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Everything you need to know about Saturday night's race at Richmond

Published Nov. 15, 2016 3:21 p.m. ET

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Tonight’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway is race No. 26 of 36 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

Heading into the final regular-season race, Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon and Jamie McMurray hold the final three Chase spots on points. Ryan Newman is 17th in the standings, 22 points behind McMurray.

Here is everything you need to about Saturday night’s showdown at the 0.75-mile Virginia short track:

Green flag:

7:43 p.m. ET

Tune-in:

3:30 p.m. ET: "NASCAR RaceDay" (FS2)

7:30 p.m. ET: Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400

1:30 a.m. ET: "NASCAR Victory Lane" (FS1)

Race distance: 400 laps, 300 miles

Track size: 0.75-mile D-shaped oval

Grid size: 40 cars

Forecast: Partly cloudy, zero percent chance of rain, 86 degrees

National anthem: U.S. National Marine Corps Band

Honorary pace car driver: Actor Sullivan Stapleton

Flyover: Two T-38’s from Langley Air Force Base

Defending race winner: Matt Kenseth

Front row: Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson

Starting lineup:

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