NASCAR Richmond qualifying results, Ryan Blaney on Cup Series pole as starting lineup set

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Ryan Blaney is on the pole for the Cook Out 400NASCAR Cup Series race on Aug. 15 at Richmond Raceway.

Blaney's lap of 22.225 seconds was a half-tenth faster than Chase Briscoe to claim the top spot.

After spinning in practice and a sketchy qualifying lap, Tyler Reddick will start 32nd. Kyle Larson (starting 30th) also will have some work to do in the 400-lap race.

Here's the full starting lineup for Saturday's NASCAR race at Richmond.

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NASCAR Cook Out 400 qualifying results, starting lineup​

1. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
2. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
4. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
7. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
8. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
9. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
10. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
11. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
12. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
13. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
14. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
15. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
16. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
17. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
18. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
19. Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
20. Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
21. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
22. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
23. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
24. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
25. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
26. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
27. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
29. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
30. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
32. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
33. Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
34. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
35. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
36. Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford
37. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR Richmond TV schedule, start time for the Cook Out 400​

• Green Flag Time: Approx. 6:10 p.m. CT on Saturday, August 15
• Track: Richmond Raceway (0.75-mile oval) in Richmond, Virginia
• Length: 400 laps, 300 miles
• Stages: 70 laps, 160 laps, 170 laps
• TV coverage: USA Network
• Radio: MRN (102.5-FM The Game in Nashville)
• Streaming: HBO MAX app for full broadcast feed and in-car cameras (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)

The Cook Out 400 will be broadcast nationally on USA Network. Other streaming options for the race include HBO MAX for the full broadcast and in-car cameras for each driver.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Richmond qualifying results, Ryan Blaney on Cup Series pole as starting lineup set

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