2026 Cook Out 400 Betting Preview
15 August 2026
NASCAR heads to Richmond Raceway on Saturday for the Cook Out 400. Austin Dillon returns as the defending champ at the 400 laps / 300 miles track in Richmond, VA.
COOK OUT 400 START TIME & RACE INFO
- Event: Cook Out 400
- Where: Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
- When: Saturday, August 15 at 7:00 PM ET
- TV: USA
COOK OUT 400 FAVORITES
- Ryan Blaney (Odds to Win: +450)
- Christopher Bell (Odds to Win: +450)
- Denny Hamlin (Odds to Win: +450)
- Chase Briscoe (Odds to Win: +800)
- Joey Logano (Odds to Win: +850)
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 10
Here are the Top 10 drivers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| C. Bell | 39.267 |
| C. Briscoe | 37.581 |
| R. Blaney | 36.626 |
| T. Gibbs | 36.459 |
| J. Logano | 36.387 |
| D. Hamlin | 35.792 |
| W. Byron | 28.049 |
| A. Dillon | 24.711 |
| B. Wallace | 24.188 |
| J. Berry | 22.485 |
WINNER: CHRISTOPHER BELL (+450)
Bell enters Richmond with 5 top-fives in his last six races. In his 10 career Cup starts at Richmond, Bell has an 8.70 average finish with 4 top-fives, 7 top-10s, and has led 230 laps at the short track. Rated No. 1 in the Dunkel Index, Bell (+450) is our pick to take the checkered flag at Richmond on Saturday.
T0P 10 FINISH: AUSTIN DILLON (-150)
Rated No. 8 in the Dunkel Index
