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Practice #1 : Nashville Superspeedway

Cracker Barrel 400

Nashville Superspeedway , Lebanon, TN

Sunday, June 1st, 2025 Race 14 of 36 2025 Season
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  • Nashville Superspeedway
  • Cracker Barrel 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Briscoe
  • Age: 30
  • Team : No 19 - Bass Pro Shops Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: James Small
  • Chase Briscoe won the Pole Award for the Cracker Barrel 400 with a lap of 29125 seconds, 164395 mph
  • This is his fifth pole in 158 NASCAR Cup Series races
  • This is his third pole and fifth top-10 start in 2025
  • This is his first pole in five races at Nashville Superspeedway
  • Denny Hamlin (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2025 and his fourth in five races at Nashville Superspeedway
  • William Byron (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Nashville Superspeedway It is his 10th in 14 races this season
  • Shane Van Gisbergen (23rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Sunday, June 1st, 2025
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Blaney Ends Season of Frustration with Nashville Victory, Penske Trio Now Playoff-Bound

Ryan Blaney claimed his first victory of the 2025 season Sunday night in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion led a commanding, race-best 139 of the 300 laps to finally secure that all-important Playoff position.

Blaney has come so close this season to hoisting a trophy only to have random racing bad luck break his heart and challenge his resolve. But Sunday, the sport’s popular 31-year-old, third-generation racer ultimately drove his No. 12 Team Penske Ford to a 2.830-second win over 22-year-old Spire Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar in a 103-lap green flag run that closed out the race.

Blaney was so thrilled to take the win, he climbed on top of his Ford, raised his arms in triumph and then jumped off the car and ran up and into the track’s front grandstands to claim the checkered flag before handing it off to an excited young fan. 

“I never gave up hope that’s for sure,’’ said Blaney, whose victory puts all three drivers of the reigning champion Penske team into the 2025 Playoffs.

“We’ve had adversity, and this hasn’t really been a good year for us in terms of good fortune, but the 12-boys are awesome. They stick with it no matter how it goes.”

Hocevar’s runner-up finish ties a career-best effort turned in at Atlanta in February.

“It just proves how strong this group is to go from the disappointment last week,” said Hocevar, who looked strong and led laps at Charlotte Motor Speedway last Sunday only to retire early with mechanical problems. “Sticking to it and having a shot, just proud of this group. 

“We were one spot short again, but hopefully this is a step in the right direction,’’ he added.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin, who won the opening stage and led 79 laps, finished third despite his helmet hose and hydration system issues. Blaney’s Penske teammate Joey Logano finished fourth with current NASCAR Cup Series championship leader, Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron rounding out the top-five.

“Just couldn’t run with the 12 there in the super long run, after 40 laps I could maintain with him, but after that he’d just pull away and stretch it on us,’’ said Hamlin, whose fiancé Jordan is expecting to deliver the couple’s third child at any time.

Logano, the defending race winner also led laps but ultimately wasn’t able to challenge at the end giving up positions to Hocevar and Hamlin.

“The 12 was just lights out which gave them a huge lead and we just weren’t able to hold onto second, the 11 [Hamlin] got by me,’’ Logano said, adding, “Good execution and proud of Team Penske. All our cars have a win now and that’s pretty impressive to have everybody with a win. All the teams are really strong.’’

23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace, Legacy Motor Club’s Erik Jones, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson, 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick and JGR’s Christopher Bell rounded out the top-10. The effort marked a particularly significant comeback for Larson, who started 28th on the grid and was involved in an incident on lap 115.

There were 18 lead changes in all among nine drivers with Hamlin (stage one) and Blaney (stage two) claiming the stage wins.

New this year, the Nashville race sets the 32-car field for the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge – a bracket-style tournament taking place during the TNT broadcast’s five-race stretch this summer. The tournament starts June 28 at Atlanta followed by the races at Chicago, Sonoma, Dover, and Indianapolis with the winner receiving a $1 million prize.

Now, the next three races – Michigan, Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez and Pocono – will determine the bracket seeding based on a driver’s best finish out of those races.

Former series champion Brad Keselowski claimed the 32nd position for the competition by only 21 points over Trackhouse Racing’s Shane Van Gisbergen.

Byron continues to lead the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings, now 48 points up on Hendrick Motorsports teammate Larson with 12 regular season races remaining to set the 16-driver Playoff field. Their teammate Chase Elliott, who finished 15th Sunday, is the highest-ranked driver (fifth) without a win. 

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to action next Sunday afternoon in the Firekeeper’s Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway (2 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Reddick is the defending winner at the two-mile speedway – traditionally one of the drivers’ favorite venues on the schedule.

