2026 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Starting Lineup: Ryan Blaney on Pole & Starting Grid — August 15

Ryan Blaney starts P1, with Chase Briscoe alongside in P2 for the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond at Richmond Raceway. The listed field contains 37 starters.

Pole position

Ryan Blaney

No. 12 · Ford

Outside pole

Chase Briscoe

No. 19 · Toyota

Field

37 starters

NASCAR Cup Series

Race weekend

Saturday, August 15, 2026

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Grid briefing

Ryan Blaney leads the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond starting lineup

How the front row was set

Ryan Blaney and Chase Briscoe occupy row one in the latest available starting order. The table below preserves the listed start-position order, car number and manufacturer supplied for the event.

What track position means at Richmond Raceway

Richmond blends short-track braking with long green runs, making rear-tire conservation and drive off the flat corners essential.

NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond grid watch

Cup teams must balance stage points with the setup and track position needed for the final run. Watch lap-time falloff, brake bias and split tire strategy. The approaching cutoff makes the provisional Chase bubble part of the race story. For this event, the season role is Cup regular-season points race 24 of 26.

Starting-order facts checked against ESPN Core. A post-qualifying inspection or unapproved adjustment can still send a car to the rear without changing its scored starting position.

Row-by-row grid

NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond starting positions

Find a driver or car

Row	Start	Driver	Car	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1	1	Ryan Blaney	No. 12	Ford	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
1	2	Chase Briscoe	No. 19	Toyota	Bass Pro Shops
2	3	Josh Berry	No. 21	Ford	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
2	4	Ty Gibbs	No. 54	Toyota	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
3	5	William Byron	No. 24	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
3	6	Ryan Preece	No. 60	Ford	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
4	7	Bubba Wallace	No. 23	Toyota	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
4	8	Christopher Bell	No. 20	Toyota	Interstate Batteries
5	9	Brad Keselowski	No. 6	Ford	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
5	10	Joey Logano	No. 22	Ford	Shell Pennzoil
6	11	Connor Zilisch	No. 88	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
6	12	John Hunter Nemechek	No. 42	Toyota	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
7	13	Chase Elliott	No. 9	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
7	14	Denny Hamlin	No. 11	Toyota	Progressive
8	15	AJ Allmendinger	No. 16	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
8	16	Austin Dillon	No. 3	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
9	17	Riley Herbst	No. 35	Toyota	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
9	18	Ross Chastain	No. 1	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
10	19	Chris Buescher	No. 17	Ford	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
10	20	Daniel Suarez	No. 7	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
11	21	Erik Jones	No. 43	Toyota	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
11	22	Carson Hocevar	No. 77	Chevrolet	Zeigler Auto Group
12	23	Austin Cindric	No. 2	Ford	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
12	24	Zane Smith	No. 38	Ford	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
13	25	Alex Bowman	No. 48	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
13	26	Michael McDowell	No. 71	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
14	27	Todd Gilliland	No. 34	Ford	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
14	28	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	No. 47	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
15	29	Cole Custer	No. 41	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
15	30	Kyle Larson	No. 5	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
16	31	Shane van Gisbergen	No. 97	Chevrolet	Red Bull
16	32	Tyler Reddick	No. 45	Toyota	Mobil 1
17	33	Austin Hill	No. 33	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
17	34	Ty Dillon	No. 10	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
18	35	Noah Gragson	No. 4	Ford	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
18	36	Josh Bilicki	No. 66	Ford	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V
19	37	Cody Ware	No. 51	Chevrolet	BODYARMOR FLASH I.V

37 listed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond winner started

Joey Logano won after starting P10

Joey Logano moved from P10 to the win, a net gain of 9 positions. The starting grid records where the car took the green; the race recap explains the decisive sequence that produced the finish.

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Quick answers

NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond starting lineup FAQ

Who is on pole for the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond?

Ryan Blaney is listed in pole position.

Who starts on the front row?

Ryan Blaney starts P1 and Chase Briscoe starts P2.

How many cars are in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond starting lineup?

The listed field has 37 starters.

Can the starting lineup change after qualifying?

Yes. Inspection failures, backup cars and unapproved adjustments can send a driver to the rear. The official scored start position may remain unchanged even when the car drops behind the field for the green flag.

How to use this tool

Read the starting grid

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Use Start for the exact grid spot and Row to see which two cars share a row.
2
Search a driver, car number or manufacturer to jump straight to that entry.
3
Open the race recap after the checkered flag to compare start versus finish.

Race fan notes:

An entry list is not a confirmed lineup.
A car sent to the rear can retain its original scored starting position.