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Major Crash in NASCAR's Richmond Race Diminishes Chase Elliott's Chance at Regular Season Title
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.
Richmond becomes the second track with multiple wins for Dillon, who also has two victories at Daytona International Speedway. Aside from winning the 2018 Daytona 500 season opener, five of his six Cup wins have come after entering a race below the playoff cutline.
Richmond Raceway lost one of their usual two dates ahead of the 2025 season, and that originally disappointed Virginia native Denny Hamlin. However, after this past weekend’s resounding success of an event,
For the first time this season, Chase Elliott will post a DNF. Elliott was one of 12 drivers collected in the Lap 198 “big one” in Saturday’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway.
RICHMOND, Va. — Here’s a look at the winners and losers from Sunday’s Cup race at Richmond. Austin Dillon — He snapped a 37-race winless streak with his second consecutive victory at Richmond — and did it without the controversy of last year’s race.
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Richard Petty blasts NASCAR, Goodyear over tire combination used at Richmond: ‘Kills the race’
NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty had a major problem with this past Saturday’s Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. From the moment the green flag was thrown, Petty said that drivers and teams were focused on tire strategy and not actually “racing each other.
The Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway was completely sold out on Saturday, as fans flocked to witness the high-speed action that the three-quarter-mile oval delivers. The race turned out to be a huge hit as William Byron clinched the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Championship, while Austin Dillon secured his sixth career victory.
Man, that feels good. Got to thank the Good Lord above. I really wanted that one. Last year, hurt really bad. Just going through the whole process of it. But this one feels so sweet. Man, I love Richmond.
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