Starting lineup, TV schedule for Sat.'s Cook Out 400 race
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Ryan Preece will start from the pole position Saturday night at Richmond Raceway while trying to lock in a spot for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
The Cup Series will practice and qualify from 4:30-6:30 p.m. ET, setting the field for Saturday night’s 400-lap race. Denny Hamlin, a native of nearby Chesterfield, Virginia, won the Cup pole last August at Richmond Raceway.
Kyle Busch was fastest in Friday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice at Richmond Raceway at 118.172mph (22.848s).Busch led the way over John Hunter Nemechek (118.110mph) and Denny Hamlin (117.909mph). Noah Gragson was fourth fastest at 117.