Joey Logano wins at Nashville after a record five overtime restart: It took a record five overtime restarts to settle Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, but two-time series champion Joey Logano finally emerged as the race winner, securing his first win of the season and a bid into the 2024 Playoffs in dramatic fashion. With race leaders falling out of contention with each late race restart – 31 extra laps and 15 total cautions on the day – Logano and his Team Penske team gambled that his No. 22 Ford Mustang had enough fuel for a final push to the checkered flag. Ultimately Logano’s Mustang turned 110 laps with that final tank of fuel.[Read More]
#22-Joey Logano won the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. The win is his 1st win of the year, 1st at Nashville and 33rd career win.
#71-Zane Smith finished 2nd followed by #45-Tyler Reddick, #41-Ryan Preece, #17-Chris Buescher, #12-Ryan Blaney, #23-Bubba Wallace, #5-Kyle Larson, #31-Daniel Hemric, and #10-Noah Gragson.
The race had a little bit of everything including five overtime finish attempts before #22-Logano took the checkered flag. He led just 9 laps during the race and was able to stretch his last tank of fuel 110 laps. The five overtime attempts are a NASCAR Cup Series record.
Pole winner #11-Denny Hamlin finished 12th. He was leading the race when the caution came out with two laps remaining. After more cautions, he had to pit for fuel after the third overtime attempt.
#20-Christopher Bell was the dominant driver for the early part of the race. He won stage 1 and 2 and led 131 laps, but got loose with less than 75 laps remaining and spun into the outside wall. He was unable to continue and finished 36th.
The race was red flagged for an hour and 21 minutes on lap 137 after some rain and lightning passed through the track.
There were 20 lead changes among 11 drivers and 15 cautions for 79 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 108.298mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Nashville:
Joey Logano won the Ally 400, his 33rd victory in 562 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Nashville Superspeedway.
Zane Smith # (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2024.
Tyler Reddick (third) posted his first top-10 finish in four races at Nashville Superspeedway.
Zane Smith (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 20 points over Chase Elliott.
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Cup Series Playoff Standings after Nashville:
Race 19 of 26 in the regular season
1) #5-Kyle Larson [3 wins], 664 [points leader]
2) #11-Denny Hamlin [3 wins], 621
3) #20-Christopher Bell [3 wins], 576
4) #24-William Byron [3 wins], 570
5) #9-Chase Elliott [1 win], 644
6) #45-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 611
7) #12-Ryan Blaney [1 win], 560
8) #6-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 531
9) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 470
10) #99-Daniel Suarez [1 win], 383
11) #2-Austin Cindric [1 win], 367
12) #19-Martin Truex, Jr., 591, -73
13) #54-Ty Gibbs, 518, –146
14) #1-Ross Chastain, 514, -150
15) #17-Chris Buescher, 504, -160
16) #48-Alex Bowman, 499, -165
Below the cutoff:
17) #23-Bubba Wallace, 448, -216
18) #14-Chase Briscoe, 421, -243
19) #8-Kyle Busch, 395, -269
20) #38-Todd Gilliland, 367, -397
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag – #22-Logano gets his first win of the season. #71-Smith second, then #45-Reddick, #41-Preece, and #17-Buescher.
White flag for #22-Logano.
Lap 330 – Green flag for the fifth overtime attempt.
Lap 328 – Now under caution it’s #22-Logano, #14-Briscoe, #71-Smith, #41-Preece, #45-Reddick, #23-Wallace, #17-Buescher, #77-Hocevar, #10-Gragson and #16-Allmendinger. #7-LaJoie has to pit with damage.
Lap 325 – Caution out before the white flag. #4-Berry wrecked. #9-Elliott ran out of fuel on the restart.
Lap 325 – Green flag for the fourth overtime attempt.
Lap 324 – On the restart (assuming no one else runs out of fuel) it will be #22-Logano, #14-Briscoe, #7-LaJoie, #71-Smith, #9-Elliott, #48-Bowman, #10-Gragson, #41-Preece, #23-Wallace, and #77-Hocevar.
