Austin Dillon paced the field in Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice session for Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. Dillon’s best lap, which came on his second lap of the session, came on the Option tire compound. Dillon’s fast lap was 22.698 seconds (118.953 mph), which was 0.018 sec. faster than Bubba Wallace, who turned his fast lap on the Prime tire compound.
Christopher Bell, Martin Truex Jr., and Zane Smith rounded out the top-five fastest in the session.
Here are the complete results from NASCAR Cup Series practice for the 2024 Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, race 23 of 36.
NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 Practice Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Best Lap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 22.698 | -- | 118.953 | 2 | 69 |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Leidos Chevrolet | 22.716 | 0.018 | 118.858 | 2 | 80 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DeWalt Carpentry Solutions Toyota | 22.735 | 0.037 | 118.759 | 2 | 86 |
| 4 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 22.745 | 0.047 | 118.707 | 2 | 83 |
| 5 | 71 | Zane Smith | Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet | 22.746 | 0.048 | 118.702 | 2 | 74 |
| 6 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 22.779 | 0.081 | 118.530 | 1 | 73 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | 22.793 | 0.095 | 118.457 | 2 | 79 |
| 8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 22.837 | 0.139 | 118.229 | 2 | 83 |
| 9 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 22.842 | 0.144 | 118.203 | 3 | 86 |
| 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing He Gets Us Toyota | 22.873 | 0.175 | 118.043 | 2 | 85 |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Rewards Toyota | 22.884 | 0.186 | 117.986 | 2 | 86 |
| 12 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Rinnai Ford | 22.885 | 0.187 | 117.981 | 1 | 90 |
| 13 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Advisor Advantage / Clear Spring Chevrolet | 22.903 | 0.205 | 117.888 | 2 | 63 |
| 14 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing Pinnacle Home Improvement Ford | 22.926 | 0.228 | 117.770 | 2 | 49 |
| 15 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Jockey Infinite Cool Underwear Chevrolet | 22.932 | 0.234 | 117.739 | 4 | 80 |
| 16 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Family Dollar Toyota | 22.948 | 0.250 | 117.657 | 2 | 53 |
| 17 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports The Pete Store Ford | 23.031 | 0.333 | 117.233 | 45 | 87 |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | 23.060 | 0.362 | 117.085 | 44 | 87 |
| 19 | 15 | Riley Herbst | Rick Ware Racing Monster Energy Zero Sugar Ford | 23.062 | 0.364 | 117.075 | 2 | 69 |
| 20 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's Patriotic Chevrolet | 23.087 | 0.389 | 116.948 | 2 | 67 |
| 21 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Mobil 1 Toyota | 23.094 | 0.396 | 116.913 | 42 | 74 |
| 22 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 23.096 | 0.398 | 116.903 | 41 | 84 |
| 23 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford | 23.118 | 0.420 | 116.792 | 2 | 80 |
| 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Box Tops for Education Chevrolet | 23.131 | 0.433 | 116.726 | 1 | 91 |
| 25 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske BodyArmor Sport Water Ford | 23.165 | 0.467 | 116.555 | 45 | 81 |
| 26 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 23.174 | 0.476 | 116.509 | 49 | 95 |
| 27 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 23.184 | 0.486 | 116.459 | 43 | 77 |
| 28 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing Cirkul Water Chevrolet | 23.192 | 0.494 | 116.419 | 29 | 60 |
| 29 | 16 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Chevy Accessories Chevrolet | 23.215 | 0.517 | 116.304 | 3 | 59 |
| 30 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 23.215 | 0.517 | 116.304 | 40 | 79 |
