NASCAR Cup

Denny Hamlin told listeners on the Actions Detrimental podcast that the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway should have been run as a 300‑mile event because the slower 1.3‑mile circuit stretches a 400‑mile distance beyond reasonable timing. Why the Nashville race exceeded the norm The Sunday night contest lasted three hours and thirty minutes, crossing […]

Denny Hamlin captured his 62nd NASCAR Cup Series triumph at Nashville Superspeedway, slipping past teammate Christopher Bell on the final lap of a 300‑lap, 11‑caution contest. Hamlin’s Late‑Race Surge Secures 62nd Cup Win Facing a JGR 1‑2‑3 scenario, Hamlet slipped into third before a late caution shuffled the field. On the ensuing four‑lap dash, he chose tighter lines, […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. vaulted to a fourth‑place finish at Nashville Superspeedway after a four‑tire stop propelled him from 13th to the front of the field in the final four laps. Late‑race charge past the leaders Fresh Goodyear slicks allowed the Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet to surge past the pack, climbing to sixth before encountering a side‑by‑side battle […]

Denny Hamlin secured the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway by executing an unexpected bottom‑line pass on the final restart, edging out teammates Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe. Hamlin clinches Nashville after decisive bottom‑line maneuver After leading the closing lap, Hamlin elected to dive low on the track, anticipating Bell’s deep line and forcing Briscoe into a compromising […]

Following a post‑race review, Shane van Gisbergen was officially moved into a fifth‑place finish, a margin of only 0.005 seconds separating him from Tyler Reddick and Chase Elliott at the checkered flag. Intense closing laps decide top five Van Gisbergen, who started tenth, spent most of the event within the top ten and led a career‑high 12 laps on the […]

Tyler Reddick solidified his grip on the 2026 NASCAR Cup points after Nashville, extending a 97‑point advantage over Denny Hamlin. Leader board gap and the chase for the top spot Hamlin’s win at the Music City Motor Speedway elevated him to second place with 560 points, while Ryan Blaney holds third at 483. Chase Elliott edged […]

Denny Hamlin secured his 62nd NASCAR Cup win at the 2026 Music City Grand Prix, edging out teammate Christopher Bell on the final turn of a chaotic Nashville showdown. Thrilling finish and JGR dominance With three JGR Toyotas running side‑by‑side on the white flag, Hamlin slipped past Bell exiting Turn 2, while Chase Briscoe claimed the remaining podium […]

Severe thunderstorms postponed the kickoff of the 2026 Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville, preventing the race from beginning at its 7:20 p.m. ET slot. Metric‑based lineup determines front row With Saturday’s qualifying cancelled by rain, NASCAR resorted to its performance‑based formula to set the grid. Denny Hamlin secures the pole, while championship leader Tyler Reddick joins him […]

Shane Van Gisbergen secured an 11th‑place finish at the rain‑shortened Coca‑Cola 600, delivering his strongest oval result since moving to NASCAR full‑time in 2024. Oval development and race‑day reflections Running an average of seventh throughout the Charlotte Motor Speedway event, Van Gisbergen led 11 laps before a late‑race pit stop and strategic hiccup dropped him just outside the top […]