Denny Hamlin and Shane van Gisbergen will continue be under the spotlight as the NASCAR Cup Series heads for the playoffs soon. This Saturday brings a return to Richmond Raceway for the 2025 Cook Out 400.

RICHMOND, Va. — Ryan Preece, the first driver outside a playoff spot, will start on the pole in Saturday night’s Cup race at Richmond Raceway. It is Preece’s second career Cup pole. He enters the race 34 points behind RFK Racing teammate Chris Buescher for the final playoff spot with two races left in the regular season.

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SportsLine reveals its projected leaderboard for the 2025 Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. Use it for NASCAR picks at sites like DraftKings, FanDuel and PrizePicks.

RICHMOND, Va. — Brad Keselowski questions if teams will have enough sets of tires for Saturday night’s Cup race at Richmond Raceway, but NASCAR does not plan on approving additional sets for teams before the 400-lap race.

After a dominant performance by Ty Majeski, Corey Heim put himself in a perfect position to steal the win during the final run of the race. He took advantage of a chaotic restart and ran down Sammy Smith,