2026 Cook Out 400 Betting Preview
29 March 2026
NASCAR heads to Martinsville Speedway on Sunday for the Cook Out 400. Denny Hamlin returns to defend his title at the 400 laps / 210.4 miles track in Ridgeway, VA.
COOK OUT 400 RACE START TIME & RACE INFO
- Event: Cook Out 400
- Where: Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
- When: Sunday, March 29 at 3:30 PM ET
- TV: FS1
COOK OUT 400 RACE FAVORITES
- Denny Hamlin (Odds to Win: +370)
- Ryan Blaney (Odds to Win: +400)
- Chase Elliott (Odds to Win: +650)
- Kyle Larson (Odds to Win: +700)
- William Byron (Odds to Win: +850)
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 10
Here are the Top 10 drivers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| R. Blaney | 39.872 |
| D. Hamlin | 38.971 |
| W. Byron | 35.441 |
| T. Gibbs | 33.531 |
| C. Bell | 32.774 |
| T. Reddick | 32.504 |
| K. Larson | 30.101 |
| C. Elliott | 29.261 |
| R. Preece | 28.056 |
| B. Wallace | 26.610 |
WINNER: RYAN BLANEY (+400)
In 17 starts since 2017, Blaney has two wins on top of 11 top fives and 13 top 10s. He has finished worse than eighth only four times in that span. Rated No. 1 in the Dunkel Index, Blaney (+400) is our pick to take the checkered flag at Martinsville on Sunday.
BEST ODDS TOP 5 FINISH: WILLIAM BYRON (+115)
Rated No. 3 in the Dunkel Index
BEST ODDS TOP 10 FINISH: TYLER REDDICK (-110)
Rated No. 6 in the Dunkel Index
