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The NASCAR Cup Series has a rare Sunday off this weekend after the Aug. 16 race at Richmond Raceway. The Richmond race is the first of three Saturday night races over the next month, including Aug. 23 at Daytona. The business end of the Cup Series season begins next weekend with the regular-season finale, the Coke Zero 400.

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.

Get up to speed with details for what to watch in Sunday's race at Richmond Raceway, the 25th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the Cook Out 400 at Richmond on Saturday. See the starting lineup here for tomorrow's race.

As NASCAR’s premier series returns Saturday night to Richmond, Virginia, with two races remaining in the regular season and three open slots in the playoffs, did Dillon’s win establish the new boundary of what’s permissible in pushing for a victory that guarantees a berth in the 10-race run to the title?

During the NASCAR Truck race at Watkins Glen, Jack Wood suffered a major hit against the guardrail in the esses while driving his No. 91 Chevrolet. He was evaluated and released from the infield care center, but in an announcement on Thursday, the team revealed that Wood will not be racing this weekend at Richmond Raceway.

With that said, let's take a look at the Stage 1 results from Richmond. 1. Tyler Reddick, No. 45, 23XI Racing Toyota 2. Denny Hamlin, No. 11, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3. Bubba Wallace, No. 23, 23XI Racing Toyota 4.