Ridgeway, Virginia, United States
Martinsville Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series race at MR
Race Track
Madison, Illinois, United States
Madison, Illinois, United States
Sunday June 5, 2022
3:30 pm ET
Madison, Illinois, United States
Sunday April 7, 2024
3:00 PM
Betting Insights for Cook Out 400 Martinsville
Chevrolet has dominated at the NOCO 400 over the years with 26 overall wins, compared to Ford’s second-place standing with 14 wins. The last seven races have been a different story with Ford and Toyota splitting the victories and shutting Chevy out. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Toyotas have taken four of the wins, Penske has won two with Brad Keselowski and Stewart Haas claimed one. With the new NextGen car, the tables have been reset, but the Toyota driven by Martin Truex, Jr. seems to find its way around Martinsville the safest and quickest among the drivers vying for a win this spring.
Truex, Jr. has claimed the last two races here and looks to bring home another checkered flag for the Joe Gibbs Racing team this year.
Cook Out 400 Martinsville Race details
Date: Saturday, April 7, 2024
Hour: 15:00 EST
Track: Martinsville Speedway
Location: Ridgeway, VA, USA
Distance: 400 laps around the 0.526-mile oval Martinsville Speedway track for a total of 210 miles.
How To Read NASCAR Betting Odds
Before you bet on a NASCAR race, there are different ways to bet on NASCAR races. Futures bets, where you place a wager on a result to be determined later such as “who will win the cup series”. Then, there are weekly wagers on who will win the race or driver match-ups where you wager on which driver will place ahead of the other.
When wagering on NASCAR, you might notice the favorite will almost always have a plus sign next to their odds. In other sports, the favorite is usually shown with a minus sign next to the odds. If the favorite has a minus sign such as -120, you have to wager that number to profit $100. As an example, you have to bet $120 to win $220, a profit of $100. If the race favorite has a plus sign next to his name, like +120, then that is what you would profit by betting $100.
Futures Betting
Futures bets are a type of prop bet which entails betting on the future results of a certain driver or team. Common examples could be; will Ryan Blaney repeat as the NASCAR Cup Champion? Or which race team will finish with the most wins in 2024?
History of this race
The race was originally run in 1950 with Curtis Turner winning the 150-lap race in his Oldsmobile and then repeating in 1951 in the 200-lap event.
As with most older, storied tracks, the wins leader board will be filled with legends like Richard Petty (nine wins), Darrell Waltrip, and Rusty Wallace (five wins each). In a tie for third, there is a familiar name in Denny Hamlin with three wins. The only other current drivers with multiple wins at the NOCO 400 are Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex, Jr., garnering two wins apiece. Truex, Jr. is the current defending winner of the race, taking the winner’s circle in 2019 and 2020.
The race has been scheduled for 500 laps each year from 1956 until 2022 when it was changed to a 400-lap race.
Fun Facts about Cook Out 400 Martinsville race
Rusty Wallace won four straight races from 1993-1996 before being unseated by a young Jeff Gordon in 1997. Wallace’s final Cup Series win came at this race in 2004.
In 2019, Brad Keselowski dominated the race by leading 446 of the 500 laps, going on to take the checkered flag for his second victory here (2017 and 2019).
The Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 trophy is very unique in its design. Since 1964, the trophy has been in the shape of a grandfather clock.
NASCAR Standings
Cook Out 400 Martinsville Betting tips
Each week you can wager on which driver will win that week’s race. Also, many sportsbooks will allow you to be a little more cautious and choose whether a driver will finish in the top three, top five, or other options.
Picking a racer to win a race is a risky task as there are crashes, car failures, and even problems on pit road. To get beyond that and run the perfect race over all the other drivers is very difficult indeed and that’s why the odds have a good value of +300 (3:1) or more for the favorite of each race and then higher odds for all other drivers following. It’s not unusual to win with a driver that pays +1000 (10:1) on any given race as the level of difficulty to win is so high.
Head-to-head matchups allow bettors to focus on a certain head-to-head battle between two racers, rather than the more general wager of winning the race. These matchups are typically between two drivers or a group of four drivers. Bettors select which driver will have a better result in the race.
NASCAR prop bets are when you wager on specific racing scenarios that may occur. Examples of this could be; how many caution flags will be thrown? Which manufacturer will win the race? The number of crashes in a race. And the list goes on. A fun way to enjoy the market and get away from the seriousness of winning the race.
How To Sign Up At A Betting Site
You need to do your research and find a betting site that you will be able to review different sportsbooks and the wagering options they have available. Some sportsbooks offer more sports or entertainment options. Do your due diligence and find the one that suits your betting style!
Joining sportsbooks is a very simple and painless process. You just need to fill out your basic personal info, such as name, birthdate, email, phone number and mailing address. You don’t have to make a deposit to view the book’s information and options. At this point, you have just built a basic profile before making a deposit to start betting.
After you choose the sportsbook where you want to place your bets, you then have to deposit funds in order to be able to place wagers. Books will offer several different options such as credit cards or crypto currency. Remember to always wager responsibly and deposit an amount that you are comfortable losing and make sure all your personal needs are taken care of before you deposit money into your account.
Now that you have found a sportsbook to your liking and have made a deposit into your account, you can now start placing bets. Simply look for the type of bet you’d like to place, find the bet you want to wager on, and place your bet. Good luck!
Cook Out 400 Martinsville FAQs
1950 when the race was only 150 laps Curtis Turner won the race and repeated in 1951.
Petty Enterprises has the most wins with 12.
Richard Petty, with nine career wins.
Yes. It is considered to be oval but looks more like a paperclip with 800-foot straightaways and tight, nearly flat corners with only 11 degrees of banking.