| 31 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Libman Ford | 23.231 | 0.533 | 116.224 | 39 | 77 |
| 32 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 23.253 | 0.555 | 116.114 | 49 | 76 |
| 33 | 4 | Josh Berry | Stewart-Haas Racing P&G Supports Our Military Ford | 23.272 | 0.574 | 116.019 | 5 | 37 |
| 34 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Mohawk Northeast Ford | 23.323 | 0.625 | 115.765 | 32 | 65 |
| 35 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Valvoline Chevrolet | 23.410 | 0.712 | 115.335 | 3 | 76 |
| 36 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 23.506 | 0.808 | 114.864 | 43 | 65 |
| 37 | 66 | Parker Retzlaff | MBM Motorsports Ford | 24.608 | 1.910 | 109.720 | 12 | 36 |
Consecutive Lap Averages
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| Driver | Overall | 5 Lap | 10 Lap | 15 Lap | 20 Lap | 25 Lap | 30 Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Haley | 24.132 | 23.109 | 23.295 | 23.511 | 23.689 | n/a | n/a |
| Josh Berry | 24.228 | 23.353 | 23.439 | 23.581 | 23.725 | 23.871 | 24.003 |
| Kyle Busch | 24.243 | 23.263 | 23.442 | 23.658 | 23.852 | 23.996 | 24.136 |
| Erik Jones | 24.254 | 23.183 | 23.726 | 23.879 | 24.047 | 24.216 | n/a |
| Tyler Reddick | 24.263 | 23.344 | 23.428 | 23.590 | 23.738 | 23.858 | 24.013 |
| Austin Dillon | 24.269 | 22.969 | 23.196 | 23.444 | 23.658 | 23.838 | 24.47 |
| Bubba Wallace | 24.280 | 23.011 | 23.310 | 23.529 | 23.738 | 23.893 | 24.025 |
| Daniel Hemric | 24.285 | 23.316 | 23.492 | 24.540 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Christopher Bell | 24.347 | 23.042 | 23.365 | 23.557 | 23.737 | 23.91 | 24.062 |
| Daniel Suarez | 24.354 | 23.002 | 23.191 | 23.312 | 23.497 | 23.675 | 23.842 |
| Ryan Preece | 24.361 | 23.443 | 23.484 | 23.641 | 23.779 | 23.948 | 24.1 |
| Ty Dillon | 24.362 | 23.340 | 23.527 | 24.435 | 24.472 | n/a | n/a |
| Carson Hocevar | 24.380 | 23.517 | 23.596 | 23.779 | 23.958 | 24.085 | 24.217 |
| Alex Bowman | 24.382 | 23.396 | 23.500 | 23.682 | 23.818 | 23.914 | 24.015 |
| Ross Chastain | 24.388 | 22.999 | 23.129 | 23.316 | 23.541 | 23.73 | 23.946 |
| Corey LaJoie | 24.395 | 23.144 | 23.311 | 23.536 | 23.734 | 23.884 | 24.051 |
| Chase Elliott | 24.396 | 23.591 | 23.692 | 23.806 | 23.953 | 24.086 | 24.563 |
| Zane Smith | 24.418 | 22.903 | 23.234 | 23.463 | 23.701 | 23.877 | 24.042 |
| Ty Gibbs | 24.438 | 23.088 | 23.419 | 23.569 | 23.768 | 23.943 | 24.102 |
| William Byron | 24.443 | 23.473 | 23.523 | 23.684 | 23.864 | 23.997 | 24.106 |
| Chris Buescher | 24.451 | 22.932 | 23.179 | 23.413 | 23.627 | 23.831 | 24.025 |
| Denny Hamlin | 24.460 | 23.142 | 23.377 | 23.633 | 23.839 | 24.001 | 24.143 |
| Brad Keselowski | 24.462 | 23.274 | 23.407 | 23.576 | 23.731 | 23.872 | 24.008 |
| Ryan Blaney | 24.466 | 23.349 | 23.496 | 23.642 | 23.823 | 23.982 | 24.105 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 24.472 | 22.950 | 23.200 | 23.469 | 23.728 | 23.964 | 24.152 |
| Kyle Larson | 24.475 | 23.525 | 23.594 | 23.763 | 23.895 | 24.013 | 24.533 |
| Riley Herbst | 24.478 | 23.233 | 23.689 | 23.800 | 23.950 | 24.117 | 24.288 |
| Todd Gilliland | 24.499 | 23.130 | 23.483 | 23.709 | 23.902 | 24.058 | 24.184 |
| Noah Gragson | 24.499 | 23.271 | 23.545 | 23.724 | 23.911 | 24.084 | 24.225 |
| Joey Logano | 24.533 | 23.222 | 23.455 | 23.665 | 23.851 | 24.01 | 24.174 |
| Harrison Burton | 24.534 | 23.421 | 23.543 | 23.711 | 23.924 | 24.068 | 24.217 |
| Austin Cindric | 24.535 | 23.374 | 23.513 | 23.684 | 23.846 | 23.993 | 24.149 |
| Chase Briscoe | 24.535 | 23.090 | 23.360 | 23.585 | 23.785 | 23.99 | 24.158 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24.575 | 23.298 | 23.495 | 23.638 | 23.846 | 24.004 | 24.136 |
| Michael McDowell | 24.579 | 23.049 | 23.300 | 23.526 | 23.705 | 23.877 | 24.041 |
| John Hunter Nemechek | 24.623 | 23.277 | 23.396 | 23.630 | 23.862 | 24.043 | 24.201 |
| Parker Retzlaff | 25.068 | 24.719 | 24.803 | 24.889 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
