Cook Out 400

RACE RECAP

Joey Logano turned a late green-flag charge into his second victory of the 2026 season. The No. 22 Team Penske Ford moved ahead of Chase Briscoe before the final pit cycle, worked back through the alternate strategies and led the closing 24 laps to win the Cook Out 400 by 0.392 seconds.

Briscoe led a race-high 171 laps and finished second. Austin Cindric advanced from 23rd to third, with Denny Hamlin fourth and Chase Elliott fifth. Pole winner Ryan Blaney won Stage 1 and led 88 laps before finishing 13th, while Logano won Stage 2 and led 95 laps.

The 400-lap race featured 29 lead changes among 10 drivers and four cautions for 31 laps. NASCAR completed post-race inspection and confirmed Logano's 39th Cup Series victory, his third at Richmond Raceway.

BY THE NUMBERS

Lead Changes

Leaders

4/31

Cautions / Laps

DNFs

.392

Margin of Victory

98.343

Avg MPH

3:03:02

Race Time

Stage Winners

S1Ryan Blaney

S2Joey Logano

Caution Breakdown

1L72–798LStage 1 ConclusionLD #4

2L126–1327LNo. 38 Incident Turn 2LD #17

3L232–2398LStage 2 ConclusionLD #5

4L285–2928LNo. 77 EngineLD #5

KEY TAKEAWAYS

01Logano led the final 24 laps and earned his second victory of 2026 after starting 10th.

02Briscoe led a race-high 171 laps and finished 0.392 seconds behind Logano.

03Cindric climbed from 23rd to third and scored 54 FantasyJolt points at a $9 salary.

04Blaney won Stage 1, led 88 laps and earned the verified fastest-lap bonus despite finishing 13th.

05Briscoe, Logano, Cindric, Josh Berry and Noah Gragson formed the highest-scoring FantasyJolt lineup.

VALUE PICKS

6.3

pts/$

Chase Briscoe$12

P2S1:P2S2:P3Led:171

6.00

pts/$

Austin Cindric$9

P3S1:P4S2:P4

5.75

pts/$

Noah Gragson$4

P18

5.18

pts/$

Joey Logano$14

P1S1:P3S2:P1Led:95

5.01

pts/$

Josh Berry$9

P8S1:P5S2:P6Led:1

BUSTS

0.4

pts/$

Carson Hocevar$11

P37

1.50

pts/$

Brad Keselowski$10

P26

1.83

pts/$

Austin Dillon$12

P19

2.00

pts/$

Chris Buescher$10

P21

2.01

pts/$

Ty Gibbs$13

P15Led:1

PERFECT LINEUP

Optimal 5-driver roster for this race

Salary

$48/50

Avg Finish

P6.4

Total Points

437.46

Group	Driver	Salary	Finish	Led	Bonus	Pts
A	Chase Briscoe	$12	2	171	+17 S1:9 S2:8	150.20 2 × 75.10
B	Joey Logano	$14	1	95	+18 S1:8 S2:10	126.88 1.75 × 72.50
C	Austin Cindric	$9	3	0	+14 S1:7 S2:7	81.00 1.5 × 54.00
D	Josh Berry	$9	8	1	+11 S1:6 S2:5	56.38 1.25 × 45.10
E	Noah Gragson	$4	18	0	0	23.00 1 × 23.00