Team Penske will lead the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the race at Richmond Raceway in August. Ryan Blaney won the pole for the 2026 Cook Out 400 at Richmond this weekend. Chase Briscoe will join Blaney on the front row for Saturday night’s event. It is Blaney’s fourth pole position of the 2026 Cup Series season.
Josh Berry and Ty Gibbs will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Daniel Suarez, Erik Jones, Carson Hocevar, Austin Cindric, Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson, Shane van Gisbergen, Tyler Reddick, and Austin Hill all start 20th or worse for Saturday night’s event.
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The full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Richmond in August 2026 is below!
NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Richmond (August 2026)
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No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
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No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR starting lineup for Cup Series race at Richmond in August 2026
