{
  "id": 802042,
  "title": "Richmond will open 2027 Chase on NASCAR Cup schedule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/richmond-will-open-2027-chase-on-nascar-cup-schedule",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T19:41:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/richmond-will-open-2027-chase-on-nascar-cup-schedule-/10846205/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For the first time since the 2021 season, Richmond Raceway will have a race inside the NASCAR Cup Chase. The Virginia short track will play host to the opening race of the 2027 Cup Chase, moving into September from its current August date. It will again be a night race. The Richmond race weekend will be held from September 10-11. Richmond spent many years as the regular season finale and while…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "How to watch NASCAR at Richmond: Weekend schedule, start time, TV",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/how-to-watch-nascar-at-richmond-weekend-schedule-start-time-tv",
        "published": "2026-08-13T21:44:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}