The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the Cook Out 400 at Richmond on Saturday. See the starting lineup here for tonight's race.

The NASCAR Cup Series will have a rare Saturday night race under the lights on Saturday as the cars head to Richmond Raceway for the Cook Out 400.

The NASCAR schedule for the 2026 Cup Series season is going to be released this month, with fans and drivers eagerly anticipating what races there will be next year and when they’ll be held. While there have been a few nuggets coming out in the last few weeks, recent NASCAR rumors have shed a lot more light on what’s coming.

William Byron clinched the NASCAR Cup Series regular season title Saturday night at Richmond Raceway after finishing 12th in the Cook Out 400. His nearest competitor for the title, Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott,

The NASCAR Cup Series has a rare Sunday off this weekend after the Aug. 16 race at Richmond Raceway. The Richmond race is the first of three Saturday night races over the next month, including Aug. 23 at Daytona. The business end of the Cup Series season begins next weekend with the regular-season finale, the Coke Zero 400.

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.