Cook Out 400 (Richmond)

Cook Out 400

NASCAR Cup Series
Venue	Richmond Raceway
Location	Richmond, Virginia, United States
Corporate sponsor	Cook Out
First race	1958 (1958)
Distance	300 miles (482.803 km)
Laps	400[1] Stage 1: 70 Stage 2: 160 Final stage: 170
Previous names	Richmond 200 (1958) Capital City 200 (1959–1961) Capital City 300 (1962–1968) Capital City 250 (1969) Capital City 500 (1970–1975) Capital City 400 (1976–1980) Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 (1981–1985) Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 (1986–1987) Miller High Life 400 (1988–1989) Miller Genuine Draft 400 (1990–1995) Miller 400 (1996) Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (1997–1999) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 (2000) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 with the Looney Tunes (2001–2002) Chevy Rock & Roll 400 (2003–2009) Air Guard 400 (2010) Wonderful Pistachios 400 (2011) Federated Auto Parts 400 (2012–2020 & 2022) Federated Auto Parts 400 Salute to First Responders (2021)
Most wins (driver)	Richard Petty (7)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (8)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford Chevrolet (18)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Turns	4

The Cook Out 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, being the second of two races at the track with the first one being the Toyota Owners 400 in the spring.

This race was previously the final race before the Cup Series playoffs (previously "the Chase") began since NASCAR implemented them for the 2004 season until 2018 when it was moved into the playoffs (replacing the race at Chicagoland which was moved to June). The Brickyard 400 became the last race before the playoffs in 2018, replacing Richmond, and was again in 2019 and then the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona became the last race of the playoffs in 2020 and still is today, excluding 2024. In 2022, the race was taken out of the playoffs and moved to August. In 2023, the race was moved again to the last weekend in July.

Austin Dillon is the defending winner of this event, having won it in 2024.