Lap 323 – Pit road is open. #11-Hamlin and #19-Truex pit from the top 2 positions.
Lap 320 – Caution immediately out. #5-Larson runs out of fuel at the restart, the field stacks up and #8-Busch gets spun out.
Lap 320 – Green flag for the third overtime attempt. #11-Hamlin, #5-Larson,, #19-Truex, #8-Busch, #22-Logano, #14-Briscoe, #9-Elliott, #7-LaJoie, #9-Wallacem #10-Gragson.
Lap 318 – Pit road is open but everyone up front stays out.
Lap 316 – The top 7 cars are very close on fuel.
Lap 313 – It’s another caution. On the backstretch there’s a wreck involving many in the back of the field including #50-Heim, #21-Burton, #51-Haley, #47-Stenhouse, #4-Berry, #38-Gilliland.
Lap 313 – Green flag for the second overtime attempt.
Lap 311 – No drivers pit.
Lap 307 – Top 10 are now #11-Hamlin, #5-Larson, #19-Truex, #8-Busch, #22-Logano, #14-Briscoe, #9-Elliott, #7-LaJoie, #77-Hocevar, #10-Gragson. The top 7 are close on fuel.
Lap 305 – Caution is back out. #5-Larson got into #1-Chastain and sent him spinning. #54-Gibbs, #3-Dillon, #42-Nemchek, #24-Byron, #8-Busch also get some damage.
Lap 305 – Green for the first overtime attempt. Top 5: #11-Hamlin, #1-Chastain, #5-Larson, #8-Busch, #54-Gibbs.
Lap 302 – #23-Wallace and several behind him pits including #45-Reddick, #17-Buescher, #51-Haley, #3-Dillon, #9-Elliott, #99-Suarez, #4-Berry.
Lap 301 – Under caution it’s #11-Hamlin, #1-Chastain, #5-Larson, #8-Busch, #54-Gibbs, #23-Wallace, #19-Truex, #45-Reddick, #17-Buescher, and #51-Haley. This will put everyone close on fuel for the finish.
Lap 299 – Caution before #11-Hamlin gets the white flag. #2-Cindric spins on the backstretch. There will be an overtime finish.
Lap 286 – With 5 to go. #11-Hamlin pulls out to a .6 second lead.
Lap 295 – #11-Hamlin to the lead with six laps remaining after #1-Chastain gets loose.
Lap 294 – Seven laps remaining. #1-Chastain over #11-Hamlin by .09 second. #5-Larson is third but 2.6 seconds back.
Lap 291 – Ten laps to go. #11-Hamlin is hanging with #1-Chastain for the lead, still less than a half second back.
Lap 288 – #11-Hamlin is .25 second back.
Lap 286 – #1-Chastain’s lead is now less than a half second.
Lap 284 – #11-Hamlin now just .9 second back.
Lap 281 – With 20 laps to go #11-Hamlin is just 1.5 second back and closing. His crew chief says #11-Hamlin should catch #1-Chastain with 5 to go.
Lap 276 – 25 laps remaining. #1-Chastain leads #11-Hamlin by 2 seconds. Third place #8-Busch is 3.4 seconds back. #1-Chastain’s team tells him he’s good on fuel.
Lap 272 – 29 laps remaining. The top 5: #1-Chastain, #11-Hamlin, #8-Busch, #23-Wallace, #5-Larson.
Lap 270 – #12-Blaney pits from second.
Lap 269 – #11-Hamlin to third, 2.7 seconds behind #1-Chastain.
Lap 268 – #1-Chastain still leads. He is likely good on fuel. #12-Blaney second and will need to pit soon. #23-Wallace is third and 5 laps short on fuel. #11-Hamlin fourth and good on fuel.
