Michigan NASCAR Practice Speeds, Notes, and Lap Averages

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the FireKeepers Casino 400 race on Sunday afternoon. The field was split into two groups for this practice session. The first group was significantly faster than the second group due to track conditions. Below you'll find […]

Michigan NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds and the drivers were split into two groups. The top five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round.   Michigan FireKeepers Casino 400 Starting Lineup […]

Richmond-2 NASCAR Green Flag Speed Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway on Sunday afternoon, and it was Roush-Fenway Keselowski Racing's Chris Buescher who got his third career win. When it came to Green Flag Speed, though, Buescher wasn't the fastest. That honor went to Ryan Preece, who got his first top-5 finish of the […]

Richmond-2 NASCAR Average Running Position Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The Cook Out 400 was ran at Richmond Raceway this past Sunday, and it was Chris Buescher who ended up in victory lane at the end of the day and locking himself into this year's Playoffs field. Buescher had the 6th-best Average Running Position during the race (7.28). Denny Hamlin, who finished in 2nd-place, led […]

Summer Slump Continues for Ross Chastain

It was another long race day for Ross Chastain and the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing team at Richmond on Sunday afternoon. After qualifying back in 19th-place, Chastain struggled with his car all day and never got it right, crossing the finish line in 24th-place. That now makes it four finishes outside of the top-20 entirely […]

Denny Hamlin Now 2nd in Points Standings After 2nd-Place at Richmond

Denny Hamlin had a very strong day at Richmond Raceway on Sunday afternoon in the Cook Out 400, securing 18th career top-5 finish at the track while also finishing in 3rd- and 5th-place for the Stages. After the checkered flag waved, he walked out of Richmond with a runner-up finish to Chris Buescher and 49 […]

Strategy Helps Points Leader Martin Truex Jr Get Top-10 Finish at Richmond

It was an eventful Sunday for Martin Truex, Jr., the favored driver to win the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. After starting in 10th-place, Truex got bumped in the rear end early by Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. and immediately lost 15+ positions on the track. The No. 19 Toyota ran in the mid-20s for quite […]

Kevin Harvick Adds Yet Another Top-10 Finish at Richmond

Death. Taxes. Kevin Harvick finishing inside the top-10 at Richmond. Coming into this weekend's Cook Out 400, Harvick had finishes inside the top-10 in nine of his last 10 starts at this track, as well as in 14 of his last 17 races. After Sunday, he can now say that he has finished inside the […]

Tyler Reddick's Day Ruined at Richmond by His Own Mistake

Tyler Reddick looked like a legitimate contender to win the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway on Sunday afternoon, but a late pit road mistake by the driver relegated him to a disappointing 16th-place finish. After starting from the pole, leading 81 laps, winning the first Stage, and finishing in 3rd-place in Stage Two, Reddick […]

Ryan Preece Impressively Earns First Top-5 of the Season at Richmond

Luck hasn't been on Ryan Preece's side this season, but he finally avoided the bad luck this weekend in Richmond and came away with a good finish. Preece had a fast No. 41 Ford all day long on Sunday during the Cook Out 400, and he used that speed to bring home a 5th-place finish […]

Penalty Derails Christopher Bell's Race at Richmond

Christopher Bell and the No. 20 team have to be glad that the Cook Out 400 is behind them. After struggling during qualifying and starting from back in 29th-place, the No. 20 Toyota was methodically make its way through traffic on Sunday until disaster struck. Christopher Bell was hit with a speeding penalty during the […]

Joey Logano Adds Yet Another Top-5 Finish To Richmond Resume

Joey Logano is one of the most consistent performers at Richmond Raceway, and Sunday's Cook Out 400 was no different. Although he didn't have the speed to compete for the win throughout the day, Logano was able to use a great restart after a late caution to vault himself into a 4th-place finish. That now […]

Brad Keselowski Leads Most Laps At Richmond But Finishes 6th

Brad Keselowski had a very strong race going at Richmond Raceway on Sunday, as he led the most laps (102) during the Cook Out 400. However, during a late pit stop, Keselowski had trouble getting into his pit stall and lost a bunch of time because of the mistake. He ended up finishing in 6th-place […]

Chris Buescher Locks Himself Into Playoffs With Richmond Win

Coming into this weekend's race at Richmond, Chris Buescher was looking like a good bet to make it into the Playoffs on points, but he made sure there was no doubt by the end of the day, as the No. 17 Ford went to victory lane in the Cook Out 400. This was Buescher's third […]

Aric Almirola Rebounds For Top-10 Finish Despite Penalty

Aric Almirola had one of the fastest long-run cars at Richmond Raceway on Sunday afternoon, but his day was derailed in the middle of Stage Two when he got a commitment line penalty when making a pit stop. Almirola was forced to come down pit road yet again because of the penalty. However, because he […]

