Austin Dillon Scores an Upset Victory at Richmond
Source: NASCAR.com

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August 18, 2025
Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon was one of the top drivers from Saturday night's Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. Dillon began the race from 11th place, but quickly showcased that he had one of the fastest cars on longer green flag runs. Dillon's speed was shown off in the first stage as he went from 11th to fourth and scored stage points at the end of stage one. In the second stage, Dillon briefly inherited the lead for a few laps before losing it to Tyler Reddick, but still stayed strong in the second stage. He placed fourth at the end of stage two and collected even more stage points. In the final stage, Dillon finally overtook the lead from Bubba Wallace and Michael McDowell and held it until green flag pit stops occurred. Dillon then chased Ryan Blaney for the lead and reclaimed it while never looking back as he held off Alex Bowman by 2.7 seconds to win at Richmond. It was Dillon's second win at the site and the sixth overall of his Cup career as he got into the 2025 playoffs as a result of his victory.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
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