Lap 261 – #1-Chastain over #12-Blaney by 1.1 second. Third place #23-Wallace is 1.8 second back. #8-Busch and #11-Hamlin round out the top 5.
Lap 253 – #1-Chastain with a .4 second lead over #12-Blaney. #16-Allmendinger and #23-Wallace battling for third.
Lap 250 – #1-Chastain to the lead.
Lap 249 – Green with 52 laps remaining. #12-Blaney, #1-Chastain, #16-Allmendinger, #23-Wallace, and #22-Logano.
Lap 246 – #7-LaJoie is the only driver to pit. He was well short on fuel.
Lap 243 – Caution, turn 2, for #6-Keselowski after contact with #3-Dillon. #21-Burton also has spun after contact from #77-Hocevar while under caution.
Lap 242 – #12-Blaney can’t make it the rest of the way. #1-Chastain to second, then #16-Allmendinger, #23-Wallace, and #22-Logano. #34-McDowell has gone to the garage for repairs.
Lap 235 – Green flag back out. #12-Blaney, #16-Allmendinger, #7-LaJoie, #1-Chastain, #22-Logano, #23-Wallace, #17-Buescher, #4-Berry, #8-Busch, and #45-Reddick. #20-Bell is out and will finish 36th.
Lap 228 – Caution out for the ninth time today for #20-Bell hard into the wall after he just spun out. He led 131 laps on the day and now has a broken toe link and no power. He gets a push to pit road.
Lap 226 – Green with 75 laps remaining. After a mix of strategies, the top 12 are: #12-Blaney, #16-Allmendinger, #7-LaJoie, #23-Wallace, 42-Nemechek, #1-Chastain, #22-Logano, #4-Berry, 51-Haley, #8-Busch, #45-Reddick, #20-Bell.
Lap 222 – Most leaders come to pit road. With some saving, they could make it the rest of the way without stopping for fuel. Off pit road: #1-Chastain (2 tires), #22-Logano (2 tires), #4-Berry (2 tires), #51-Haley (no tires), #8-Busch (2 tires), #45-Reddick (4 tires), and #20-Bell (4 tires). Staying on track: #12-Blaney, #16-Allmendinger, #7-LaJoie, #23-Wallace, 42-Nemechek.
Lap 219 – Caution for #9-Elliott through the grass on the frontstretch. #45-Reddick is the leader.
Lap 218 – #20-Bell in the lead but #45-Reddick hanging with him.
Lap 217 – #20-Bell and #45-Reddick shown as tied at the start finish line.
Lap 216 – #45-Reddick leads at the line by .005 second.
Lap 214 – Back to green. #20-Bell says he could be having some low voltage issues.
Lap 209 – Caution out in turn 2 for #43-Jones into the wall.
Lap 209 – Green flag with 92 laps remaining. #20-Bell continues to lead.
Lap 205 – None of the leaders pit since they are still outside of the fuel window.
Lap 203 – Caution out for #15-Herbst into the turn 2 wall after contact with #7-LaJoie.
Lap 196 – #34-McDowell slows with possible driveline issue.
Lap 193 – Green flag for the start of the final stage. 108 laps remaining. #20-Bell has led 112 of the laps so far.
Lap 189 – Leaders pit during the stage break. #20-Bell off first then #11-Hamlin, #45-Reddick, #6-Keselowski, #9-Elliott, #12-Blaney and #19-Truex.
Lap 186 – Caution for the end of stage 2. #20-Bell wins it. He’s followed by #45-Reddick, #5-Larson, #11-Hamlin, #6-Keselowski, #9-Elliott, #19-Truex, #12-Blaney, #17-Buescher, and #54-Gibbs. TV coverage will shift from NBC to USA at 7:30pm/et due to the rain delay earlier.
Lap 176 – Ten laps left in stage 2. #20-Bell leads #45-Reddick by 1.2 second. Then #5-Larson, #11-Hamlin and #6-Keselowski.
