Richmond Raceway will welcome the Cup, Truck and Modified series for its only NASCAR race weekend of the year.<\/p>\n
The Modified Series will be in action Thursday at Richmond with NASCAR Cup veterans Ryan Newman, Ryan Preece and Corey LaJoie entered in the field of the 150-lap race, which also will include defending race winner Justin Bonsignore.<\/p>\n
Friday will feature Cup Series practice and qualifying. The Craftsman Truck Series will have practice, qualifying and a 250-lap race at Richmond. Ty Majeski is the defending winner of the event, which will be the series\u2019 regular-season finale and set the 10-driver field for the playoffs.<\/p>\n
The Cup Series will hold a 400-lap race Saturday night at Richmond. Austin Dillon won last August\u2019s race, but the victory was stripped of playoff eligibility because NASCAR penalized Dillon for wrecking Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin on the last lap.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the first time in 67 years that Richmond is scheduled for only one race weekend with NASCAR\u2019s premier series. The 0.75-mile oval had two annual races on the Cup schedule from 1959-2024 (one of its 2020 races was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic).<\/p>\n
Richmond Raceway weekend schedule<\/p>\n
(All Times Eastern)<\/p>\n
Thursday, Aug. 14<\/p>\n
Garage open<\/p>\n
12:45 – 11 p.m. \u2014 Modified Series<\/p>\n
Track activity\\<\/p>\n
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. \u2014 Modified practice 3:55 – 4:25 p.m. \u2014 Modified practice6 – 6:30 p.m. \u2014 Modified qualifying7:30 p.m. \u2014 Modified race (150 laps 112.5 miles; FloRacing, MRN)<\/p>\n
Friday, Aug. 15<\/p>\n
Garage open<\/p>\n
9 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. \u2014 Truck Series11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. \u2014 Cup Series<\/p>\n
Track activity<\/p>\n
2:05 – 3 p.m. \u2014 Truck practice (FS2)3:10 – 4 p.m. \u2014 Truck qualifying (FS2)4:30 \u2014 5:30 p.m. \u2014 Cup practice (truTV, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)5:40 – 6:30 p.m. \u2014 Cup qualifying (truTV, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)7:30 p.m. \u2014 Truck race (250 laps, 187.5 miles; Stage 1 at Lap 70, Stage 2 at Lap 140; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)<\/p>\n
Saturday, Aug. 16<\/p>\n
Garage open<\/p>\n
Track activity<\/p>\n
7:30 p.m. \u2014 Cup race (400 laps, 300 miles; Stage 1 at Lap 70, Stage 2 at Lap 230; USA, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)Weekend weather<\/p>\n
Thursday<\/a>: Partly cloudy with afternoon showers, a high of 91 degrees and light winds. Chance of rain 40%. It\u2019s expected to be 81 degrees with a 40% chance of rain around near the start of the Modified race.<\/p>\n