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NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's race

nick gray, nashville tennessean
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The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Richmond on Sunday for the second time in the 2023 season with five races to go before the playoffs.

Last week, Denny Hamlin won a wild race at Pocono after squeezing Kyle Larson out on a late-race restart, then getting a final good jump on the final restart to earn win No. 2 in 2023. Hamlin was booed by fans during his postrace interview on the frontstretch after setting the Pocono record for most career wins (7).

All eyes will be on the wild card race, with Hendrick Motorsports drivers Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman still several places away from the cutline. Elliott is 21st and 56 points behind 16th place, so the No. 9 Chevrolet will need a big effort (or a win) to make the playoffs.

Here's what you need to know about Sunday's race:

NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond schedule

Green Flag Time: 2 p.m. CT Sunday, July 30

Track: Richmond Raceway (0.75 mile oval) in Richmond, Virginia

Qualifying: 12:20 p.m. CT qualifying on Saturday (on USA Network)

Length: 400 laps, 399 miles

Stages: 70 laps, 160 laps, 170 laps

TV coverage: USA Network

Radio: MRN (102.5 FM in Nashville)

Streaming: NBC Sports app (subscription required); MRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)

Xfinity Series this week: Road America 180 (45 laps, 182.16 miles) at Road America, 2 p.m. CT on NBC and MRN

Truck Series this week: Worldwide Express 250 (250 laps, 187.5 miles) at Richmond Raceway, 6:30 p.m. CT on FOX Sports 1 and MRN

Cook Out 400 starting lineup

Row 1

1. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

2. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Row 2

3. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

4. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 3

5. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

6. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 4

7. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

8. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 5

9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

10. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 6

11. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

12. Noah Gragson, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

Row 7

13. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

14. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 8

15. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

16. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

Row 9

17. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

18. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

Row 10

19. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

20. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 11

21. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet

22. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

Row 12

23. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

24. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 13

25. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

26. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

Row 14

27. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

28. Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 15

29. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

30. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

Row 16

31. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

32. Ryan Newman, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

Row 17

33. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

34. Ty Dillon, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 18

35. JJ Yeley, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford

36. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR Cup Series points standings and playoff picture

Before Richmond; 5 regular season races remaining; a win clinches a playoff berth

Clinched playoff berth

1: William Byron (4 wins)

2. Martin Truex Jr. (3 wins; regular season points leader)

3. Kyle Busch (3 wins)

4. Denny Hamlin (2 wins)

5. Kyle Larson (2 wins)

6. Ross Chastain (1 win)

7. Christopher Bell (1 win)

8. Ryan Blaney (1 win)

9. Joey Logano (1 win)

10. Tyler Reddick (1 win)

11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1 win)

Wild card picture

Currently in on points

12. Kevin Harvick, +163 points ahead of 17th place

13. Brad Keselowski, +122

14. Chris Buescher, +111

15. Bubba Wallace, +27

16. Michael McDowell, +17

Outside looking in

17. AJ Allmendinger, -17 point behind 16th place

18. Daniel Suarez, -23

19. Ty Gibbs, -28

20. Alex Bowman, -46

21. Chase Elliott, -56

22. Austin Cindric, -60

23. Justin Haley, -62

24. Todd Gilliland, -97

25. Aric Almirola, -103

26. Corey Lajoie, - 104

27. Ryan Preece, -114

28. Erik Jones, -133

29. Harrison Burton, -158

30. Austin Dillon, -160

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Richmond: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's Cup Series race