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NASCAR Cup Series race number 24 of 36
Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:03:02
Average speed: 98.343 mph
Pole speed: 121.485 mph
Cautions: 4 for 31 laps
Margin of victory: .392 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 29
Green flag passes: 3,800 (10.3 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2026 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2026 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Ryan Blaney12Ford22.225   121.485  
2   Chase Briscoe19Toyota22.275   121.212  
3   Josh Berry21Ford22.281   121.179  
4   Ty Gibbs54Toyota22.295   121.103  
5   William Byron24Chevrolet22.347   120.822  
6   Ryan Preece60Ford22.435   120.348  
7   Bubba Wallace23Toyota22.450   120.267  
8   Christopher Bell20Toyota22.459   120.219  
9   Brad Keselowski6Ford22.491   120.048  
10   Joey Logano22Ford22.495   120.027  
11   Connor Zilisch88Chevrolet22.510   119.947  
12   John H. Nemechek42Toyota22.514   119.925  
13   Chase Elliott9Chevrolet22.524   119.872  
14   Denny Hamlin11Toyota22.532   119.830  
15   A.J. Allmendinger16Chevrolet22.546   119.755  
16   Austin Dillon3Chevrolet22.575   119.601  
17   Riley Herbst35Toyota22.577   119.591  
18   Ross Chastain1Chevrolet22.579   119.580  
19   Chris Buescher17Ford22.606   119.437  
20   Daniel Suarez7Chevrolet22.622   119.353  
21   Erik Jones43Toyota22.631   119.305  
22   Carson Hocevar77Chevrolet22.632   119.300  
23   Austin Cindric2Ford22.655   119.179  
24   Zane Smith38Ford22.665   119.126  
25   Alex Bowman48Chevrolet22.684   119.027  
26   Michael McDowell71Chevrolet22.690   118.995  
27   Todd Gilliland34Ford22.712   118.880  
28   Ricky Stenhouse Jr47Chevrolet22.724   118.817  
29   Cole Custer41Chevrolet22.726   118.807  
30   Kyle Larson5Chevrolet22.742   118.723  
31   Shane Van Gisbergen97Chevrolet22.773   118.561  
32   Tyler Reddick45Toyota22.776   118.546  
33   Austin Hill33Chevrolet22.780   118.525  
34   Ty Dillon10Chevrolet22.789   118.478  
35   Noah Gragson4Ford22.858   118.121  
36   Josh Bilicki66Ford23.302   115.870  
37   Cody Ware51Chevrolet    

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available