{
  "id": 912810,
  "title": "NASCAR Cup Richmond starting lineup: Ryan Blaney takes pole position",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/nascar-cup-richmond-starting-lineup-ryan-blaney-takes-pole-position",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T21:48:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-cup-richmond-starting-lineup-ryan-blaney-pole/10846418/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The grid is set for Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. Team Penske's Ryan Blaney earned pole position in the No. 12 Ford, running a fast lap of 22.225s. He will share the front row with Chase Briscoe in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, who missed the pole by 0.050s. \"I appreciate the cloud,\" said Blaney after practice. \"I think a handful of us got the benefit of the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-13T19:41:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}