UPDATE: The race received underway after solely a slight delay, beginning on wet-weather tires.
Rain moved into the Richmond space on Sunday afternoon and remained pretty regular effectively previous the unique 7 p.m. ET begin time.
Ought to the race find yourself being postponed, it’ll start at midday ET Monday and broadcast reside on FOX.
When the race does lastly get below approach on the ¾-mile oval, Kyle Larson will lead the sector to inexperienced for the primary time this season.
He beat his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott for the pole in Saturday’s qualifying session and earned the seventeenth pole of his profession. Larson received this race one 12 months in the past.
“I imply apply went effectively and qualifying went good. I’m not anticipating to win, however I believe now we have a No. 5 Chevrolet able to contending,” Larson mentioned.
“We have now a pit stall to go together with it now, which helps. Simply have to execute a superb race and see the place the outcomes find yourself.”
This weekend’s race is the primary for NASCAR’s new aero bundle on a observe shorter than a mile in size. It debuted at Phoenix earlier this month.
Among the many modifications made are a simplified diffuser, use of the 2023 brief observe/street course splitter stuffers, removing of engine panel strakes, a three-inch spoiler, and simplified diffuser strakes.
Ross Chastain will line up third, fellow HMS driver Alex Bowman fourth and Bubba Wallace fifth.
Finishing the highest 10 beginning lineup are Todd Gilliland, Martin Truex Jr., Ty Gibbs, Austin Cindric and his Penske teammate Joey Logano.
HMS has come out swinging this season.
Final weekend was the primary time since 2007 the group received a number of NASCAR nationwide collection races on the identical observe in the identical weekend. Between Larson and William Byron (twice), Hendrick drivers have received three of the primary six Cup races.
