NASCAR 2025: Qualifying order for Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway

The Richmond Raceway is ready to host the 68th annual Cook Out 400 this weekend. The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series’ 25th race, a 400-lap contest, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 16.

The Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, boasts a 0.75-mile track. It hosted the first Cook Out 400 in 1958, and it features 14 degrees of banking in turns 1-4, eight degrees on the frontstretch, and two degrees on the backstretch.

The Richmond Raceway track will also host the NASCAR Truck Series and Whelen Modified Tour Series races this weekend, in addition to making a lone appearance on the Cup Series calendar in 2025.

The Cook Out 400 will feature 39 drivers. Like the other NASCAR Cup Series racetracks, practice sessions will open the Cup weekend on Friday (August 15) at 4:30 p.m. ET and qualifying sessions at 5:40 p.m. ET. It will determine the starting positions for the Richmond race.

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NASCAR qualifying order for the 2025 Cook Out 400 at the Richmond Raceway

FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass has shared the qualifying order for the 2025 Cook Out 400, which will be held at the Richmond Raceway this weekend.

The Cup Series qualifying session kicks off with Tricon Garage driver Corey Heim leading Group A and Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott leading Group B. Below is the complete qualifying order for the 2025 Cook Out 400:

Group A: Driver – Metric Score

1. Corey Heim - 41.900
2. Jesse Love - 40.100
3. Cole Custer - 34.000
4. Josh Berry - 31.700
5. Cody Ware - 31.100
6. Ty Dillon - 30.600
7. John Hunter Nemechek - 29.300
8. Todd Gilliland - 28.900
9. Kyle Larson - 28.800
10. Ty Gibbs - 28.200
11. Justin Haley - 27.900
12. Brad Keselowski - 27.400
13. Riley Herbst - 27.300
14. Noah Gragson -24.600
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr -23.900
16. Kyle Busch - 20.200
17. Zane Smith - 20.000
18. Michael McDowell - 19.900
19. Austin Dillon - 18.900

Group B: Driver – Metric Score

1. Chase Elliott - 18.800
2. Carson Hocevar - 18.600
3. Denny Hamlin - 18.400
4. Alex Bowman - 16.700
5. Austin Cindric - 15.700
6. Erik Jones - 14.700
7. Joey Logano - 13.700
8. Daniel Suarez - 13.600
9. AJ Allmendinger - 13.100
10. Ryan Preece - 12.700
11. Ross Chastain - 11.200
12. Bubba Wallace - 8.900
13. Tyler Reddick - 8.400
14. Shane van Gisbergen - 8.200
15. Ryan Blaney - 6.000
16. Chase Briscoe - 5.900
17. Chris Buescher - 5.100
18. William Byron - 3.100
19. Christopher Bell - 2.600

Watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers in action at the Richmond Raceway on Friday and Saturday on USA Network.