One year after rough driving got him thrown out of the playoffs, Dillon left no room to doubt his sixth career victory

Austin Dillon — He snapped a 37-race winless streak with his second consecutive victory at Richmond — and did it without the controversy of last year’s race. Dillon led 107 laps (he had led only eight laps all season). That also marked the most laps the No. 3 car has led in a Cup race since Dale Earnhardt led 107 laps in the 1998 Daytona 500.

The victory marked just his sixth in 433 Cup starts but made Dillon made the first Richard Childress Racing driver to win consecutive Cup races at the 0.75-mile oval in Richmond since the

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Richmond becomes the second track with multiple wins for Dillon, who also has two victories at Daytona International Speedway. Aside from winning the 2018 Daytona 500 season opener, five of his six Cup wins have come after entering a race below the playoff cutline.

Austin Dillon's redemption at Richmond was the storybook ending the driver needed, and it was an entire year in the making.

Ryan Preece will start from the pole position Saturday night at Richmond Raceway while trying to lock in a spot for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs

Austin Dillon jumps into the playoffs, Tyler Reddick suddenly has to sweat it out at Daytona, and more from the weekend to Richmond.

The roar of engines at Richmond Raceway turned to gasps of disbelief as one of NASCAR’s most promising championship battles came to a heartbreaking end.