Lap 151 – #20-Bell leads #45-Reddick by .5 second.
Lap 141 – Back to green flag racing at 6:44pm/et. The top 10: #20-Bell, #45-Reddick, #5-Larson, #6-Keselowski, #9-Elliott, #17-Buescher, #11-Hamlin, #24-Byron, #19-Truex, #77-Hocevar.
6:39pm/et – Red flag has been lifted. Back to yellow.
6:35pm/et – Engines have been re-fired.
6:30pm/et – NASCAR says the race track is ready.
6:24pm /et – Drivers called back to their cars.
6:22pm/et – Track drying is progressing well and the race should get restarted in the next 15-20 minutes.
5:39pm/et – Rain is almost over and track drying has begun. With the track being concrete and temperatures hot throughout the weekend, drying could be complete in about an hour.
5:28pm/et – Rain has begun at the track.
5:25pm/et – Lightning clock has been reset.
Lap 137 – Red flag is out at 5:18pm/et.
Lap 136 – Caution out for weather in the area. There is a lightning hold. The delay will be at least 30 minutes.
Lap 134 – #20-Bell holds the lead on the restart. Rain and lightning are still closing in on the track, but it’s expected to be a brief storm.
Lap 131 – Green flag is back out. #20-Bell #6-Keselowski, #17-Buescher, #45-Reddick, #10-Gragson.
Lap 126 – Caution for #54-Gibbs. He slides through the grass on the frontstretch after contact with #48-Bowman, but continues. #22-Logano and #11-Hamlin lost several spots on the restart after #5-Larson got into the back of #11-Hamlin.
Lap 123 – Back to green. Rain reportedly about 20 minutes away from the track, but breaking up a bit. However, lightning could still impact the race sooner.
Lap 118 – Everyone back on pit road. #20-Bell off first this time. Then #6-Keselowski, #17-Beuscher, #22-Logano, and #1-Chastain. They all took two tires. Then #11-Hamlin with 4 tires. He’s still having some problems with the alternator. #1-Chastain penalized for equipment interference and will have to restart at the rear.
Lap 116 – Caution out for a spin by #42-Nemechek. #11-Hamlin continues to lead.
Lap 109 – #11-Hamlin leads #20-Bell by .4 second. Third place #45-Reddick is 1.2 second back.
Lap 98 – Green flag for the start of the second stage. #11-Hamlin, #20-Bell, #5-Larson, #45-Reddick, #6-Keselowski, #54-Gibbs, #24-Byron, #22-Logano, #17-Buescher, and #19-Truex the top 10.
Lap 95 – There is some rain (and lightning) north of the track that is pushing into the area. It could impact the track within the next 30 minutes. Lightning within 8 miles of the track would bring out the red flag. There is not a lot of rain beyond the cell heading to the track, so it should not force the cancellation of the rest of the race. The race is official after lap 150.
Lap 94 – Pit road is open. Leaders pit. Off pit road:#11-Hamlin, #20-Bell, #5-Larson, #45-Reddick, #6-Keselowski.
Lap 91 – Caution out for the end of stage 1. #20-Bell wins it. He’s followed by #11-Hamlin, #45-Reddick, #5-Larson, #6-Keselowski, #54-Gibbs, #24-Byron, #17-Buescher, #19-Truex, #23-Wallace.
Lap 81 – With ten laps remaining in stage 1, #20-Bell is the leader over #11-Hamlin, #5-Larson, #45-Reddick and #5-Keselowski.
Lap 78 – #34-McDowell pits and #20-Bell retakes the lead.
Lap 76 – 15 laps left in stage 1. #34-McDowell leads #20-Bell by 1.3 seconds, but will have to pit before the end of the stage.
Lap 70 – #11-Hamlin has a possible voltage issue. The team has told him to turn off his cooling suit. He’s running third.
Lap 65 – #22-Logano pits from second.
