Richmond Raceway knew the return of Saturday night NASCAR Cup Series racing was going to be popular. It was so popular, in fact, that tonight\\\"s Cook Out 400 is officially sold out. Lori Collier Waran,

Today is going to be a little more difficult for Joey Logano and Todd Gilliland at Richmond Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series race. The Cook Out 400 tonight is going to help set the playoff picture ahead of the regular season finale at Daytona next week.

Ryan Preece delivered in the clutch, claiming the second pole position of his career Friday afternoon at Richmond (Va.) Raceway as he tries to earn a playoff position with only two regular-season races remaining before the 16-driver NASCAR Cup Series championship field is set.

Denny Hamlin is first on the board for the Cook Out 400, but another driver is closing in. Check out the early odds for NASCAR's race at Richmond.

NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 in Richmond, Va., this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network; Countdown to Green Gets Underway at 7 p.m. ET

Shane van Gisbergen landed his fourth consecutive road-course victory in the NASCAR Cup Series Sunday at Watkins Glen International.

Ryan Preece is off to a very fast start in a very important weekend at Richmond Raceway. The Roush Fenway Keselowski driver, currently the first driver out of the NASCAR Cup playoffs, claimed his second career pole position for Saturday night’s Cook Out 400.

Our NASCAR experts, Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi, are here to answer all our questions about the Cup Series and the Cook Out 400: Is the Next Gen car at a crisis point? What’s the most important factor heading into Richmond?