Kyle Larson continues dominance with Nashville win: Kyle Larson continued his streak of superiority Sunday afternoon winning the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway – his third consecutive win, following three consecutive runner-up finishes. He hasn’t finished worse than second place in a NASCAR Cup Series race since May 2. It’s a high performance mark the series hasn’t seen in more than a decade when former Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson won four straight points-paying races in 2007. Larson’s win Sunday was his third straight points-paying victory but he also won the All-Star Race $1 million-to-win exhibition last week at Texas Motor Speedway.[Read More](6-20-2021)
#5-Kyle Larson won the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. The win is his 4th win of the year and 10th career win.
#42-Chastain finished 2nd, his career-best finish. #24-Bryon was third, followed by pole sitter #10-Almirola, #4-Harvick, #47-Stenhouse, Jr., #99-Suarez, #1-Busch, #20-Bell, and #22-Logano.
Larson led 6 times for 264 of the 300 laps and picked up his 4th consecutive win, including the non-points paying All-Star Race.
#9-Chase Elliott, who originally finished 13th, was disqualified for having five loose lugnuts at the end of the race.
Stage 1 was won by #1-Busch (after #9-Elliott’s penalty). Stage 2 was won by #5-Larson.
There were 14 lead changes among 7 drivers and 11 cautions for 60 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 113.792mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Nashville:
Kyle Larson won the Inaugural Ally 400, his 10th victory in 240 Cup Series races.
This is his fourth victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2021.
Ross Chastain (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2021.
William Byron (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Nashville Superspeedway.
Anthony Alfredo (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 9 points over Kyle Larson.
(NASCAR)(6-20-2021)
Cup Series Playoff Standings after Nashville:
(race 17 of 26 in the regular season)
1) #5-Kyle Larson [4 wins], 675
2) #19-Martin Truex, Jr. [3 wins], 541
3) #48-Alex Bowman [2 wins], 469
4) #24-William Byron [1 win], 605
5) #9-Chase Elliott, [1 win], 592
6) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 577
7) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 558
8) #12-Ryan Blaney [1 win], 510
9) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 489
10) #20-Christopher Bell [1 win], 392
11) #34-Michael McDowell [1 win], 375
12) #11-Denny Hamlin, 684 [point leader]
13) #4-Kevin Harvick, 516
14) #3-Austin Dillon, 475
15) #8-Tyler Reddick, 416
16) #17-Chris Buescher, 392
Currently outside the playoffs:
17) #1-Kurt Busch, 366
18) #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 347
19) #21-Matt DiBenedetto, 344
20) #42-Ross Chastain, 342
See the Driver Points Standings and Owners Point Standings.
Cars to the rear: #00-Houff (unapproved adjustments), #24-Byron (unapproved adjustments), #43-Jones (unapproved adjustments)
Pit Stall Selections
#10-Aric Almirola won the Busch pole for the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway with speed of 161.992mph for the 3rd pole of his career.
#18-Busch will start second followed by #22-Logano, #24-Byron, #5-Larson, #9-Elliott, #41-Custer, #48-Bowman, #43-Jones, and #12-Blaney.
See the complete qualifying results and the Ally 400 Starting Lineup page.(6-20-2021)
Nashville Superspeedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Aric Almirola won the Pole Award for the Inaugural Ally 400 with a lap of 29.557 seconds, 161.992 mph.
This is his third pole in 369 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2021.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2021 and his first in one race at Nashville Superspeedway.
Joey Logano (third) posted his first top-10 start at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his 11th in 17 races this season.
Chase Briscoe (16th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR)(6-20-2021)
Qualifying Order
Paint Schemes
Practice for the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway is over after 50 scheduled minutes. The top 5 were:
#24-Byron 161.082
#5-Larson 161.082
#9-Elliott 161.022
#47-Stenhouse, Jr. 159.600
#8-Reddick 159.568
Slowest: #13-Starr 148.857 & #15-Gase 148.816
Most laps run: #9-Elliott, 39 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 20 drivers): #5-Larson 157.488mph
See the speeds on the Ally 400 Practice speeds page.(6-19-2021)
Crew Rosters
Goodyear Tire Notes
The Entry List for the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway is posted, 39 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #13-Starr, #51-Yeley, #66-Finchum, #77-Haley.
See the full entry list on the Ally 400 Entry List page.
There will be one practice session on Saturday and qualifying on Sunday for the Nashville Cup Race.