NASCAR race results from Nashville Superspeedway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Nashville, Tennessee. The 1.33-mile of Nashville Superspeedway is set to host the Cracker Barrel 400.
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Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick set the front row. 300 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Nashville
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 90 (1-90 / 300)
Green flag, Hamlin gets the jump and he’s clear before turn one.
Penalty: Hamlin will serve a pass-thru penalty for jumping the start! Reddick is handed the lead.
Lap 35, the competition caution is out.
Reddick leads the field to the pit lane. He’ll restart 4th as several cars take just two tires. Shane van Gisbergen leads them to the restart.
Green, Shane van Gisbergen clears Logano for the lead. Reddick rolls the outside lane and he’s coming fast.
Lap 45, Reddick and Larson fight for space. Larson slides him into turn one for 2nd.
Lap 48, Larson works to the right rear of van Gisbergen. They rub fenders.
Lap 53, Larson pulls right to the bumper of van Gisbergen off turn two. He wiggles and Larson works under him. Larson runs him wide and completes the pass for the lead.
Lap 73, Connor Zilisch blows a rotor and find the wall. The caution is out.
Larson leads the field to the pit lane. Slow stop for Christopher Bell. Ryan Blaney wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires. Allmendinger and three others stay out.
Green, Herbst pinches Allmendinger. Blaney makes it three wide for the lead. Blaney takes the lead away.
9 to go in stage one, Ross Chastain is in the wall with another blown rotor. The caution is out.
Green with 1 to go, Allmendinger has the momentum off turn two. Larson pulls even with Allmendinger into turn three!
The run side-by-side to the line. AJ Allmendinger wins stage one at Nashville Superspeedway!
Nashville Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. AJ Allmendinger; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Ryan Blaney; 4. Chase Elliott; 5. Tyler Reddick; 6. Bubba Wallace; 7. William Byron; 8. Chase Briscoe; 9. Riley Herbst; 10. Corey Heim
Nashville
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 95 (91-185 / 300)
Allmendinger pits from the lead. Larson cycles back to the front after staying out.
Green flag on stage two, Larson is clear as they run three wide for 2nd. Briscoe wins the battle for 2nd.
Lap 126, Briscoe works to the inside of Larson in the battle for the lead. A lap later, Briscoe is clear for the lead.
Lap 139, Reddick heads to the pit lane to begin the pit cycle.
Lap 145, Austin Dillon spins and the caution is out. Blaney, Elliott and six others have yet to pit.
Green, Blaney leads Elliott.
Lap 173, AJ Allmendinger is in the wall with a blown rotor, caution.
Blaney heads to the pit lane with most of the field. McDowell wins the race to the pit exit with two tires. Daniel Suarez are others stay out.
Green with 4 to go in stage two, Suarez gets the jump.
3 to go, Todd Gilliland is turned with help from Corey Heim. The caution is out.
Daniel Suarez wins stage two at Nashville Superspeedway!
Nashville Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Daniel Suarez; 2. Alex Bowman; 3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr; 4. Austin Cindric; 5. Denny Hamlin; 6. Michael McDowell; 7. William Byron; 8. Christopher Bell; 9. Chase Briscoe; 10. Brad Keselowski
Nashville
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 115 (186-300 / 300)
Suarez heads to the pit lane. Hamlin cycles back to the lead after a penalty in stage one.
Green flag on stage three, Hamlin clears McDowell for the lead into turn one.
Noah Gragson bobbles across the track after help from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The field scatters behind him. Austin Dillon tags the bumper of Brad Keselowski. Keselowski spins across the track and into the wall, caution.
Green, Hamlin and Briscoe run door-to-door for the lead. Hamlin drives it deep into turn three and slides him, Hamlin holds the lead.
Lap 204, Hocevar runs Buescher wide. Bubba Wallace is shoved into the wall. William Byron and Alex Bowman are collected. The caution is out.
Lap 214, John Hunter Nemechek spins with help from Carson Hocevar. Todd Gilliland is collected, caution.
Lap 244, Hamlin blocks the inside from Briscoe. Briscoe loses the nose and Bell swings around the outside for 2nd.
Lap 245, Bell works to the right rear of Hamlin into turn three. Bell to the lead!
Pit cycle
Lap 257, Hamlin heads for the pit lane under green. Bell and Briscoe follow a lap later.
Lap 270, Zane Smith leads and he’s been saving fuel this entire run. Smith is attempting to make it to the end. Bell runs 8th, 18 seconds back.
23 to go, Smith leads as Bell is up to 3rd with fresh tires. Bell trails by 4 seconds.
15 to go, Smith leads Bell by 1 second.
13 to go, Bell drives right by Smith on the outside for the lead. Chris Buescher is in the wall behind them, caution.
Green with 4 to go, Hamlin shoves Bell clear into turn one. Hamlin works under Bell off turn two.
3 to go, Bell and Hamlin remain side-by-side for the lead. They rub doors.
2 to go, Bell rolls the outside as Hamlin works the inside. Hamlin runs Bell wide in turn four.
1 to go, Briscoe makes it three wide for the lead! Bell is clear through the middle but he runs wide. Hamlin has a run on the inside and he takes the lead away!
Denny Hamlin wins at Nashville Superspeedway! Tyler Reddick is hard in the wall behind them.
Nashville Superspeedway
Race Results
May 31, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Christopher Bell
3. Chase Briscoe
4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
5. Chase Briscoe
6. Tyler Reddick
7. Shane van Gisbergen
8. Ryan Blaney
9. Zane Smith
10. Carson Hocevar
11. Erik Jones
12. Ty Dillon
13. Ty Gibbs
14. Joey Logano
15. Michael McDowell
16. Noah Gragson
17. Riley Herbst
18. Austin Dillon
19. Daniel Suarez
20. Todd Gilliland
21. Cole Custer
22. Cody Ware
23. Kyle Larson
24. John Hunter Nemechek
25. Corey Heim
26. Austin Cindric
27. Austin Hill
28. Chad Finchum
29. Chris Buescher
30. William Byron
31. Josh Berry
32. Bubba Wallace
33. Alex Bowman
34. Brad Keselowski
35. AJ Allmendinger
36. Ryan Preece
37. Ross Chastain
38. Connor Zilisch
NASCAR Cup Series
Points
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Tyler Reddick
657
2. Denny Hamlin
-97
3. Ryan Blaney
-174
4. Chase Elliott
-195
5. Ty Gibbs
-208
6. Kyle Larson
-248
7. Christopher Bell
-258
8. Chris Buescher
-264
9. Carson Hocevar
-274
10. Daniel Suarez
-279
11. William Byron
-305
12. Brad Keselowski
-310
13. Shane van Gisbergen
-311
14. Chase Briscoe
-314
15. Bubba Wallace
-319
16. Austin Cindric
-351
17. Ryan Preece
-353
18. Joey Logano
-360
19. Michael McDowell
-382
20. Zane Smith
-385
21. Erik Jones
-387
22. AJ Allmenidnger
-391
23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-394
24. Austin Dillon
-413
25. Todd Gilliland
-417
26. Ross Chastain
-418
27. Riley Herbst
-433
28. John Hunter Nemechek
-444
29. Noah Gragson
-455
30. Ty Dillon
-480
31. Josh Berry
-483
32. Alex Bowman
-497
33. Cole Custer
-507
34. Connor Zilisch
-510
35. Cody Ware
-540
