The 2023 Cook Out 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 30, 2023, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 22nd race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2023 Cook Out 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 22 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date July 30, 2023 (2023-07-30)
Location Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
.75 mi (1.2 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed 98.783 miles per hour (158.976 km/h)
Pole position
Driver 23XI Racing
Time 23.749
Most laps led
Driver Brad Keselowski RFK Racing
Laps 102
Winner
No. 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (Backstretch)

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Background

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Richmond Raceway, the track where the race was held.

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger[a] Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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William Byron was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 23.057 seconds and a speed of 117.101 mph (188.456 km/h).[10]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.057 117.101
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.203 116.364
3 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 23.249 116.134
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time 23.749 of and a speed of 113.689 mph (182.965 km/h).[11]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 23.588 23.749
2 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.610 23.760
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.559 23.781
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.881 23.788
5 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 23.862 23.815
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.666 23.816
7 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.538 23.819
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23.359 23.842
9 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 23.825 23.927
10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.433 23.974
11 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23.641
12 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 23.697
13 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 23.712
14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.713
15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.724
16 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 23.731
17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.735
18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 23.798
19 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 23.857
20 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23.857
21 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 23.919
22 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23.951
23 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23.974
24 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23.978
25 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 24.008
26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 24.083
27 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 24.088
28 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 24.093
29 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24.117
30 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 24.125
31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 24.192
32 51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford 24.207
33 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 24.264
34 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 24.281
35 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 24.297
36 16 Derek Kraus (i)[a] Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 24.634
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 70

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 10
2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 9
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5
7 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 3
9 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 160

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 10
2 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 9
3 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 8
4 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 7
5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

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Stage Three Laps: 170

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 400 49
2 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 49
3 2 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 39
4 23 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 400 34
5 11 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 41
6 13 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 400 44
7 10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 33
8 24 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 31
9 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 28
10 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 33
11 20 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 26
12 5 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 400 41
13 4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 31
14 25 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 400 23
15 7 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 25
16 1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 400 39
17 9 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 400 20
18 15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 19
19 14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 18
20 29 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 399 17
21 6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 20
22 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 399 15
23 27 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 399 14
24 19 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 399 13
25 16 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 399 12
26 30 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 399 11
27 36 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 399 10
28 12 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 398 9
29 32 51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford 398 8
30 28 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 398 7
31 22 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 397 6
32 31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 397 5
33 33 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 396 4
34 34 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 396 3
35 35 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 396 0
36 21 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 395 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 18 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 3 for 21 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 2 minutes, and 13 seconds
  • Average speed: 98.783 miles per hour (158.976 km/h)

Media

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Television

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USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

USA
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Dillon Welch

Radio

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The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle 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. Jacklyn Drake, Kim Coon and Winston Kelley called the action for MRN from pit lane.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Todd Gordon
Backstretch: Dave Moody Jacklyn Drake
Kim Coon
Winston Kelley

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Derek Kraus practiced and qualified the No. 16 for A. J. Allmendinger, who was in Elkhart Lake for the Xfinity race.

References

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  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Richmond Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Taranto, Steven (September 14, 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Cook Out 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 30, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  9. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 30, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (July 29, 2023). "William Byron fastest in Richmond NASCAR Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Richmond, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (July 29, 2023). "Reddick beats Busch for NASCAR Cup pole at Richmond". Motorsport.com. Richmond, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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