The next NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway is on Saturday, September 11, 2027, according to NASCAR’s 2027 schedule. Joey Logano won the last one, the Cook Out 400 on Saturday, August 15, 2026, ahead of Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric.
The next race at Richmond
- Date: Saturday, September 11, 2027
- Race: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Richmond, as the 2027 schedule lists it
- Track: Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Virginia, a 0.75-mile asphalt short track banked 14 degrees in the turns, 8 on the backstretch and 2 on the frontstretch
- Last distance: 400 laps and 300 miles in August 2026
Richmond now has one Cup race a year. It had two as late as 2024, in March and August, and in 2025 and 2026 it had only the August race. The 2027 date is about four weeks later than the last two, and eight days before the Cup Series goes to Watkins Glen on September 19, 2027.
How the last two Richmond races finished
| Finish | Aug. 16, 2025 | Aug. 15, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Dillon | Joey Logano |
| 2 | Alex Bowman | Chase Briscoe |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | Austin Cindric |
| 4 | Joey Logano | Denny Hamlin |
| 5 | Austin Cindric | Chase Elliott |
Logano and Cindric are the only drivers in the top five both years. Logano went from fourth to first.
Recent Richmond winners
| Date | Winner | Second |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15, 2026 | Joey Logano | Chase Briscoe |
| Aug. 16, 2025 | Austin Dillon | Alex Bowman |
| Aug. 11, 2024 | Austin Dillon | Denny Hamlin |
| March 31, 2024 | Denny Hamlin | Joey Logano |
| July 30, 2023 | Chris Buescher | Denny Hamlin |
| April 2, 2023 | Kyle Larson | Josh Berry |
Hamlin has been in the top five in four of the last six Richmond races, with one win and two runner-up finishes. Austin Dillon won the summer race two years running, in 2024 and 2025. Five different drivers have won the six.
Betting NASCAR at Richmond
No price on the 2027 Richmond race is quoted here. As of September 25, 2026, we have no market for it that we can source and date.
When the board goes up, read each price as a chance. A driver at +500 is priced at 16.7%, one at +1000 at 9.1% and one at +2500 at 3.8%. A bet is worth making only when you rate a driver’s chance higher than the price does. At a short track, top-five and head-to-head markets can be a better fit for a driver like Hamlin, who has run at the front there more often than he has won.
Our NASCAR picks this week cover each race as it comes, and the NASCAR betting guide explains the markets. NASCAR track types explained compares short tracks with the rest, the Watkins Glen odds cover the race that follows it in 2027, and the NASCAR blog has the rest of the season. For paid race picks, compare the best NASCAR handicappers and read our sportsbook reviews before you open an account.