Chris Buescher won at Richmond Raceway as Roush Fenway Keselowski dominated the final two stages in the Cook Out 400.
Tyler Reddick began on the pole at the 0.75-mile track and led the first 70 laps to claim the stage one win. The race would remain green into the second stage setting up green flag pit stops with some drivers opting to go long on tires in an effort to have an extra set for the third stage and also to move up though the field.
Denny Hamlin would put his No. 11 out front for much of the stage but Brad Keselwoski would win the second stage. Bubba Wallace would place his car in the top five gaining a bunch of needed points for a playoff bid in the process.
The third stage was dominated by Buescher who scored his first win of the season and third of his career. With the win Buescher has cemented himself as a member of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs after entering 13th in points on the day.
Richmond Raceway Cup Series Results
July 30, 2023
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POSITION
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START
|
LED
|
BEHIND
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
C. Buescher#17
|
26
|
88
|
Winner
|
|
2 |
D. Hamlin#11
|
3
|
20
|
0.549
|
|
3 |
K. Busch#8
|
2
|
0
|
0.817
|
|
4 |
J. Logano#22
|
23
|
0
|
1.007
|
|
5 |
R. Preece#41
|
11
|
0
|
1.427
|
|
6 |
B. Keselowski#6
|
13
|
102
|
1.599
|
|
7 |
M. Truex Jr#19
|
10
|
18
|
1.749
|
|
8 |
A. Almirola#10
|
24
|
0
|
1.875
|
|
9 |
A. Dillon#3
|
17
|
0
|
2.104
|
|
10 |
K. Harvick#4
|
8
|
0
|
2.291
|
|
11 |
C. Briscoe#14
|
20
|
0
|
2.303
|
|
12 |
B. Wallace#23
|
5
|
80
|
2.486
|
|
13 |
C. Elliott#9
|
4
|
0
|
2.743
|
|
14 |
R. Blaney#12
|
25
|
2
|
2.761
|
|
15 |
T. Gibbs#54
|
7
|
0
|
6.094
|
|
16 |
T. Reddick#45
|
1
|
82
|
6.436
|
|
17 |
R. Stenhouse Jr#47
|
9
|
0
|
7.445
|
|
18 |
A. Bowman#48
|
15
|
0
|
7.621
|
|
19 |
K. Larson#5
|
14
|
0
|
7.750
|
|
20 |
C. Bell#20
|
29
|
0
|
1 Lap
|
|
21 |
W. Byron#24
|
6
|
0
|
1 Lap
|
|
22 |
M. McDowell#34
|
18
|
9
|
1 Lap
|
|
23 |
E. Jones#43
|
27
|
0
|
1 Lap
|
|
24 |
R. Chastain#1
|
19
|
0
|
1 Lap
|
|
25 |
T. Gilliland#38
|
16
|
0
|
1 Lap
|
|
26 |
A. Cindric#2
|
30
|
0
|
1 Lap
|
|
27 |
A. Allmendinger#16
|
36
|
0
|
1 Lap
|
|
28 |
N. Gragson#42
|
12
|
0
|
2 Laps
|
|
29 |
R. Newman#51
|
32
|
0
|
2 Laps
|
|
30 |
J. Haley#31
|
28
|
0
|
2 Laps
|
|
31 |
H. Burton#21
|
22
|
0
|
3 Laps
|
|
32 |
C. LaJoie#7
|
31
|
0
|
3 Laps
|
|
33 |
D. Suárez#99
|
33
|
0
|
4 Laps
|
|
34 |
T. Dillon#77
|
34
|
0
|
4 Laps
|
|
35 |
J. Yeley#15
|
35
|
0
|
4 Laps
|
|
36 |
B. McLeod#78
|
21
|
0
|
5 Laps
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