Nashville Superspeedway starting lineup, TV schedule and race info for the NASCAR Cup Series
On Sunday, NASCAR Cup Series drivers take the green flag at Nashville Superspeedway. A round of qualifying was scheduled for today but weather has canceled that session and the starting lineup has been set via the rule book. They have since dried the track and cars are rolling out for practice.
View the NASCAR starting grid and TV schedule for Nashville Superspeedway below.
Nashville Menu
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
O’Reilly: Prac/Qual
Cup: Prac/Qual
Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position in the Cracker Barrel 400. Tyler Reddick completes the front row for Sunday’s race.
Stages:
90/185/300
Purse:
$11,233,037
Nashville Superspeedway
TV Schedule
What channel is the NASCAR race on?
Sunday
May 31, 2026
7:00pm ET
Prime Video | HBO Max | PRN
NASCAR Cup Series
Race Coverage
7:20pm ET
Green flag
NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NCS Race
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Nashville Superspeedway
Starting Lineup
May 31, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Tyler Reddick
3. Daniel Suarez
4. Christopher Bell
5. Kyle Larson
6. Ty Gibbs
7. Ryan Blaney
8. William Byron
9. Joey Logano
10. Shane van Gisbergen
11. Zane Smith
12. Brad Keselowski
13. Erik Jones
14. Michael McDowell
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
16. AJ Allmendinger
17. Carson Hocevar
18. Bubba Wallace
19. Alex Bowman
20. Cole Custer
21. Chris Buescher
22. Riley Herbst
23. Corey Heim
24. Austin Hill
25. Noah Gragson
26. John Hunter Nemechek
27. Ryan Preece
28. Chase Elliott
29. Ty Dillon
30. Chase Briscoe
31. Austin Dillon
32. Josh Berry
33. Cody Ware
34. Ross Chastain
35. Austin Cindric
36. Chad Finchum
37. Connor Zilisch
NASCAR Cup Series
Practice Results
Nashville Superspeedway
May 30, 2026
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Christopher Bell
29.802
2. Ross Chastain
29.824
3. Denny Hamlin
29.827
4. Ty Gibbs
29.935
5. Tyler Reddick
29.937
6. AJ Allmendinger
29.941
7. Kyle Larson
29.945
8. Ryan Blaney
29.952
9. Chase Briscoe
29.970
10. William Byron
30.004
11. Riley Herbst
30.006
12. Chase Elliott
30.018
13. Chris Buescher
30.020
14. Connor Zilisch
30.024
15. Austin Cindric
30.042
16. Carson Hocevar
30.044
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
30.061
18. John Hunter Nemechek
30.062
19. Bubba Wallace
30.064
20. Corey Heim
30.077
21. Michael McDowell
30.078
22. Erik Jones
30.093
23. Brad Keselowski
30.122
24. Zane Smith
30.123
25. Austin Dillon
30.130
26. Alex Bowman
20.158
27. Ty Dillon
30.164
28. Shane van Gisbergen
30.171
29. Austin Hill
30.188
30. Cody Ware
30.209
31. Joey Logano
30.212
32. Josh Berry
30.225
33. Ryan Preece
30.269
34. Noah Gragson
30.286
35. Cole Custer
30.319
36. Daniel Suarez
30.335
37. Todd Gilliland
30.387
38. Chad Finchum
31.325
