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)
Rank | All-Time Drivers | Avg Start | Races | Rank | Active Drivers | Avg Start | Races |
1 | Joey Logano | 2.500 | 2 | 1 | Joey Logano | 2.500 | 2 |
2 | Kyle Larson | 4.000 | 2 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 4.000 | 2 |
3 | Chase Elliott | 5.000 | 2 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 5.000 | 2 |
4 | Aric Almirola | 6.000 | 2 | 4 | Aric Almirola | 6.000 | 2 |
5 | Denny Hamlin | 7.000 | 2 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 7.000 | 2 |
6 | Ryan Blaney | 8.000 | 2 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 8.000 | 2 |
7 | William Byron | 8.500 | 2 | 7 | William Byron | 8.500 | 2 |
8 | Alex Bowman | 10.000 | 2 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 10.000 | 2 |
9 | Kevin Harvick | 10.000 | 2 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 10.000 | 2 |
10 | Cole Custer | 12.000 | 2 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 13.000 | 2 |
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)
Rank | All-Time Drivers | Avg Finish | Races | Rank | Active Drivers | Avg Finish | Races |
1 | Kyle Larson | 2.500 | 2 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 2.500 | 2 |
2 | Ross Chastain | 3.500 | 2 | 2 | Ross Chastain | 3.500 | 2 |
3 | Kurt Busch | 5.000 | 2 | 3 | Kevin Harvick | 7.500 | 2 |
4 | Kevin Harvick | 7.500 | 2 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 8.500 | 2 |
5 | Christopher Bell | 8.500 | 2 | 5 | Joey Logano | 9.500 | 2 |
6 | Joey Logano | 9.500 | 2 | 6 | Aric Almirola | 10.500 | 2 |
7 | Aric Almirola | 10.500 | 2 | 7 | Daniel Suárez | 11.000 | 2 |
8 | Daniel Suárez | 11.000 | 2 | 8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 11.000 | 2 |
9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 11.000 | 2 | 9 | Austin Dillon | 13.000 | 2 |
10 | Austin Dillon | 13.000 | 2 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 13.500 | 2 |
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
Rank | All-Time Lap Leaders | Races | Led | Completed | % Led |
1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 264 | 600 | 44.0% |
2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 114 | 599 | 19.0% |
3 | Martin Truex Jr | 2 | 82 | 599 | 13.7% |
4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 64 | 600 | 10.7% |
5 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 55 | 600 | 9.2% |
6 | Kurt Busch | 2 | 6 | 600 | 1.0% |
7 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 5 | 496 | 1.0% |
8 | Joey Logano | 2 | 4 | 600 | 0.7% |
9 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 4 | 600 | 0.7% |
10 | Aric Almirola | 2 | 1 | 600 | 0.2% |
11 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 1 | 353 | 0.3% |
- 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 Races | Last Race | Most/Largest | Fewest/Smallest |
Cars: | 36 | 39 (06/20/2021) | 36 (06/26/2022) |
Lead Changes: | 18 | 18 (06/26/2022) | 14 (06/20/2021) |
Leaders: | 7 | 7 – 2 Times (06/26/2022) | 7 – 2 Times (06/26/2022) |
Cautions: | 10 | 11 (06/20/2021) | 10 (06/26/2022) |
Caution Laps: | 57 | 60 (06/20/2021) | 57 (06/26/2022) |
Lead Lap Finish: | 26 | 26 (06/26/2022) | 20 (06/20/2021) |
Running at Finish: | 34 | 34 (06/26/2022) | 31 (06/20/2021) |
Laps Led (Winner): | 42 | 264 (06/20/2021) | 42 (06/26/2022) |
Margin of Victory*: | 0.551 | 4.335 (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 Names | City | Cup | Xfinity | Truck | Combined | First Year |
Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol | 122 | 79 | 25 | 226 | 1961 |
Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt | Bristol | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2021 |
Nashville Superspeedway | Nashville | 2 | 23 | 15 | 40 | 2001 |
Chattanooga International Raceway | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1962 |
Kingsport Speedway | Kingsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1969 |
Memphis Motorsports Park | Memphis | 0 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 1998 |
Nashville Speedway | Lebanon | 42 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 1958 |
Smokey Mountain Raceway | Maryville | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1965 |
Tennessee-Carolina Speedway | Newport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1956 |
Totals | 188 | 122 | 60 | 370 |
- The 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 Drivers | Cup | Xfinity | Truck | Combined |
Darrell Waltrip | 84 | 13 | 0 | 97 |
Sterling Marlin | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Bobby Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
Joe Lee Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Trevor Bayne | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Paul Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Hamilton Jr | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Josh Berry | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Jeff Purvis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
L.D. Ottinger | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Casey Atwood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Mike Alexander | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Brad Teague | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chad Chaffin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
John King | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 102 | 40 | 13 | 155 |
- Darrell 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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