NASCAR starting positions and practice results from Richmond Raceway
Update: Richmond Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series drivers will take the green flag on Saturday in Richmond, Virginia. Today, the field rolls to the 0.75-mile of Richmond Raceway for a round of practice and qualifying to set the starting grid.
View the Richmond starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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Joey Logano blows a tire and slams the outside wall during practice. He picks up significant damage in the incident.
Carson Hocevar spins late in the practice session. He avoids the wall, no damage.
Erik Jones brushes the wall on his qualifying laps. He picks up light right side damage.
Joey Logano rolls out for qualifying after picking up damage in practice. However, he shuts it down early as he has a major fender rub.
Ryan Preece will start from the pole position. He turned a laptime at 22.244 seconds with an average speed of 121.381mph.
NASCAR crew member ejected from Richmond Raceway
Richmond Raceway
Starting Lineup
August 16, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Ryan Preece
22.244
2. Tyler Reddick
22.331
3. AJ Allmendinger
22.341
4. Denny Hamlin
22.347
5. Chase Elliott
22.361
6. Brad Keselowski
22.362
7. Bubba Wallace
22.379
8. Christopher Bell
22.384
9. Alex Bowman
22.667
10. Michael McDowell
22.761
11. Austin Dillon
22.426
12. Chris Buescher
22.430
13. Austin Cindric
22.442
14. William Byron
22.461
15. Carson Hocevar
22.501
16. Ty Dillon
22.501
17. Josh Berry
22.787
18. Erik Jones
22.526
20. Chase Briscoe
22.5545
20. Ryan Blaney
22.548
21. Noah Gragson
22.549
22. Daniel Suarez
22.549
23. Ty Gibbs
22.883
24. Cole Custer
22.998
25. Justin Haley
22.608
26. Riley Herbst
22.608
27. Shane van Gisbergen
22.646
28. Kyle Busch
22.679
29. Zane Smith
22.680
30. Kyle Larson
23.184
31. Todd Gilliland
22.725
32. Corey Heim
22.979
33. Ross Chastain
23.265
34. Josh Hunter Nemechek
23.173
35. Jesse Love
23.178
36. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
22.842
37. Cody Ware
22.947
38. Joey Logano
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Richmond Raceway
Practice Results
August 15, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Kyle Busch
22.848
2. John Hunter Nemechek
22.860
3. Denny Hamlin
22.899
4. Noah Gragson
22.901
5. Corey Heim
22.964
6. Kyle Larson
22.986
7. Ty Dillon
22.989
8. Justin Haley
22.991
9. Cole Custer
22.998
10. Riley Herbst
23.017
11. Austin Dillon
23.024
12. Michael McDowell
23.049
13. Todd Gilliland
23.052
14. Christopher Bell
23.083
15. Carson Hocevar
23.090
16. Bubba Wallace
23.101
17. Jesse Love
23.107
18. Tyler Reddick
23.107
19. Daniel Suarez
23.124
20. Ryan Blaney
23.141
21. Chris Buescher
23.185
22. Ross Chastain
23.185
23. Chase Briscoe
23.196
24. William Byron
23.196
25. Brad Keselowski
23.203
26. Austin Cindric
23.222
27. Erik Jones
23.267
28. Ty Gibbs
23.291
29. Chase Elliott
23.299
30. Alex Bowman
23.311
31. AJ Allmendinger
23.323
32. Shane van Gisbergen
23.326
33. Cody Ware
23.335
34. Josh Berry
23.364
35. Zane Smith
23.408
36. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
23.426
37. Ryan Preece
23.538
38. Joey Logano
23.681