Lap 62 – #34-McDowell and #22-Logano are first and second. They have not pitted. #20-Bell is up to third, 6.4 seconds back of the lead.
Lap 50 – #34-McDowell, #22-Logano, #47-Stenhouse, #31-Hemric, and #38-Gilliland have not pitted. They will run a bit longer. #20-Bell is now sixth.
Lap 46 – Pit stops continues. #45-Reddick lead a few laps. #34-McDowell is now the lead.
Lap 40 – #54-Gibbs takes the lead as #20-Bell pits.
Lap 38 – Some green flag pit stops underway.
Lap 26 – With 25 laps complete, the top 5 are #20-Bell, #11-Hamlin, #6-Keselowski, #5-Larson, and #45-Reddick.
Lap 18 – #20-Bell takes the lead from #11-Hamlin.
Lap 2 – #51-Haley serves his pass through penalty. #11-Hamlin leads the first lap.
3:50pm/et – Green flag at Nashville. #11-Hamlin and #4-Berry on the front row. First stage is 90 laps.
3:40pm/et – Engines fired at Nashville.
3:31pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
3:25pm/et – #51-Haley is still the only driver to the rear for today’s race.
• #51-Justin Haley is the only driver to the rear this morning but teams will make race day checks once the garage opens.
• Weather generally looks good today but there is a chance of rain this morning. The National Weather Service says: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 99. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Race details:
Broadcast: NBC, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 300 laps / 399 miles
Stages: 90 / 185 / 300
Average time of race: 3:21:55
Pit road speed: 45 mph
Caution vehicle speed: 55 mph
Fuel window: 80 laps
Timing (all times local & subject to change)
Invocation: 2:31:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 2:32:00 p.m.
Command: 2:39:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 2:49:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #51-Haley (pre-race inspection failure)
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway have been made.
Pole winner #11-Denny Hamlin chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #4-Josh Berry took the 11th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Nashville Pit Stall page.
#11-Denny Hamlin won the Busch pole for the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 160.354mph for his 2n pole of the year, 2nd at Nashville and 42nd of his career.
#4-Josh Berry will start second followed by #20-Christopher Bell, #5-Kyle Larson, #6-Brad Keselowski, #45-Tyler Reddick, #24-William Byron, #54-Ty Gibbs, #17-Chris Buescher, and #2-Austin Cindric.
See the complete qualifying results and the Ally 400 Starting Lineup.
Nashville Superspeedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the Ally 400 with a lap of 29.859 seconds, 160.354 mph.
This is his 42nd pole in 669 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and ninth top-10 start in 2024.
This is his second pole in four races at Nashville Superspeedway.
Josh Berry # (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2024 and his first in one race at Nashville Superspeedway.
Christopher Bell (third) posted his second top-10 start at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his 11th in 19 races this season.
Josh Berry (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Qualifying Order
Practice for the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway is over. The results:
#54-Ty Gibbs 159.286
#12-Ryan Blaney 158.427
#23-Bubba Wallace 158.249
#1-Ross Chastain 158.186
#38-Todd Gilliland 157.920
Slowest: #66-Chad Finchum 149.18mph
Most laps run: #10-Noah Gragson, 35 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 30 drivers): #12-Ryan Blaney 157.732mph
Notes: The top 5 were all from Group A practice.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Ally 400 Practice speeds page.
Qualifying / pre-race inspection is complete in the NASCAR Cup Series garage.
After passing inspection, the No. 51 team made an unapproved adjustment that resulted the following:
- The team will not be permitted to qualify, will lose pit stall selection, and car chief JR Norris has been ejected for the remainder of the weekend.
- Additionally, the No. 51 will start at the rear of the field on Sunday and perform a drive through penalty after taking the green flag.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway is posted, 38 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Of note: #15-Riley Herbst, #16-A.J. Allmendinger, #50-Corey Heim, #66-Chad Finchum.
See the full entry list on the Ally 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Nashville Superspeedway
Race rules and information:
