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The NASCAR Cup Series ran the Cook Out 400 this past Sunday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway with William Byron emerging victorious despite starting back in 18th at a track where position on the racetrack meant everything.
Chase Elliott, who finished third, had the best Average Running Position (3.15) during the race with pole sitter, Kyle Larson, ranking second-best.
Of the top five finishers in this weekend's race, Ryan Blaney had the worst Average Running Position (12.21), ranking ninth-best in that statistic but finishing fifth. It is noteworthy that Denny Hamlin had the fourth-best Average Running Position in the race but pitted late for tires and lost track position on the final restart, finishing 11th at the checkered flag.
2024 Martinsville Cook Out 400 Average Running Position Rankings
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| Rank | Driver | Finish Pos. | Average Pos |
| 1. | Chase Elliott | 3 | 3.15 |
| 2. | Kyle Larson | 2 | 3.50 |
| 3. | Bubba Wallace | 4 | 3.79 |
| 4. | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 4.36 |
| 5. | Joey Logano | 6 | 5.97 |
| 6. | William Byron | 1 | 6.35 |
| 7. | Chase Briscoe | 10 | 7.63 |
| 8. | Alex Bowman | 8 | 7.74 |
| 9. | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 12.21 |
| 10. | Ross Chastain | 14 | 12.71 |
| 11. | Tyler Reddick | 7 | 13.26 |
| 12. | Martin Truex Jr | 18 | 13.63 |
| 13. | Todd Gilliland | 13 | 13.87 |
| 14. | Ryan Preece | 9 | 15.31 |
| 15. | Austin Cindric | 23 | 15.60 |
| 16. | Kyle Busch | 16 | 16.33 |
| 17. | Erik Jones | 12 | 16.46 |
| 18. | Josh Berry | 25 | 16.77 |
| 19. | Ty Gibbs | 19 | 18.78 |
| 20. | Daniel Suarez | 22 | 19.15 |
| 21. | Carson Hocevar | 17 | 19.38 |
| 22. | Brad Keselowski | 24 | 20.53 |
| 23. | Chris Buescher | 15 | 21.43 |
| 24. | Noah Gragson | 20 | 21.78 |
| 25. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 29 | 23.61 |
| 26. | Kaz Grala | 26 | 26.47 |
| 27. | Michael McDowell | 21 | 26.96 |
| 28. | Zane Smith | 31 | 27.89 |
| 29. | Daniel Hemric | 28 | 28.40 |
| 30. | Josh Williams | 27 | 30.34 |
| 31. | John H. Nemechek | 36 | 30.57 |
| 32. | Justin Haley | 30 | 31.72 |
| 33. | Christopher Bell | 35 | 31.92 |
| 34. | Harrison Burton | 33 | 32.35 |
| 35. | Austin Dillon | 34 | 33.05 |
| 36. | Corey LaJoie | 32 | 33.07 |
| 37. | David Starr | 37 | 36.99 |
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