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| NASCAR Cup Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Martinsville Speedway |
| Location | Ridgeway, Virginia, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | Cook Out[1] |
| First race | 1950 |
| Distance | 210.4 mi (338.606 km) |
| Laps | 400 Stage 1: 80 Stage 2: 100 Final stage: 220 |
| Previous names | Unnamed (1950–1955) Virginia 500 (1956–1981, 2001–2003) Virginia 500 Sweepstakes (second 1961 race) Virginia National Bank 500 (1982–1983) Sovran Bank 500 (1984–1987) Pannill Sweatshirts 500 (1988–1989) Hanes Activewear 500 (1990) Hanes 500 (1991–1995) Goody's Headache Powder 500 (1996–1998) Goody's Body Pain 500 (1999–2000) Advance Auto Parts 500 (2004–2005) DirecTV 500 (2006) Goody's Cool Orange 500 (2007–2008) Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 (2009–2010) Goody's Fast Relief 500 (2011–2012) STP Gas Booster 500 (2013) STP 500 (2014–2019) Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 (2020-2021) Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 (2022) NOCO 400 (2023) |
| Most wins (driver) | Richard Petty (9) |
| Most wins (team) | Petty Enterprises (12) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (29) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt (straightaways and top of turns) Concrete (turns) |
| Length | 0.526 mi (0.847 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
The Cook Out 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the 0.526-mile (0.847 km) Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. It is the first of two Cup Series races at the track, the other one being the Xfinity 500 in the NASCAR playoffs.
The race was previously 500 laps in length before it was shortened to 400 laps starting in 2022.
Unlike other races which the winner receives a trophy, the winner of this race and other NASCAR races at Martinsville receives a grandfather clock, which has been a tradition since 1964.[2][3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Unique trophies in NASCAR". NASCAR. September 25, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2018.