RICK WARE RACING
Cook Out 400
Date: Aug. 15, 2026
Event: Cook Out 400 (Round 24 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Cup Series
Location: Richmond (Va.) Raceway (.75-mile oval)
Format: 400 laps, broken into three stages (70 laps/160 laps/170 laps)
Race Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford)
Stage 1 Winner: Ryan Blaney of Team Penske (Ford)
Stage 2 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford)
RWR Finish:
● Cody Ware (Started 37th, Finished 34th / Running, completed 392 of 400 laps)
RWR Points:
● Cody Ware (35th with 191 points)
Race Notes:
● Joey Logano won the Cook Out 400 to score his 39th career NASCAR Cup Series victory, his second of the season and his third at Richmond. His margin over second-place Chase Briscoe was .392 of a second.
● There were four caution periods for a total of 31 laps.
● Only 11 of the 37 drivers in the race finished on the lead lap.
● Denny Hamlin remains the championship leader after Richmond with a 115-point advantage over second-place Ryan Blaney.
Sound Bites:
“A frustrating race on top of a frustrating weekend. We broke a transaxle in practice – kind of a freak issue – and that limited us in practice, and then we didn’t get to qualify. So, that put us on the back foot to start the race. We started off tight in the middle of the corners and just stayed that way. We kept making adjustments, but the car just didn’t react. Ready to put this weekend behind us.” – Cody Ware, driver of the No. 51 Rocket Doctor Chevrolet
Next Up:
The next event on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Dollar General 301 on Sunday, Aug. 23 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. The race begins at 3 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by USA Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
