Chris Buescher captures Playoff berth with win at Richmond: Chris Buescher capped Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing’s dominant day at Richmond (Va.) Raceway with a trophy, holding off the field on a restart with three laps remaining to win the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 Sunday afternoon – his and the RFK team’s first victory of the season. Buescher and his teammate Brad Keselowski (also a co-owner of RFK) combined to lead a race-best 190-of-400 laps – Buescher’s 88 laps out front was the most laps he’s ever led in a race in his eight-year NASCAR Cup Series career. And it all results in an important automatic bid into the 16-driver Playoff field with only four races remaining in the regular season. [Read More](7-30-2023)

#17-Chris Buescher won the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. The win is his 1st win of the year, 1st at Richmond and 3rd career win.
#11-Denny Hamlin finished 2nd followed by #8-Kyle Busch, #22-Joey Logano, #41-Ryan Preece, #6-Brad Keselowski, #19-Martin Truex, Jr., #10-Aric Almirola, #3-Austin Dillon, and #4-Kevin Harvick.
Buescher took the lead during the final round of green flag pit stops and held off Hamlin following a late race caution.
Pole winner #45-Reddick led 81 laps on the day.  He was running in the top 5 when he had a commitment line violation during the final green flag pit stops, fell off the lead lap and finished 16th
Stage 1 was won by #45-Reddick. Stage 2 was won by #6-Keselowski.
There were 18 lead changes among 8 drivers and just 3 cautions for 21 yellow flag laps. Other than stage breaks, there was only one caution, due to a spin by #99-Daniel Suarez with 9 laps remaining.
The average speed of the race was: 98.783mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Race Fast Facts – Richmond:
Chris Buescher won the Cook Out 400, his third victory in 279 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 15 races at Richmond Raceway.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his 22nd top-10 finish in 34 races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2023.
Kyle Busch (third) posted his 28th top-10 finish in 36 races at Richmond Raceway.
Ty Gibbs (15th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 39 points over Denny Hamlin.
(NASCAR)

Cup Series Playoff Standings after Richmond:
Race 22 of 26 in the regular season
4 races left in the regular season
1) #24-William Byron [4 wins], 701
2) #19-Martin Truex, Jr. [3 wins], 744
3) #8-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 648
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 705
5) #5-Kyle Larson [2 wins], 619
6) #20-Christopher Bell [1 win], 653
7) #1-Ross Chastain, [1 win] 626
8) #12-Ryan Blaney, [1 win], 614
9) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 609
10) #45-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 602
11) #17-Chris Buescher [1 win], 598
12) #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. [1 win], 514
13) #4-Kevin Harvick, 634, +182
14) #6-Brad Keselowski, 603, +151
15) #23-Bubba Wallace, 506, +54
16) #34-Michael McDowell, 470, +18 ahead of 17th
Outside the playoffs:
17) #54-Ty Gibbs, 452, -18 behind 16th
18) #16-A.J. Allmendinger, 448, -22
19) #99-Daniel Suarez, 436, -34
20) #9-Chase Elliott, 430, -40
21) #48-Alex Bowman, 428, -42
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: #16-Allmendinger (driver change)

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway have been made.
Pole winner #45-Reddick chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #8-Busch took the 6thstall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Richmond Pit Stall page.

#45-Tyler Reddick won the Busch pole for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway with speed of 113.689mph for his 2nd pole of the year, 1st at Richmond and 5th of his career.
#8-Kyle Busch will start second followed by #11-Denny Hamlin, #9-Chase Elliott, #23-Bubba Wallace, #24-William Byron, #54-Ty Gibbs, #4-Kevin Harvick, #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and #19-Martin Truex, Jr.
See the complete qualifying results and the Cook Out 400 Starting Lineup.

Richmond Raceway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Tyler Reddick won the Pole Award for the Cook Out 400 with a lap of 23.749 seconds, 113.689 mph.
This is his fifth pole in 132 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and 14th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in seven races at Richmond Raceway.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2023 and his 21st in 36 races at Richmond Raceway.
Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 22nd top-10 start at Richmond Raceway. It is his 11th in 22 races this season.
Ty Gibbs (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway is complete:
#24-William Byron 117.11
#9-Chase Elliott 116.364
#17-Chris Buescher 116.134
#43-Erik Jones 116.044
#10-Aric Almirola 115.984
Slowest: #78-B.J. McLeod 107.608
Most laps run:#6-Brad Keselowski, 45 laps
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 32 drivers): #24-William Byron 113.740 mph
The top 5 drivers were all in group A of practice. Group B’s fastest driver, #45-Tyler Reddick, was 14th overall.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run, and more on the Cook Out 400 Practice speeds page.

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway is posted, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #15-J.J. Yeley, #38-Todd Gilliland, #51-Ryan Newman, #78-B.J. McLeod.
See the full entry list on the Cook Out 400 Entry List page.

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