Preece on pole, Busch fastest in practice for NASCAR Cup race at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. — Ryan Preece will start on the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series’ Cook Out 400 race Saturday night at Richmond Raceway.
Preece will share the front row with Tyler Reddick. Preece is below the cutline entering Richmond while Reddick is projected to make the playoffs based on where he is in points.
Meanwhile, Preece is one of five drivers in the top-10 starters who just about needs a win to get into the playoffs.
Kyle Busch is one of those drivers. He was fastest in practice on overall speed and the 5-, 10-, 15- and 20-lap averages but will roll off 28th.
NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond 2025 Starting Lineup and Results for Qualifying and Practice
- Ryan Preece
- Tyler Reddick
- AJ Allmendinger
- Denny Hamlin
- Chase Elliott
- Brad Keselowski
- Bubba Wallace
- Christopher Bell
- Alex Bowman
- Michael McDowell
- Austin DIllon
- Chris Buescher
- Austin Cindric
- William Byron
- Carson Hocevar
- Ty Dillon
- Josh Berry
- Erik Jones
- Chase Briscoe
- Ryan Blaney
- Daniel Suarez
- Noah Gragson
- Ty Gibbs
- Cole Custer
- Justin Haley
- Riley Herbst
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Kyle Busch
- Zane Smith
- Kyle Larson
- Todd Gilliland
- Corey Heim
- Ross Chastain
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Jesse Love
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Cody Ware
- Joey Logano
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
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