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Denny Hamlin will begin his potential sweep of the NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond Raceway from the pole position. Hamlin earned the top spot with a lap of 118.162mph (22.850s). It’s his …
Denny Hamlin will start the potential sweep of the NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond Raceway from the pole position. He secured the top spot with a lap of 118.162mph (22.850s), marking his third pole of the season, fourth at Richmond, and the 43rd pole of his career. Martin Truex Jr. will be alongside his teammate on the front row, qualifying second at 117.822mph. The top five is completed by Josh Berry in third (117.601mph), Chase Elliott in fourth (118.105mph), and Christopher Bell in fifth (117.570mph). The Cook Out 400 defending champion is Chris Buescher, who will start seventh. The race kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday.
