 78.086 | Report | [51] | |
1993 | April 25 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:18:33 | 79.078 | Report | [52] | |
1994 | April 24 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Ford | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:25:43 | 76.7 | Report | [53] | |
1995 | April 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Ford | 356* | 187.256 (301.359) | 2:35:44 | 72.145 | Report | [54] | |
1996 | April 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Ford | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:13:50 | 81.41 | Report | [55] | |
1997 | April 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:44:19 | 70.347 | Report | [56] | |
1998 | April 20 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:43:10 | 70.709 | Report | [57] | |
1999 | April 18 | 43 | John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:28:35 | 75.653 | Report | [58] | |
2000 | April 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:41:45 | 71.161 | Report | [59] | |
2001 | April 8 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:42:53 | 70.799 | Report | [60] | |
2002 | April 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:33:23 | 73.951 | Report | [61] | |
2003 | April 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:28:51 | 75.557 | Report | [62] | |
2004 | April 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Dodge | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:51:29 | 68.169 | Report | [63] | |
2005 | April 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:38:52 | 72.099 | Report | [64] | |
2006 | April 2 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:36:56 | 72.741 | Report | [65] | |
2007 | April 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:44:36 | 70.258 | Report | [66] | |
2008 | March 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:35:41 | 73.163 | Report | [67] | |
2009 | March 29 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:27:48 | 75.938 | Report | [68] | |
2010 | March 29* | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 508* | 267.208 (430.029) | 3:39:05 | 73.180 | Report | [69] | |
2011 | April 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:32:41 | 74.195 | Report | [70] | |
2012 | April 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 515* | 270.89 (435.955) | 3:26:12 | 78.823 | Report | [71] | |
2013 | April 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:38:58 | 72.066 | Report | [72] | |
2014 | March 30 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:38:38 | 72.176 | Report | [73] | |
2015 | March 29 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:49:13 | 68.843 | Report | [74] | |
2016 | April 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:17:02 | 80.088 | Report | [75] | |
2017 | April 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:44:59 | 70.139 | Report | [76] | |
2018 | March 26* | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:13:14 | 81.663 | Report | [77] | |
2019 | March 24 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:21:54 | 78.158 | Report | [78] | |
2020 | June 10* | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:23:56 | 77.378 | Report | [79] | |
2021 | April 10–11* | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 263 (423.257) | 3:54:25 | 67.316 | Report | [80] | |
2022 | April 9 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 403* | 211.978 (341.341) | 2:40:30 | 79.244 | Report | [81] | |
2023 | April 16 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 210.4 (338.606) | 2:50:35 | 74.005 | Report | [82] | |
2024 | April 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 415* | 218.29 (351.303) | 2:52:07 | 76.096 | Report | [83] |
Wins | Driver | Years won |
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9 | Richard Petty | 1960, 1962–1963, 1967, 1969, 1971–1972, 1975, 1979 |
5 | Darrell Waltrip | 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1989 |
Rusty Wallace | 1993–1996, 2004 | |
3 | Cale Yarborough | 1968, 1974, 1977 |
Dale Earnhardt | 1987–1988, 1991 | |
Jeff Gordon | 1997, 2003, 2005 | |
Jimmie Johnson | 2007, 2009, 2013 | |
Denny Hamlin | 2008, 2010, 2015 | |
2 | Curtis Turner | 1950–1951 |
Buck Baker | 1956–1957 | |
Lee Petty | 1953, 1959 | |
Fred Lorenzen | 1964–1965 | |
Jim Paschal | 1954, 1966 | |
Harry Gant | 1982, 1985 | |
Geoffrey Bodine | 1984, 1990 | |
Mark Martin | 1992, 2000 | |
Brad Keselowski | 2017, 2019 | |
Martin Truex Jr. | 2020–2021 | |
William Byron | 2022, 2024 |
Wins | Team | Years won |
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12 | Petty Enterprises | 1953, 1959–1960, 1962–1963, 1967, 1969, 1971–1972, 1975, 1979, 1999 |
11 | Hendrick Motorsports | 1984, 1989, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2022–2024 |
8 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015–2016, 2020–2021 |
7 | Team Penske | 1993–1996, 2004, 2017, 2019 |
4 | Richard Childress Racing | 1987–1988, 1991, 2011 |
3 | Holman-Moody | 19611, 1964–1965 |
DiGard Motorsports | 1976, 1978, 1980 | |
Junior Johnson & Associates | 1977, 1983, 1990 | |
Stewart-Haas Racing | 2012, 2014, 2018 | |
2 | John Eanes | 1950–1951 |
Carl Kiekhaefer | 1955–1956 | |
Wood Brothers Racing | 1968, 1973 | |
Mach 1 Racing | 1982, 1985 | |
Roush Racing | 1992, 2000 |
Wins | Manufacturer | Years won |
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29 | Chevrolet | 1957–1958, 1974, 1976–1980, 1983–1985, 1987–1989, 1991, 1997–1998, 2003, 2005–2007, 2009, 2011–2014, 2022–2024 |
14 | Ford | 1964–1965, 1969, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994–1996, 2000–2001, 2017–2019 |
7 | Plymouth | 1960, 1962–1963, 1966–1967, 1971–1972 |
6 | Toyota | 2008, 2010, 2015–2016, 2020–2021 |
5 | Pontiac | 1961, 1981, 1993, 1999, 2002 |
Dodge | 1953, 1956, 1970, 1975, 2004 | |
4 | Oldsmobile | 1950–1951, 1954, 1959 |
2 | Mercury | 1968, 1973 |
1 | Hudson | 1952 |
Chrysler | 1955 | |
Buick | 1982 |