The 2024 race tripleheader − NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400, NASCAR Xfinity Series Tennessee Lottery 250 and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 − revs up Friday-Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway.
This is the fourth year for the three races at the track, which reopened in 2021.
The NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 (Sunday, 2:30 p.m. CST, NBC). is 399-mile race, which is split into three stages − first 90, second 95, final 115.
Each of the previous three Ally 400 champions are back including the inaugural champion Kyle Larson, who is coming off a fourth-place finish last week at the USA Today 301 at New Hampshire.
Former Nashville Superspeedway Ally 400 champs among leaders in NASCAR Cup Series standings
Heading into the 21st race of the season, two former Ally 400 champions are in the top three and one is just outside the top 10 in the NASCAR Cup Series standings.
Inaugural Ally 400 champion Kyle Larson is second in the standings with two wins and six top-5 finishes. He trails leader Denny Hamlin by 21 points.
The 2022 Ally 400 winner Chase Elliott is third with one win and five top-5 finishes. Last year's Ally 400 winner Ross Chastain is 11th in the standings without a win and one top-5 finish.
Including the Ally 400 there are eight races left before the playoffs begin on Sept. 8 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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Bring water. What else is permitted at the Nashville Superspeedway track?
It will be hot with temperatures reaching the low to mid-90s all weekend so staying hydrated is essential. Fans may bring unopened or empty water bottles but no coolers. Insulated cups are permitted but no other outside beverages including alcohol or loose ice.
You may bring clear bags or backpacks, no larger than 18x18x14 inches for headsets, scanners, cameras, binoculars, cold packs, etc.
Clutch bags/fanny packs, no larger than 4.5x6.5 inches, are also permitted.
Ally 400 tickets are still available and parking is free
For the second time in three years the Ally 400 sold out in 2023 with crowds exceeding 30,000 fans.
Limited tickets remain available for Sunday's Ally 400 ranging in price from $90-$175 for adults. Kids 12-under are free.
All tickets are still available for the Truck Series race on Friday and Xfinity Series race on Saturday.
To order tickets visit bit.ly/3RJCN5W. Parking is free with the purchase of a ticket.
Luke Combs is the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series pace car driver, HARDY is the grand marshal
Country music superstar Luke Combs will serve as the honorary pace car driver for the Ally 400.
The two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year will take the wheel of the official 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse pace car.
Combs was Nashville Superspeedway’s honorary grand marshal for the 2021 Ally 400.
Country and rock singer HARDY (Michael Hardy) will serve as grand marshal and give the start command. HARDY is a Middle Tennessee State graduate who has won three CMA Triple Play awards and was the 2022 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year.
Clint Bowyer is in the NASCAR Truck series race
The NASCAR Truck series race will have a unique twist with Clint Bowyer, who retired from fulltime racing in the NASCAR Cup Series after the 2020 season, stepping out of the FOX TV booth to race again.
Bowyer, 44, will drive the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet in the Rackley Roofing 200.
Bowyer claimed his first Busch Series (now Xfinity) race win in 2005 at Nashville Superspeedway in the Federated Auto Parts 300. He held off Kenny Wallace, Reed Sorenson, Tony Raines and Martin Truex Jr.
Three years later Bowyer was the Xfinity series champion.
Bowyer will work with crew chief Brian Pattie, who led Bowyer's crew from 2012-15.
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Dawson Sutton adds local flavor to the NASCAR Trucks Series race
Lebanon racer Dawson Sutton will also be in the Truck series race.
Sutton, 18, made his NASCAR debut in May at North Wilkesboro Speedway. His car had an overheating issue early and Sutton finished 28th, two laps down.
Sutton, who will drive the No. 26 Rackley Roofing / W.A.R. Shocks Chevrolet, picked up his first pro late models win at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway two weeks ago and currently leads the point standings in the division.
What is the length of the Nashville Superspeedway?
Nashville Superspeedway is a 1.33-mile D-shaped oval track with 14 degrees of banking.
It is one of four tracks with a concrete surface on the NASCAR circuit. The others are Bristol, Dover and Martinsville.
Nashville Superspeedway is the largest concrete track on the NASCAR circuit.
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