Records and facts
Last year's Ally 400 was quite competitive. Ross Chastain raced up into contention and passed Martin Truex Jr. for the lead prior to the final round of pit stops under green. When Alex Bowman made his final stop with 34 laps to go, Chastain took the lead.
From there, Chastain held on to win on the concrete tri-oval. His margin
of victory was .789 seconds over Truex. Denny Hamlin was third, then Hendrick Motorsports teammates Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson.
At this point, there have only been three Cup races at Nashville Superspeedway. Those races have been won by Chastain, Elliott and Larson.
Track Facts
Track /
Race Length: 1.33-mile tri-oval, 300 laps (399 miles)
Banking: 14 degrees
Frontstretch: 2,250 ft., banked 9 degrees
Backstretch: 1,330 ft., banked 6 degrees
Grandstand Seating: 38,000
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph
Pace Car Speed: 55 mph
Opened: 1997
Website: http://www.nashvillesuperspeedway.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NashvilleSuperspeedway/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NashvilleSuperS
Pre-Race Schedule:
Practice: Saturday, June 29, 2 - 2:50 p.m. ET on USA Network
Qualifying: Saturday, June 29, 2:55 p.m. ET on USA Network
Say What?!
"I am really excited to get there, in general. I remember growing up and
watching races there as a kid, and to get to be the driver on track instead of the kid in the stands is a really cool feeling. I am sure I will see some friends and family that I haven’t seen in a while, which makes it special, too, because they were the ones to support me when I was chasing this dream. So to see them as a Cup Series driver means a lot to me. I think for the race, this will be a good opportunity for us to run well. I have had success there before and run well there, and the No.
4 team and Kevin (Harvick) did well there recently so I think we can be competitive." - Josh Berry
"Nashville has been a great racetrack for us on both the Xfinity and Cup side of our program. Being able to win the Xfinity race last year was a huge highlight; getting that guitar that is so iconic and then running inside the top 10 all day in the Cup
race. It’s a racetrack that I have enjoyed since we started going to it. Hopefully, we can have the same success that we have had the past few years. Looking forward to the weekend and thinking we can have a good run in both race cars and find the momentum that we need." - AJ Allmendinger
"Nashville has been fun. This will be year four since we’ve [NASCAR Cup Series] gone back, and I’ve really
enjoyed the race there every year. The track has widened out quite a bit from what it used to be. We’ve also run well there the last few years – I think we finished eighth last summer and hopefully we can go back and have a similar weekend and go run up towards the top 10. Excited to get there, it’s been a great track, but also a great crowd and a great area for us to race in the last four years." - Erik
Jones