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Tonight’s Cup race at Richmond: Start time, lineup and more

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 - Practice

RICHMOND, VA - APRIL 20: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, drives during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on April 20, 2018 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

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Kyle Busch looks to win his third consecutive race of the season tonight at Richmond Raceway and become the second driver to accomplish that this season, matching what Kevin Harvick did earlier in the season.

Here is all the important information for the race.

(All times are Eastern)

START: Lauren Fulcher, Toyota car owner, will give the command to start engines for the Toyota Owners 400 at 6:37 p.m. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 6:44 p.m.

DISTANCE: The race is scheduled for 400 laps (300 miles) around the .75-mile track.

STAGES: Stage 1 ends on Lap 100. Stage 2 ends on Lap 200.

PRERACE SCHEDULE: Garage opens at 1 p.m. Driver/crew chief meeting is at 4:30 p.m. Driver introductions are at 6 p.m.

NATIONAL ANTHEM: Elliott Yamin will perform the anthem at 6:31 p.m.

TV/RADIO: Fox will broadcast the race beginning at 6:30 p.m. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. Motor Racing Network’s radio broadcast begins at 5:30 p.m. and also can be heard at mrn.com. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have MRN’s broadcast.

FORECAST: wunderground.com calls for a high of 64 degrees and a zero percent chance of rain at the start of the race.

LAST TIME: Kyle Larson won the September race, finishing ahead of Joey Logano and Ryan Newman. Logano won this event a year ago (but his car failed inspection after the race). Brad Keselowski was second. Denny Hamlin placed third.

STARTING LINEUP: Click here for the starting lineup.