Saturday's Cook Out 400 may be the biggest missed opportunity of Ryan Preece's NASCAR Cup Series career. Preece and the No. 60 RFK Racing team entered the weekend 34 points below Chris Buescher for the 16th and final provisional Cup Series playoff spot.

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.

Ryan Preece will start from the pole for the second time in his career in Saturday night's Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. Preece is still looking to lock a berth into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff field.