Chris Buescher grabs first Cup Series win of season at Richmond

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Chris Buescher raced away from local favorite Denny Hamlin in a three-lap shootout for his first victory of 2023, winning the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway on Sunday afternoon in Richmond, Va.

After the race's first caution for incident with 10 laps to go, the 30-year-old RFK Racing driver started his No. 17 Ford beside Hamlin -- from nearby Chesterfie