1
onLee1
- 9Chase ElliottP5
- 21Josh BerryP8
- 51Cody WareP34
BEST FINISHP5
COOKOUT TRAY LEAGUE
Cook Out 400
Draft Draw
Richmond Raceway · Saturday, Aug 15, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET · USA Network
Last year's finish sets the grid. Saturday's race sets this year's draft.
Yes it's perfect, and as far as we're concerned it's the Cookout Tray 400. Did I have the idea before Skilone? Yes. Will he ever think so? Never.
Every league member drew 3 drivers through a reverse snake draft — last year's last-place team picked first, so they landed the Vegas favorite. Whichever of your 3 drivers scores the best finishing position in the Cook Out 400 sets your 2026 fantasy draft slot. Best single-driver result takes the #1 overall pick. Green flag's at 7 — pull for your trio.
RULE BOOK
How This Works
- 1
Seats 1–6 are last year's playoff final placement. Seats 7–12 come from regular-season record, with points-for breaking ties.
- 2
Drivers were drafted in REVERSE order — seat 12 picked first against the Richmond betting favorites, so the Fightin' Katherines get the favorite.
- 3
Three-round snake draft: 12→1, then 1→12, then 12→1.
- 4
37 cars entered, 36 drafted. One driver — #4 Noah Gragson, the longest shot left on the board — went undrafted.
- 5
After the race, each team's BEST finishing position among its 3 drivers is recorded. Lowest number wins the 2026 #1 pick; ties broken by second-best driver finish, then third.
CHECKERED FLAG
2026 Draft Order
1P1
Night Moves
#22 Joey Logano · P1
2P2
buttholez
#19 Chase Briscoe · P2
3P3
ConVicks
#2 Austin Cindric · P3
4P4
Drakes new favorite team
#11 Denny Hamlin · P4
5P5
onLee1
#9 Chase Elliott · P5
6P6
KDaleWlfPack
#5 Kyle Larson · P6
7P7
Keep Truckin!
#20 Christopher Bell · P7
8P11
MAKE MY TEAM GREAT
#45 Tyler Reddick · P11
9P13
The Fightin' Katherines
#12 Ryan Blaney · P13
10P15
The Wet Bandits
#54 Ty Gibbs · P15
11P17
The Honey Pattens
#60 Ryan Preece · P17
12P19
Bayside Tigers
#3 Austin Dillon · P19
VICTORY LANE — Night Moves TAKES THE #1 OVERALL PICK
LOCKED IN.
These are the odds the commish pulled on 9:45 PM ET · Fri, Aug 14, 2026 — about 24 hours before the green flag — to set the draft. Lines will move before the race starts. That's racing. Doesn't matter. This board is final, and the draft order that came from it is set. No do-overs.
FINAL RESULTS
The Field
2
MAKE MY TEAM GREAT
- 45Tyler ReddickP11
- 77Carson HocevarP37
- 66Josh BilickiP35
BEST FINISHP11
3
Bayside Tigers
- 3Austin DillonP19
- 17Chris BuescherP21
- 41Cole CusterP29
BEST FINISHP19
4
ConVicks
- 24William ByronP9
- 2Austin CindricP3
- 10Ty DillonP32
BEST FINISHP3
5
KDaleWlfPack
- 5Kyle LarsonP6
- 6Brad KeselowskiP26
- 47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.P31
BEST FINISHP6
6
The Honey Pattens
- 23Bubba WallaceP20
- 60Ryan PreeceP17
- 42John Hunter NemechekP22
BEST FINISHP17
7
buttholez
- 19Chase BriscoeP2
- 1Ross ChastainP12
- 16AJ AllmendingerP33
BEST FINISHP2
8
The Wet Bandits
- 54Ty GibbsP15
- 7Daniel SuárezP16
- 35Riley HerbstP24
BEST FINISHP15
9
Night Moves
- 22Joey LoganoP1
- 48Alex BowmanP10
- 33Austin HillP23
BEST FINISHP1
10
Keep Truckin!
- 20Christopher BellP7
- 97Shane van GisbergenP14
- 34Todd GillilandP30
BEST FINISHP7
11
Drakes new favorite team
- 11Denny HamlinP4
- 43Erik JonesP27
- 88Connor ZilischP25
BEST FINISHP4
12
The Fightin' Katherines
- 12Ryan BlaneyP13
- 71Michael McDowellP28
- 38Zane SmithP36
BEST FINISHP13
UNDRAFTED — #4 NOAH GRAGSON
RACE DAY
Watch The Race
EVENT
Cook Out 400 · Richmond Raceway
GREEN FLAG
Saturday, August 15, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET
BROADCAST
USA Network / MRN Radio
DISTANCE
400 laps · 0.75-mile short track
Ryan Blaney is the betting favorite (+450). Austin Dillon is the two-time defending Richmond winner.
NEXT UP
Draft Day
Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET
The board goes back up, the trays come back out, and somebody's about to reach in round two. Richmond just decides who goes first.
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