2025 Cook Out 400 (Richmond)

The 2025 Cook Out 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on August 16, 2025, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 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.

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Richmond Raceway is a 0.75 miles, 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. 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.

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Kyle Busch was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.848 seconds and a speed of.

Ryan Preece scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.244 and a speed of.

Stage One
Laps: 70
Stage Two
Laps: 160

Stage Three
Laps: 170

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.

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