The 2024 NASCAR season’s next official race is ready to tear up the asphalt: All of our favorite Cup Series drivers will put the pedal to the metal on Sunday, August 11 for the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Here’s our guide to catching every heart-pounding moment of action.
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Date & Time: Sunday, August 11, 6 p.m. ET Cook Out 400 Race Information
Racetrack: Richmond Raceway
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Laps/Distance: 400 laps, 300 miles
How to Watch: USA (Channel 242)
How to Watch the Cook Out 400 Live
You can watch all of your favorite NASCAR drivers including William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and more vying for victory lane under the lights at Richmond Raceway live on USA. The race starts at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 11, and you won’t want to miss a moment of the racing action.
Check out the DIRECTV Insider NASCAR Cup Series Standings here to find out how your favorite drivers are looking leading into the Cook Out 400.
Cook Out 400 Weekend Schedule
Saturday, August 10
- NASCAR Craftsman Series Practice: 2:30 p.m. ET on FS1 (Channel 219)
- NASCAR Craftsman Series Qualifying: 3 p.m. ET on FS1
- NASCAR Cup Series Practice: 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports
- NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: 5:35 p.m. ET on NBC Sports
- NASCAR Craftsman Series Clean Harbors 250: 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1
Sunday, August 11
- NASCAR Cook Out 400: 6 p.m. ET on USA, NBC Sports
Who won the 2023 Cook Out 400 at Richmond?
Chris Buescher, driving the #17 Ford, won the 2023 Cook Out 400 at Richmond.
Cook Out 400 Racetrack Specs
Richmond Raceway is one of the oldest NASCAR racetracks, first opening in 1946. It’s a 0.75-mile-long, D-shaped track with 14-degree banking on each turn. It’s considered an intermediate-length track, but the racing it sees more closely resembles short track race, with lots of exciting contact.
Richmond Raceway was also host to the Toyota Owners’ 400 in March.
History of the Cook Out 400
The Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway was first run in 1958, when it was called the Richmond 200. Since then, it’s gone through numerous name changes over the course of its long history, with major sponsors including Miller, Chevrolet, Wonderful Pistachios, the Air Guard, Federated Auto Parts and Wrangler. The length was between 200 and 500 laps until 1976, when it became a 400-lap event.
NASCAR legend Richard Petty has won this race the most times, with seven first-place finishes. Bobby Allison won five times, while Darrel Waltrip and Rusty Wallace won it twice. In more recent years, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick have each notched three wins at the Cook Out 400.
Earlier this year, the Cook Out 400 was also the name of another race held at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia.
Watch the Cook Out 400 on DIRECTV
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is the Cook Out 400?
The NASCAR Cup Series Race, the Cook Out 400, takes place on Sunday, August 11, at 6 p.m. ET
Where is the Cook Out 400?
The Cook Out 400 race will take place at the Richmond Raceway in Virginia.
How many miles is the Cup Series Race at Richmond?
The Cook Out 400 will be 400 laps around the 3/4th mile track, totaling 300 miles.
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