Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Cracker Barrel 400

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Nashville Superspeedway just outside Nashville, Tennessee, going into the Cracker Barrel 400 on Sunday, June 1 at 7 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

 Nashville Superspeedway Stats & Tidbits:
TRACK DATA
Season Race #: 14 of 36 (June 1, 2025)
Race Purse: $11,055,250
Track Size/Type: 1.33 Mile Concrete Paved D-Shaped Oval
Banking/Turns: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 9 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 6 degrees
Race Length: 300 laps / 399 miles
Stage 1 Length: 90 laps
Stage 2 Length: 95 laps (End on Lap 185)
Final Stage Length: 115 laps (Ends On Lap 300)

TRACK RECORDS

Nashville Qualifying Record:
Aric Almirola, Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, 161.992 mph, 29.557 secs., June 20, 2021

Nashville Race Record:
Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, 132.914 mph, (03:00:07), June 25, 2023

2024 Nashville Pole Winner:
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 160.354 mph, 29.859 secs., June 29,2024

2024 Nashville Race Winner:
Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford, 108.298 mph, (04:03:54), June 30, 2024

 HISTORY

• The construction of Nashville Superspeedway was completed in 2001, and the facility 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, and the event 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 at 1.33-miles.
• Nashville Superspeedway has hosted four NASCAR Cup Series races total (2021-2024).

 STARTS

• A total of 55 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
• A total of 39 different drivers have competed in two Cup Series races at Nashville Superspeedway.
• A total of 22 different drivers have competed in all four of the NASCAR Cup Series races held at Nashville Superspeedway.
• No driver in the NASCAR Cup Series has made their first career start at Nashville Superspeedway.
• Joey Logano leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Nashville with a 3.0 in three starts

Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Nashville Superspeedway (All-Time & Active)

POLES

• A total of three different drivers have won a pole at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series.
  • Aric Almirola won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series pole (2021) at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 161.992 mph (29.557 secs.) – the track qualifying record.
  • Denny Hamlin won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series pole at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 160.413 mph (29.848 secs.).
  • Ross Chastain won the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series pole at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 160.687 mph (29.797 secs.).
  • Denny Hamlin won the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series pole at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 160.354 mph, (29.859 secs.).

• Denny Hamlin leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Nashville Superspeedway with two (2022, 2024).
• Youngest Cup Series Nashville pole winner: Ross Chastain (June 25, 2023 – 30 years, 6 months, 21 days).
• Oldest Cup Series Nashville pole winner: Denny Hamlin (June 30, 2024 – 43 years, 7 months, 12 days).
• A total of three organizations have won poles at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series, led by Joe Gibbs Racing with two poles:
  • Joe Gibbs Racing (Denny Hamlin, 2022, 2024)
  • Trackhouse Racing (Ross Chastain, 2023)
  • Stewart-Haas Racing (Aric Almirola, 2021)

• A total of three manufacturers have won a pole at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series – Ford (2021), Toyota (2022, 2024) and Chevrolet (2023).
• Toyota leads the Cup Series Nashville poles with two (2022, 2024).

WINS

• A total of four different drivers have won the four NASCAR Cup Series races at Nashville Superspeedway (2021-24).
  • Kyle Larson won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 20, 2021.
  • Chase Elliott won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 26, 2022.
  • Ross Chastain won the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 25, 2023.
  • oey Logano won the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 30, 2024.

• Youngest Cup Series Nashville winner: Chase Elliott (June 26, 2022 – 26 years, 6 months, 29 days).
• Oldest Cup Series Nashville winner: Joey Logano (June 30, 2024 – 34 years, 1 month, 6 days).
• No NASCAR Cup Series driver has won their first career race at Nashville Superspeedway.
• Four starting positions have led to wins in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway, and three of the four 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.
  • In 2023, Ross Chastain won from the pole (first starting) position at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • In 2024, Joey Logano won from the 26th starting position at Nashville Superspeedway.

