Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Nashville Superspeedway just outside Nashville, Tennessee, going into the Ally 400 on Sunday, June 25 at 7 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
Nashville Speedway Data
Season Race #: 17 of 36 (06-25-23)
Track Size: 1.33-miles
Banking/Turns: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 9 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 6 degrees
Track Type: Concrete D-Shaped Oval
Race Length: 300 laps / 399 miles
Stage 1 Length: 90 laps
Stage 2 Length: 95 laps
Final Stage Length: 115 laps
Track Qualifying Record:
Aric Almirola, Ford, 161.992 mph, 29.557 secs., June 20, 2021
Track Race Record:
Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 113.792 mph, (03:30:23), June 20, 2021
Nashville Superspeedway Stats & Tidbits:
HISTORY
The construction of Nashville Superspeedway was completed in 2001 and was originally owned by Dover Motorsports.The track is a D-shaped concrete oval stretching 1.33-miles in length and is located about 30 miles outside of Nashville, Tennessee in Lebanon.The first NASCAR national series race held at Nashville Superspeedway was a NASCAR Xfinity Series event on April 14, 2001. The first Xfinity race was won by Greg Biffle driving a Ford for RFK Racing.The first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was on August 10, 2001 and was won by Scott Riggs driving a Dodge for truck owner Jim Smith.Nashville Superspeedway was purchased in 2021 and is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was on June 20, 2021. The event was won by Hendrick Motorsport‘s driver and Kyle Larson in a Chevrolet.Nashville Superspeedway is the longest concrete surface track on the NASCAR schedule.Nashville Superspeedway has hosted two NASCAR Cup Series races (2021-2022).
STARTS
A total of 45 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, and 30 different drivers have competed in two Cup Series races at Nashville.No drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series have made their first career start at Nashville Superspeedway.Joey Logano leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Nashville with a 2.5 in two starts
Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Nashville Superspeedway (All-Time & Active)
RankAll-Time DriversAvg StartRacesRankActive DriversAvg StartRaces1Joey Logano2.50021Joey Logano2.50022Kyle Larson4.00022Kyle Larson4.00023Chase Elliott5.00023Chase Elliott5.00024Aric Almirola6.00024Aric Almirola6.00025Denny Hamlin7.00025Denny Hamlin7.00026Ryan Blaney8.00026Ryan Blaney8.00027William Byron8.50027William Byron8.50028Alex Bowman10.00028Alex Bowman10.00029Kevin Harvick10.00029Kevin Harvick10.000210Cole Custer12.000210Ross Chastain13.0002
POLES
Two different drivers have won the pole at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series (2021-2022).Aric Almirola won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series pole (2021) at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 992 mph (29.557 secs.) — the track qualifying record.Denny Hamlin won last season‘s NASCAR Cup Series pole at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 413 mph (29.848 secs.).Youngest Cup Series Nashville pole winner: Aric Almirola (June 20, 2021 — 37 years, 3 months, 6 days).Oldest Cup Series Nashville pole winner: Denny Hamlin (June 26, 2022 — 41 years, 7 months, 8 days).Two organizations have won poles at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series — Stewart-Haas Racing (Aric Almirola, 2021) and Joe Gibbs Racing (Denny Hamlin, 2022).Two manufacturer has won a pole at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series – Ford (2021) and Toyota (2022).
WINS
Two different drivers have won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway (2021-2022).Kyle Larson won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 20, 2021.Chase Elliott won last season‘s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 26, 2022.Youngest Cup Series Nashville winner: Chase Elliott (June 26, 2022 — 26 years, 6 months, 29 days).Oldest Cup Series Nashville winner: Kyle Larson (June 20, 2021 — 28 years, 6 months, 20 days).No NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won their first career race at Nashville Superspeedway.Two starting positions have led to wins in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway, and both are inside the top-five.In 2021, Kyle Larson won from the fifth starting position at Nashville Superspeedway.In 2022, Chase Elliott won from the fourth starting position at Nashville Superspeedway.One organization in the NASCAR Cup Series has won at Nashville Superspeedway – Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Nashville Superspeedway with two victories among two drivers – Kyle Larson (2021) and Chase Elliott (2022).One manufacturer has won at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series – Chevrolet (two wins: 2021, 2022).
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
Runner-Up Finishes:
Two drivers have finished runner-up in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway.Ross Chastain finished runner-up in the NASCAR Cup Series inaugural race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2021.Kurt Busch finished runner-up in last season‘s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2022.
Top Five Finishes:
A total of eight different drivers have finished in the top-five in the two NASCAR Cup Series races at Nashville Superspeedway — Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain are the only two drivers to finish inside the top-five in both races.Kyle Larson (1st), Ross Chastain (2nd), William Byron (3rd), Aric Almirola (4th) and Kevin Harvick (5th) finished inside the top-five in the NASCAR Cup Series inaugural race at Nashville Superspeedway (2021).Chase Elliott (1st), Kurt Busch (2nd), Ryan Blaney (3rd), Kyle Larson (4th) and Ross Chastain (5th) finished inside the top-five in last season‘s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway (2022).
Top-10 Finishes:
A total of 14 different drivers have finished in the top-10 in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway, and six drivers have finished inside the top-10 in both races — Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain.Kyle Larson (1st), Ross Chastain (2nd), William Byron (3rd), Aric Almirola (4th), Kevin Harvick (5th), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (6th), Daniel Suarez (7th), Kurt Busch (8th), Christopher Bell (9th) and Joey Logano (10th) finished inside the top-10 in the NASCAR Cup Series inaugural race at Nashville Superspeedway.Chase Elliott (1st), Kurt Busch (2nd), Ryan Blaney (3rd), Kyle Larson, (4th) Ross Chastain, (5th) Denny Hamlin (6th), Austin Cindric (7th), Christopher Bell (8th), Joey Logano (9th) and Kevin Harvick (10th) finished inside the top-10 in last season‘s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
Average Finish
Kyle Larson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average finish at Nashville Superspeedway with a 2.5 in two starts.
Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Nashville Superspeedway (All-Time)
RankAll-Time DriversAvg FinishRacesRankActive DriversAvg FinishRaces1Kyle Larson2.50021Kyle Larson2.50022Ross Chastain3.50022Ross Chastain3.50023Kurt Busch5.00023Kevin Harvick7.50024Kevin Harvick7.50024Christopher Bell8.50025Christopher Bell8.50025Joey Logano9.50026Joey Logano9.50026Aric Almirola10.50027Aric Almirola10.50027Daniel Suárez11.00028Daniel Suárez11.00028Ricky Stenhouse Jr11.00029Ricky Stenhouse Jr11.00029Austin Dillon13.000210Austin Dillon13.000210Denny Hamlin13.5002
LAP LEADERS
A total of 11 different drivers have led at least one lap in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway.Kyle Larson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Nashville Superspeedway with 264 laps led in two starts.
Lap Leaders in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway
RankAll-Time Lap LeadersRacesLedCompleted% Led1Kyle Larson226460044.0%2Denny Hamlin211459919.0%3Martin Truex Jr28259913.7%4Kyle Busch26460010.7%5Chase Elliott2556009.2%6Kurt Busch266001.0%7Chase Briscoe254961.0%8Joey Logano246000.7%9Ross Chastain246000.7%10Aric Almirola216000.2%11Ryan Blaney213530.3%The most laps led by the winner of a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was 264 of the scheduled 300 laps (88.0%) on June 20, 2021 by Kyle Larson. He started the race in fifth.The fewest laps led by the winner of a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was 42 of the scheduled 300 laps (14.0%) on June 26, 2022 by Chase Elliott. He started the race in fourth.The most laps led by a driver that did not win a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was 114 of the scheduled 300 (38.0%) on June 26, 2022, by Denny Hamlin; he ultimately finished the race sixth.
FEMALE COMPETITORS
No female drivers have competed in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway.
TRACK & EVENT SPECIFIC STATS
Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway is 0.551-second. The race was held on June 26, 2022 – the second Cup Series event at the track — Chase Elliott won and Kurt Busch finished runner-up.Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the largest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway is 4.335-second. The race was held on June 20, 2021 – the inaugural series event — Kyle Larson beat Ross Chastain (runner-up).None of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway (2021-2022) have resulted in NASCAR Overtime.The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was not shortened due to weather conditions.Qualifying has not been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway.Last season, the second round of Qualifying was cancelled and Round 1 was used to set the field.The NASCAR Cup Series Nashville Superspeedway race has never been postponed to another date due to weather conditions.
Nashville Superspeedway — NASCAR Cup Series
Previous RacesLast RaceMost/LargestFewest/SmallestCars:3639 (06/20/2021)36 (06/26/2022)Lead Changes:1818 (06/26/2022)14 (06/20/2021)Leaders:77 – 2 Times (06/26/2022)7 – 2 Times (06/26/2022)Cautions:1011 (06/20/2021)10 (06/26/2022)Caution Laps:5760 (06/20/2021)57 (06/26/2022)Lead Lap Finish:2626 (06/26/2022)20 (06/20/2021)Running at Finish:3434 (06/26/2022)31 (06/20/2021)Laps Led (Winner):42264 (06/20/2021)42 (06/26/2022)Margin of Victory*:0.5514.335 (06/20/2021)0.551 (06/26/2022)* Since 1993 (advent of digital timing and scoring); does not include races completed under caution
NASCAR IN TENNESSEE
A total of 370 NASCAR national series races among nine tracks have been held in the state of Tennessee.Tennessee Track NamesCityCupXfinityTruckCombinedFirst YearBristol Motor SpeedwayBristol12279252261961Bristol Motor Speedway DirtBristol30362021Nashville SuperspeedwayNashville22315402001Chattanooga International RacewayChattanooga20021962Kingsport SpeedwayKingsport30031969Memphis Motorsports ParkMemphis01112231998Nashville SpeedwayLebanon4295561958Smokey Mountain RacewayMaryville1200121965Tennessee-Carolina SpeedwayNewport20021956Totals18812260370The first NASCAR Cup Series race held in the state of Tennessee was at Tennessee-Carolina Speedway, now known as Newport Speedway, on October 7, 1956 and the race was won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Fireball Roberts.
TENNESSEE DRIVERS IN NASCAR
A total of 109 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Tennessee.NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip leads all drivers from Tennessee in NASCAR national series starts with 921.A total of 15 drivers from Tennessee have won at least one race in NASCAR‘s three national series; totaling 154 wins across all three national series.
Tennessee Drivers In NASCAR with Wins
Tennessee DriversCupXfinityTruckCombinedDarrell Waltrip8413097Sterling Marlin102012Bobby Hamilton411015Joe Lee Johnson2002Trevor Bayne1203Paul Lewis1001Bobby Hamilton Jr0505Josh Berry0505Jeff Purvis0404L.D. Ottinger0303Casey Atwood0202Mike Alexander0202Brad Teague0101Chad Chaffin0022John King0011Totals1024013155Darrell Waltrip, from Franklin, Tennessee, was inducted into the 2012 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Waltrip is the only Tennessee native driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series championship.Only two of the 15 winning drivers from Tennessee have won at least one race in the NASCAR Cup Series at a track located in the state of Tennessee: Darrell Waltrip (Bristol, 12 wins; Nashville, eight wins) and Joe Lee Johnson (Nashville, one win).
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