Nashville

NASCAR’s Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway on Prime Video attracted 1.655 million viewers, a 12 percent decline from the 1.9 million who watched the 2025 event, according to Nielsen’s panel‑only TV ratings. How Nielsen’s measurement system has changed For most of the 21st century, Nielsen estimated audiences using a household‑panel model that sampled roughly 42,000 homes and extrapolated […]

NASCAR announced that Austin Dillon will face no penalty for the lap‑145 wreck involving Brad Keselowski at Nashville Superspeedway, despite claims of intentional retaliation. What triggered the controversy During the race, a bottleneck at pit entry forced Keselowski low on the front stretch, causing him to stall and make contact with Dillon, who spun off Keselowski’s […]

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 […]