2023 Cook Out 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 22 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	July 30, 2023 (2023-07-30)
Location	Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility .75 mi (1.2 km)
Distance	400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed	98.783 miles per hour (158.976 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing
Time	23.749
Most laps led
Driver	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing
Laps	102
Winner
No. 17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (Backstretch)

The 2023 Cook Out 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 30, 2023, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 22nd race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.

William Byron was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 23.057 seconds and a speed of 117.101 mph (188.456 km/h).^[10]

Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time 23.749 of and a speed of 113.689 mph (182.965 km/h).^[11]

Stage One Laps: 70

Stage Two Laps: 160

Stage Three Laps: 170

• Lead changes: 18 among 8 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 3 for 21 laps
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 2 minutes, and 13 seconds
• Average speed: 98.783 miles per hour (158.976 km/h)

USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon called the race from the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. Jacklyn Drake, Kim Coon and Winston Kelley called the action for MRN from pit lane.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 744 1 2 Denny Hamlin 705 (–39) 1 3 William Byron 701 (–43) 4 Christopher Bell 653 (–91) 1 5 Kyle Busch 648 (–96) 2 6 Kevin Harvick 634 (–110) 2 7 Ross Chastain 626 (–118) 1 8 Kyle Larson 619 (–125) 9 Ryan Blaney 614 (–130) 10 Joey Logano 609 (–135) 1 11 Brad Keselowski 603 (–141) 1 12 Tyler Reddick 602 (–142) 13 Chris Buescher 598 (–146) 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 514 (–230) 15 Bubba Wallace 506 (–238) 16 Michael McDowell 470 (–274) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 820 2 Toyota 764 (–56) 3 Ford 744 (–76) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.