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Racing with a broken rib and some wounded pride, Dillon locked into the Cup Series playoffs with a clean run to his second consecutive victory on the 0.75-mile oval.
William Byron clinched the NASCAR Cup Series regular season title Saturday night at Richmond Raceway after finishing 12th in the Cook Out 400. His nearest competitor for the title, Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott,
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Major Crash in NASCAR's Richmond Race Diminishes Chase Elliott's Chance at Regular Season Title
Chase Elliott's first DNF of the season means he's out of the running for Regular Season Champion. After a clean first stage of racing in the penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season at Richmond Raceway, three close cautions snowballed into a crash that collected 13 drivers.
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Yardbarker on MSNChris Buescher's NASCAR playoff hopes in a 'terrible spot' after Richmond
Chris Buescher entered Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway 34 points above the playoff cut line. He'll leave the Virginia short track 60 points below it.
RICHMOND, Va. (Aug. 16, 2025) — Richmond Raceway knew the return of Saturday night NASCAR Cup Series racing was going to be popular. It was so popular, in fact, that tonight’s Cook Out 400 is officially sold out. Lori Collier Waran, president of Richmond, announced the sellout during the driver/crew chief meeting for Saturday night’s race.