How to view Saturday’s Cup race at Richmond: Start time,
With 2 races staying in the routine season, Richmond Raceway will play host to its only Cup race this season Saturday night.The 16-driver playoff field essentially has three open spots with 13 winners essentially having locked into berths.Tyler Reddick(plus-117 points on the cutline
)likely will secure an area Saturday at the 0.75-mile oval regardless of his finish.Alex Bowman (plus-60 )and Chris Buescher (34 points over Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing colleague Ryan Preece)are keeping the final two provisional spots on points. Kyle Busch, Ty Gibbs and Brad Keselowski are amongst the drivers who will need a win at either Richmond
or Daytona International Speedway to make the playoffs. Denny Hamlin seeks to score his 6th Cup win at Richmond this weekend, but teammate Chase Briscoe will among the oppositions. Richmond is the fourth of 6 short-track
races this season. Chase Briscoe is the only motorist with top-10 finishes in the first 3 short track races.Saturday will mark the first time in 67 years
that Richmond is scheduled for just one race weekend with NASCAR’s premier series.The brief track had 2 annual races on the Cup schedule from 1959-2024(among its
2020 races was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Information for Saturday’s Cup race at Richmond Raceway (All times Eastern)START: The command to start engines will be offered at 7:28 p.m. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 7:35 p.m.PRERACE: The Cup garage will open at 4:30 p.m. … The drivers conference will be
at 6:30 p.m. … Drivers introductions will be at 6:55
p.m. … The nationwide
anthem will be performed at 7:21 p.m. by Henrico Authorities Acoustic Blue.DISTANCE: The race is 400 laps(300 miles) on the 0.75-mile ovalin Richmond, Virginia.STAGES: Phase 1 ends at Lap 20. Phase 2 ends at Lap 230. ENTRY LIST: Click on this link for the 39 cars and trucks got in at Richmond Raceway.TV/ RADIO: USA Network will transmit the race starting with Countdown to Green at 7 p.m. … Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM
NASCAR Radio will have radio coverage. PROJECTION: WeatherUnderground– Partially cloudy with a high of 88degrees and winds from the east to northeast at 5 to 10 mph. It
‘s anticipatedto be 81 degrees with a 2% possibility of rain around the start of
the Cup race.LAST TIME : Austin Dillon won the Aug. 11, 2024 race in overtime, but the triumph was removed of playoff eligibility after NASCAR punished Dillon for wrecking Joey
Logano and Denny Hamlin on the last lap.