Kyle Larson leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway on Sunday. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Richmond NASCAR Cup race photo slideshow

Check out some of the best action from Sunday's race

Author:
Jerry Bonkowski
Publish date:
Aug 14, 2022 9:53 PM EDT

(All photos courtesy NASCAR)

The Closer did it again, as Kevin Harvick ended a 65-race winless streak last week at Michigan and began a new winning streak Sunday, earning his second victory in a row with a strong showing at Richmond Raceway.

Harvick's win only made it an even tighter battle for the two remaining regular season races, as well, to qualify for the 10-race playoffs.

There are now only two races left in the regular season: this coming Sunday at Watkins Glen International and the regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, August 28.

Okay, you've asked the last several months for it, so here it is, our first effort at what we hope will be the first of many and frequent slideshows. Enjoy!

Gallery: NASCAR Cup at Richmond

Kyle Larson leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway on Sunday. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Toyota, looks over the track at Richmond Raceway to try and work up a strategy prior to Sunday's Federated Auto Parts 400 on Sunday. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Now that's what I'm talkin' about! The stands at Richmond Raceway were full for Sunday's Federated Auto Parts NASCAR Cup race. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Harrison Burton, driver of the No. 21 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, pits during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, leads William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota, race during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Kevin Harvick, known for his colorful nickname of "The Closer" for his oftentimes dramatic late-race wins, earned his second straight NASCAR Cup race win (after a 65-race winless streak, longest of his career), celebrates with a burnout after winning Sunday's Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Kevin Harvick celebrates after winning at Richmond, his second consecutive win after failing to win his previous 65 tries. Photo courtesy NASCAR.

Kevin Harvick crosses the finish line to win Sunday's Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway. It's Harvick's second straight win after having gone winless in his previous 65 races. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

After breaking a 65-race winless streak last week, the longest of his NASCAR Cup career, Kevin Harvick started a new streak Sunday with his second consecutive win in the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 races to a fifth-place finish Sunday during the NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway. (Photo by Jim Fluharty/HHP for Chevy Racing)

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, stops for tires and fuel to try and improve his place in the field. He eventually finished fifth in Sunday's Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Andrew Coppley/HHP for Chevy Racing)

Green, Green, Green!!!

Kyle Larson leads the field to the green flag to start Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series' Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway . (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)