The NASCAR Cup Series is Saturday night short-track racing on Aug. 15.
The Cook Out 400 takes place at Richmond Raceway, with three races to go in the regular season.
Austin Cindric leads Ryan Preece by 29 points for the final Chase spot, with Ross Chastain, Brad Keselowski and Erik Jones all within 50 points of Cindric.
Ryan Blaney is on the pole, with Fords making up five of the 10 starting spots in the first five rows. Hendersonville's Josh Berry, with top-10 finishes in the last two races, starts third.
Austin Dillon, winner of the last two Richmond races, will start 16th.
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Ryan Blaney on the pole; full NASCAR Cup Series Richmond starting lineup
The top 10:
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
- Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
- Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Find the full starting lineup here.
NASCAR race radio coverage: How to listen to NASCAR Cup race at Richmond
The Cook Out 400 will be aired on the radio by the Motor Racing Network. MRN has affiliates all across the country, including 102.5-FM in Nashville, and their feed can also be streamed on NASCAR.com as well as the NASCAR app. The race can also be heard on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
NASCAR Richmond TV schedule, start time
- Green Flag Time: Approx. 6:10 p.m. CT on Saturday, August 15
- Track: Richmond Raceway (0.75-mile oval) in Richmond, Virginia
- Length: 400 laps, 300 miles
- Stages: 70 laps, 160 laps, 170 laps
- TV coverage: USA Network
- Radio: MRN (102.5-FM The Game in Nashville)
- Streaming: HBO MAX app for full broadcast feed and in-car cameras (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)
The Cook Out 400 will be broadcast nationally on USA Network. Other streaming options for the race include HBO MAX for in-car cameras for each driver.
Recent NASCAR Cup Series Richmond winners
- 2025: Austin Dillon
- 2024 summer: Austin Dillon
- 2024 spring: Denny Hamlin
- 2023 summer: Chris Buescher
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