Chase Elliott's first DNF of the season means he's out of the running for Regular Season Champion. After a clean first stage of racing in the penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season at Richmond Raceway, three close cautions snowballed into a crash that collected 13 drivers.

The NASCAR Cup Series has a rare Sunday off this weekend after the Aug. 16 race at Richmond Raceway. The Richmond race is the first of three Saturday night races over the next month, including Aug. 23 at Daytona. The business end of the Cup Series season begins next weekend with the regular-season finale, the Coke Zero 400.

Check out this article for all you need to know about NASCAR Cup Series' Cook Out 400 including date, time, drivers, and more.

Get up to speed with details for what to watch in Sunday's race at Richmond Raceway, the 25th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

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,

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the Cook Out 400 at Richmond on Saturday. See the starting lineup here for tomorrow's race.

With that said, let's take a look at the Stage 1 results from Richmond. 1. Tyler Reddick, No. 45, 23XI Racing Toyota 2. Denny Hamlin, No. 11, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3. Bubba Wallace, No. 23, 23XI Racing Toyota 4.