Bubba Wallace Has Much-Needed Good Points Day At Richmond

Coming into the Cook Out 400 race day at Richmond, Bubba Wallace was 27 points ahead of the cutoff line for the Playoffs. Now, thanks to a big day at Richmond, Bubba Wallace sits 54 ahead of the cut line. This is thanks to a very strong run out of Bubba and his No. 23 […]

Richmond-2 DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #22 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the Cook Out 400 is set to take place at Richmond Raceway on Sunday afternoon. This will be the second race of the season at Richmond (Kyle Larson won the […]

Richmond-2 NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're on to race number 22 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the Cook Out 400 is set to take place at Richmond Raceway on Sunday afternoon. Richmond is a super abrasive 0.75-mile flat track. The tire falloff here is one […]

Kevin Harvick is Always Reliable at Richmond

We're in the middle of a very good stretch of races for Kevin Harvick. Coming into this weekend's Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, Harvick and his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team have back-to-back 4th-place finishes at New Hampshire and Pocono, and could very well add another top-5 finish this weekend. The last time the […]

Daniel Suarez Has Massive DFS Upside at Richmond

If you're looking for a driver that can get you a lot of place differential fantasy points on Sunday, look no further than Daniel Suarez. In qualifying on Saturday afternoon, Suarez posted the 33rd-fastest time out of the 36 cars that made the race, and although this means he will have to start really far […]

AJ Allmendinger Will Start From Rear at Richmond

AJ Allmendinger made some headlines earlier this week when he announced that he would be focusing on the Xfinity race at Road America on Saturday and skipping out on practice and qualifying at Richmond for the Cup Series race. This was noteworthy because Allmendinger is in the thick of the hunt to make the Playoffs […]

Underdog Todd Gilliland Aiming For Top-10 Finish At Richmond

Todd Gilliland and his No. 38 crew have high hopes for this weekend's Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. Earlier this weekend, Gilliland's crew chief, Ryan Bergenty, stated, "We're going back to Richmond to get a top-10 or better. We are just really confident going back there after having a lot of speed in April. […]

Chase Briscoe Should Be Much Better Than Normal This Weekend

Chase Briscoe's struggles haven't gone unnoticed this year. This is the third full-time season for Briscoe in the NASCAR Cup Series and he's currently averaging a career-worst 20.4 finish over the first 21 races. It has been very clear that this No. 14 team is struggling to find speed in the intermediate package this season. […]

Erik Jones Hopeful To Continue Hot Streak and ‘Put It All Together’ at Richmond

Erik Jones is currently on quite a hot streak in NASCAR Cup Series action. In addition to his 9th-place finish at Pocono last weekend, Jones currently has finished inside the top-11 in four of the last five races and hasn't had a result worse than 16th-place over that span. Will he be able to continue […]

Temper Your Expectations For Ryan Newman At Richmond

Ryan Newman is a previous winner at Richmond Raceway, but don't expect him to compete for the win this weekend in Sunday's Cook Out 400. "The Rocketman" is making his third start of the season on Sunday in the No. 51 Ford for Rick Ware Racing. Newman's previous two starts have ended in finishes of […]

J.J. Yeley Hoping To Avoid Hamlin’s Bumper At Richmond This Time

The NASCAR Cup Series is at Richmond Raceway this weekend for the Cook Out 400. This is the second race at Richmond this year, with Kyle Larson going to victory lane here back in April. Also in that race, there was some drama, as J.J. Yeley went spinning off of the bumper of Denny Hamlin. […]

Avoid B.J. McLeod in DFS at Richmond

Outside of superspeedway races, B.J. McLeod typically doesn't get much ownership share on DFS slates. This weekend, though, some fantasy players may look at McLeod's 21st-place qualifying effort and think about taking a chance on him. Don't fall for the trap. Track conditions varied wildly for the two groups during qualifying on Saturday, and McLeod […]

Richmond-2 NASCAR Practice Speeds, Notes, and Lap Averages

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Richmond Raceway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the Cook Out 400 race on Sunday afternoon. The field was split into two groups for this practice session. The first group was significantly faster than the second group due to track conditions. Below you'll find the […]

Richmond-2 NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds and the drivers were split into two groups. The top five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. The five fastest drivers that advanced out of […]

A.J. Allmendinger To Miss Practice And Qualifying At Richmond

A.J. Allmendinger will be absent from practice and qualifying at Richmond Raceway this weekend. Derek Kraus will be filling in behind the wheel of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet for those two sessions. Instead getting prepared for Sunday's Cup race at Richmond, Allmendinger will instead be focusing on and racing in the Xfinity Series […]