The NASCAR Cup Series drives toward the playoffs with the next-to-last regular season race, the Cook Out 400 on Aug. 16 at Richmond Raceway. The playoff picture is fairly clear for now, but that can all change if a driver not inside the top 16 of the playoff standings wins on Saturday.

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NASCAR's finest descended upon Richmond for one of the competition's most famous short track races, the Cook Out 400.

Denny Hamlin is first on the board for the Cook Out 400, but another driver is closing in. Check out the early odds for NASCAR's race at Richmond.

NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 in Richmond, Va., this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network; Countdown to Green Gets Underway at 7 p.m. ET

Shane van Gisbergen landed his fourth consecutive road-course victory in the NASCAR Cup Series Sunday at Watkins Glen International.