{"id":1883,"date":"2026-08-16T02:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uscnews.org\/?p=1883"},"modified":"2026-08-16T02:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:53:02","slug":"joey-logano-holds-off-chase-briscoe-to-win-nascar-race-at-richmond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uscnews.org\/?p=1883","title":{"rendered":"Joey Logano holds off Chase Briscoe to win NASCAR race at Richmond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney (12) and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe (19) battle in turn one during Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Richmond Va. (AP Photo\/Robert Simmons)<\/small><\/p>\n

2026-08-16T02:26:23Z<\/p>\n

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) \u2014 Joey Logano continued his surge toward the NASCAR<\/a><\/span> Chase, winning Saturday night at Richmond Raceway with a late-race charge on fresh tires.<\/p>\n

The three-time Cup Series champion scored his second victory in the past four races while surging from 17th to ninth in the points standings.<\/p>\n

With 24 laps remaining, the Team Penske driver snatched the lead from Christopher Bell<\/a><\/span>, who had pitted 20 laps earlier and was trying to stretch his tires to the finish on Richmond\u2019s abrasive surface.<\/p>\n

Logano raced to his 39th career victory and third at Richmond. He won by 0.392 seconds over Chase Briscoe, who led a race-high 171 of 400 laps but was unable to catch Logano after losing the lead just before his final pit stop.<\/p>\n

Briscoe had a best finish of 11th in nine previous starts at Richmond, one of only three active tracks where he had yet to score a top 10. After qualifying second, he passed pole-sitter Ryan Blaney<\/a><\/span> on the first lap to lead the first lap of his career on the 0.75-mile oval.<\/p>\n

Austin Cindric finished third, followed by Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott.<\/p>\n

Hamlin family dedication<\/h2>\n

In an emotional ceremony Friday morning<\/a><\/span>, Richmond Raceway dedicated the grandstand seats where Denny Hamlin\u2019s parents sat for years watching NASCAR races long before their son became a 64-time winner in the Cup Series. Hamlin\u2019s father, Dennis, died in a house fire last December<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The track\u2019s tribute was among the highlights of a homecoming weekend for Hamlin, who grew up about 20 minutes from the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really the time I get to see my brother and sister that still live up here,\u201d said Hamlin, who lives in the Charlotte, N.C., area. \u201cI\u2019ve got lots of high school friends that have their own campsite here. It will be amazing if they don\u2019t get arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mirror driving<\/h2>\n

In an appearance on Dale Earnhardt Jr.\u2019s podcast this week<\/a><\/span>, Ty Gibbs lobbied for removing the digital rearview camera that NASCAR implemented four years ago. Gibbs joked that some Cup drivers would be out of the series without the high-tech device that makes blocking easier by anticipating an opponent\u2019s move. He\u2019s gotten no feedback from NASCAR but hopes a change could be made in the offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t hear anything on it, but I thought I\u2019d recommend it,\u201d GIbbs said. \u201cI just think everybody probably agrees to it, too. I mean, a lot of people do, so I thought I\u2019d say it. I think it could happen. They took windshield wipers off, and we run in the rain still, so I think it could happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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