• Only one of the four races has been won from the pole or first starting position – 2023 (Ross Chastain).
• The deepest the race winner has started in the NASCAR Cup Series event at Nashville Superspeedway is 26th, by Joey Logano in 2024.
• A total of three organizations in the NASCAR Cup Series have 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).
• Trackhouse Racing is the second organization to win at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series with Ross Chastain getting the win in 2023.
• Team Penske became the third organization all-time to win a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, with Joey Logano earning the win last season (2024).
• Two manufacturers have won at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series:
  • Chevrolet (three wins: 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Ford (one win: 2024)

• Chevrolet has won the most consecutive races at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series with three straight from 2021-2023.

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Runner-Up Finishes:

• Four different drivers have finished runner-up in the four NASCAR Cup Series races 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 the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Martin Truex Jr. finished runner-up in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2023.
  • Zane Smith finished runner-up in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2024.

Top Five Finishes:  

• A total of 15 different drivers have finished in the top-five in the four NASCAR Cup Series races at Nashville Superspeedway.
• Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain lead the NASCAR Cup Series in top-five finishes at Nashville Superspeedway with three each.

NASCAR Cup Drivers That Finished Inside Top-Five at Nashville

Top-10 Finishes:

• A total of 25 different drivers have finished in the top-10 in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway.
• Kyle Larson leads the NASCAR Cup Series top-10 finishes at Nashville Superspeedway with four top 10s in four races.

NASCAR Cup Drivers That Finished Inside Top-10 at Nashville

Average Finish

• Kyle Larson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average finish at Nashville Superspeedway with a 4.5 in four starts.

Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Nashville Superspeedway (All-Time)

LAP LEADERS & LEAD CHANGES

• A total of 21 different drivers have led at least one lap in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway.
• Denny Hamlin leads the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Nashville Superspeedway with 265 laps led in four starts.
• Kyle Larson, in four starts, has the second-most laps led at Nashville in the Cup Series with 264 laps led; just one lap behind Hamlin with 265.

Lap Leaders in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway

• 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 9 of the scheduled 300 laps (due to overtime the race went to 331 laps total) on June 30, 2024 by Joey Logano. Logano started the race from the 26th position. Logano led just 2.7% of the whole event.
• The most laps led by a driver that did not win a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was 131 of the scheduled 300 (due to overtime the race went to 331 laps total) on June 30, 2024, by Christopher Bell; he ultimately finished the race 36th due to an incident. Bell led 39.5% of the race.
• The most different leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway is 12 on June 25, 2023.
• The fewest different leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway is seven and it has occurred twice: June 20, 2021, and June 26, 2022.
• The most lead changes in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway is 21 on June 25, 2023.
• The fewest lead changes in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway is 14 on June 20, 2021.

Nashville Lap Leader Breakdown

 The last pass for the lead took place on the following laps in the NASCAR Cup Series races at Nashville:

o   2021 – Kyle Larson passed Ross Chastain with 78 laps to go and went on to win the race.

o   2022 – Chase Elliott passed Kyle Busch with 39 laps to go and went on to win the race.

o   2023 – Ross Chastain passed Alex Bowman with 34 laps to go and went on to win the race.

o   2024 – Joey Logano passed Denny Hamlin with 9 laps the to and went on to win the race.

 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).

Closest Margin of Victory at Nashville Superspeedway

• One of the four NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway (2021-2024) have resulted in Overtime – June 30, 2024 – scheduled for 300 laps but went an additional 31 to 331 laps.
• None of the four NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway (2021-2024) have been shortened due to weather conditions.
• Qualifying has not been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway.

o   In 2022, 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.

 NASCAR IN TENNESSEE

• A total of 387 NASCAR national series races among nine tracks have been held in the state of Tennessee.

• 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 110 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.
• 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).
• A total of 15 drivers from Tennessee have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series; totaling 156 wins across all three national series.

Tennessee Drivers In NASCAR with Wins

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