NASCAR Martinsville race March 2025: Start time, TV, streaming, lineup for Cook Out 400
The NASCAR Cup Series cruises into Virginia for a race at the oldest and smallest track on the circuit.
Drivers will test their patience and passing ability Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, the 0.526-mile, paperclip-shaped track that hosted its first Cup race in 1949.
As NASCAR enters its seventh race of the 2025 season, the early proceedings have been dominated by Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell, who has won three of the first six competitions, and points leader William Byron, who won the season-opening Daytona 500 for Hendrick Motorsports.
Byron has won two of the past six races at Martinsville (2022 and 2024), and Bell collected a victory as well in 2022. But the short track could present an opportunity for other drivers and teams to take center stage – most notably Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney, who took the checkered flag at the past two Martinsville playoff races in 2023 and 2024.
Who will celebrate in victory lane on Sunday? Here is all the information you need to get ready for the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway:
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What time does the NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville start?
The Cook Out 400 starts at 3 p.m. ET at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia.
What TV channel is the NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville on?
FS1 is broadcasting the Cook Out 400 and has a pre-race show beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Will there be a live stream of the NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville?
The Cook Out 400 can be live streamed on Max and the FoxSports app. Viewers can also stream the race on Fubo, which is offering a free trial to new subscribers.
How many laps is the NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville?
The Cook Out 400 is 400 laps around the 0.526-mile oval for a total of 210.4 miles. The race will feature three segments (laps per stage) — Stage 1: 80 laps; Stage 2: 100 laps; Stage 3: 220 laps.
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Who won the most recent NASCAR Cup races at Martinsville?
Chase Elliott and Brad Keselowski dominated the playoff race on Nov. 3, 2024, but it was Ryan Blaney who came out on top. Blaney passed Elliott with 15 laps remaining – after leading 17 laps earlier in the race – and pulled away to win by 2.593 seconds.
And one year ago, William Byon led 88 laps, including the final two in an overtime shootout, to lead a top-three sweep by Hendrick Motorsports on April 7, 2024. Kyle Larson came in second and Elliott third.
What is the lineup for the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville?
(Car number in parentheses)
- (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
- (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
- (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
- (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
- (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
- (17) Chris Buescher, Ford
- (22) Joey Logano, Ford
- (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
- (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
- (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
- (19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota
- (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
- (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota
- (21) Josh Berry, Ford
- (71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
- (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
- (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
- (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
- (38) Zane Smith, Ford
- (2) Austin Cindric, Ford
- (60) Ryan Preece, Ford
- (41) Cole Custer, Ford
- (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
- (4) Noah Gragson, Ford
- (34) Todd Gilliland, Ford
- (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
- (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
- (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
- (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
- (7) Justin Haley, Chevrolet
- (43) Erik Jones, Toyota
- (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
- (88) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet
- (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
- (35) Riley Herbst, Toyota
- (51) Cody Ware, Ford
- (66) Casey Mears, Ford
- (50) Burt Myers, Chevrolet