NASCAR made Shane van Gisbergen learn how to turn left
Shane van Gisbergen was brought to NASCAR largely because he could make road courses look silly. Now he’s learning to make ovals look considerably less terrifying.
Shane van Gisbergen was brought to NASCAR largely because he could make road courses look silly. Now he’s learning to make ovals look considerably less terrifying.
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Christopher Bell has 11 runner-up finishes. Eleven.
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Ty Gibbs has graduated from promising to dangerous
Tyler Reddick’s Great Summer of Misery carries on
Noah Gragson’s 2026 season hasn’t exactly been a highlight reel. Front Row Motorsports, however, apparently sees enough to give him another year in the No. 4.
Friday, August 14
7:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Black’s Tire 250 presented by BTS Rewards at Richmond Raceway, FS1
Saturday, August 15
6:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: USA Sports Pre-Race, USA Network
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, USA Network
10 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: USA Sports Post-Race, USA Network
Sunday, August 16
5:30 a.m., Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour (re-air), FS2
6 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Black’s Tire 250 presented by BTS Rewards at Richmond Raceway (re-air), FS2
8 a.m., SPEED With Harvick & Buxton (re-air), FS2
4 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Black’s Tire 250 presented by BTS Rewards at Richmond Raceway (re-air), FS2

Cook Out 400
Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
Date: Saturday, Aug. 17, 2026
TV: USA
Green Flag: 3:30 PM ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM
Laps: 400
Miles: 300
Track: 0.750 mile paved track
Defending Winner: Austin Dillon
Iowa Corn 350
Winner: Ty Gibbs
Average Speed of Race Winner: 103.337 MPH
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 57 Mins, 49 Secs. Secs.
Margin of Victory: .253 Seconds
Caution Flags: 7 for 45 laps
Lead Changes: 9 among 8 drivers
Stage 1 Top 10: 12,22,5,54,3,1,20,19,88,38
Stage 2 Top 10: 20,22,1,54,19,11,24,12,38,88
Fastest Lap: #20 Lap 164 / 24.158
| # | Driver | Pts | Behind | +/- | |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 923 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 820 | -103 | -2 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 813 | -110 | 0 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 803 | -120 | 2 |
| 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 663 | -260 | -2 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 659 | -264 | -4 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 657 | -266 | 1 |
| 8 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 644 | -279 | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 637 | -286 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 629 | -294 | 2 |
| 11 | 24 | William Byron | 600 | -323 | -1 |
| 12 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | 597 | -326 | 1 |
| 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | 586 | -337 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 565 | -358 | 0 |
| 15 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | 544 | -379 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 526 | -397 | 0 |
Chase Cutoff
| 17 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 497 | -426 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 479 | -444 | -3 |
| 19 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 478 | -445 | 0 |
| 20 | 43 | Erik Jones | 476 | -447 | 2 |