When is next NASCAR race? Why NASCAR Cup Series is off again on Sunday

The NASCAR Cup Series continues its Olympic break this weekend but will return to the race track next Sunday for the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway.

NASCAR got a much-needed break for all three national series, starting after the July 21 race at Indianapolis coinciding with the start of the Paris Summer Olympic Games.

NBC and its related networks, including USA Network, CNBC and Peacock, have provided daily coverage of the Olympics from the early morning through prime-time encore showings of key events in prime time.

The Cup Series has four regular-season races remaining, with four completely different tracks. Richmond is a short track, while Michigan is a 2-mile oval. Daytona is its own drafting beast, and the Southern 500 at Darlington will be a marathon at the egg-shaped oval.

Here’s what you should know about NASCAR’s return to racing next weekend:

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NASCAR Richmond TV schedule, start time for Cook Out 400

Green Flag Time:  Approx. 5 p.m. CT, next Sunday, Aug. 11

Track: Richmond Raceway (0.75-mile oval) in Richmond, Virginia

Length:  400 laps, 300 miles

Stages:  70 laps, 160 laps, 170 laps

TV coverage:  USA Network

Radio:  MRN (102.5 FM in Nashville)

Streaming: FUBO (free trial available); NBC Sports app (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)

The Cook Out 400 will be broadcast nationally on USA Network. Streaming options for the race include the NBC Sports app and FUBO, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

NASCAR Cup Series 2024 points standings

This season’s winners (locked into playoffs)

Top 16 advance to playoffs

• 1: Kyle Larson (4 wins, 28 playoff points, regular season points leader)

• 2. Christopher Bell (3 wins, 24 playoff points)

• 3. Denny Hamlin (3 wins, 21 playoff points)

• 4. William Byron (3 wins, 16 playoff points)

• 5. Ryan Blaney (2 wins, 12 playoff points)

• 6. Tyler Reddick (1 win, 8 playoff points)

• 7. Austin Cindric (1 win, 7 playoff points)

• 8. Chase Elliott (1 win, 6 playoff points)

• 9. Joey Logano (1 win, 6 playoff points)

• 10. Brad Keselowski (1 win, 5 playoff points)

• 11. Alex Bowman (1 win, 5 playoff points)

• 12. Daniel Suarez (1 win, 5 playoff points)

Wild card playoff points standings

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NASCAR Cup Series schedule 2024: Regular season and playoff races remaining

• Aug. 11: Cook Out 400, Richmond Raceway (5 p.m., USA Network)

• Aug. 18: FireKeepers Casino 400, Michigan International Speedway (1:30 p.m., USA Network)

• Aug. 24: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona International Speedway (6:30 p.m., NBC)

• Sept. 1: Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway (5 p.m., USA Network)Regular season finale

• Sept. 8: Quaker State 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16

• Sept. 15: Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen International (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16

• Sept. 21: Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway (6:30 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16

• Sept. 29: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 12

• Oct. 6: YellaWood 500, Talladega Superspeedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 12

• Oct. 13: Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway road course (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 12

• Oct. 20: South Point 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1:30 p.m., NBC) Round of 8

• Oct. 27: Untitled race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (1:30 p.m., NBC) Round of 8

• Nov. 3: Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 8

• Nov. 10: NASCAR Cup Series Championship race, Phoenix Raceway (2 p.m., NBC)

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