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: 02.830 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 5 Minutes 29 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 129.068
  • Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: 4,093 (15.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Nashville Superspeedway
  • Cracker Barrel 400
  • Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
  • Age: 31
  • Team : No 12 - Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford
  • Owner: Roger Penske
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
  • Ryan Blaney won the Cracker Barrel 400, his 14th victory in 356 Cup Series races
  • This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2025
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in five races at Nashville Superspeedway
  • Carson Hocevar (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Nashville Superspeedway It is his third top-10 finish in 2025
  • Denny Hamlin (third) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Nashville Superspeedway
  • Riley Herbst (24th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • William Byron leads the point standings by 48 points over Kyle Larson
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Homestead, Florida - November 19, 2017 : A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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DRIVER
DRIVER
#
MAKE
SINGLE BEST LAP
RANK
SPEED
TIME
BHND
LAP
LAPS
TOTAL
MULTI-LAP AVERAGES
5-LAP
10-LAP
15-LAP
20-LAP
25-LAP
30-LAP
10-LAP AVG
SPEED
FROM
TO

Tyler Reddick
45
Toyota
1
161.337
29.677
0.000
5
31
29.759
29.847
29.936
160.420
4
13
Denny Hamlin
11
Toyota
2
161.006
29.738
0.061
5
41
29.805
29.857
29.909
29.963
30.006
30.132
160.365
4
13
Chase Elliott
9
Chevrolet
3
160.822
29.772
0.095
4
45
29.871
29.937
30.002
30.038
30.084
30.143
159.937
3
12
William Byron
24
Chevrolet
4
160.817
29.773
0.096
5
44
29.868
30.019
30.021
30.023
30.042
30.073
159.499
14
23
Chase Briscoe
19
Toyota
5
160.784
29.779
0.102
5
38
29.863
29.928
29.971
29.976
30.006
30.054
159.987
4
13
Brad Keselowski
6
Ford
6
160.709
29.793
0.116
5
35
29.868
29.933
29.979
30.035
30.068
30.086
159.960
4
13
Ross Chastain
1
Chevrolet
7
160.450
29.841
0.164
8
37
29.883
29.914
29.952
29.977
30.006
30.039
160.060
3
12
Carson Hocevar
77
Chevrolet
8
160.338
29.862
0.185
2
40
29.930
30.048
30.097
30.125
30.162
159.349
1
10
Bubba Wallace
23
Toyota
9
160.236
29.881
0.204
5
24
29.971
30.091
159.121
1
10
Michael McDowell
71
Chevrolet
10
160.193
29.889
0.212
9
36
29.973
30.040
30.075
30.097
30.129
30.161
159.391
2
11
AJ Allmendinger
16
Chevrolet
11
160.070
29.912
0.235
7
24
29.939
30.014
30.087
30.116
159.529
3
12
Erik Jones
43
Toyota
12
160.037
29.918
0.241
8
36
30.005
30.052
30.099
30.146
30.132
30.135
159.328
2
11
Ty Gibbs
54
Toyota
13
159.995
29.926
0.249
11
40
30.033
30.092
30.094
30.117
159.112
2
11
Christopher Bell
20
Toyota
14
159.904
29.943
0.266
9
35
29.990
30.013
30.037
159.530
4
13
Ryan Blaney
12
Ford
15
159.834
29.956
0.279
12
44
29.981
30.022
30.040
30.066
30.090
30.111
159.486
7
16
Zane Smith
38
Ford
16
159.802
29.962
0.285
11
24
30.047
0
0
Ryan Preece
60
Ford
17
159.749
29.972
0.295
12
33
30.073
30.087
159.140
3
12
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
47
Chevrolet
18
159.744
29.973
0.296
5
30
30.069
30.190
30.219
158.610
3
12
Justin Haley
7
Chevrolet
19
159.738
29.974
0.297
2
41
30.165
30.212
30.261
30.279
30.292
30.310
158.484
5
14
Todd Gilliland
34
Ford
20
159.717
29.978
0.301
6
19
30.104
30.159
158.758
2
11
Daniel Suarez
99
Chevrolet
21
159.648
29.991
0.314
5
42
30.026
30.055
30.104
30.142
30.183
30.226
159.311
3
12
Alex Bowman
48
Chevrolet
22
159.627
29.995
0.318
5
30
30.078
30.108
30.140
30.152
159.032
3
12
Austin Cindric
2
Ford
23
159.627
29.995
0.318
6
35
30.049
30.122
30.152
30.182
30.203
30.220
158.957
2
11
Kyle Larson
5
Chevrolet
24
159.542
30.011
0.334
11
27
30.098
30.146
30.195
158.830
5
14
Kyle Busch
8
Chevrolet
25
159.531
30.013
0.336
9
9
30.202
0
0
Chris Buescher
17
Ford
26
159.504
30.018
0.341
10
30
30.037
30.116
30.179
158.987
15
24
Corey Heim
67
Toyota
27
159.494
30.020
0.343
6
23
30.094
30.154
30.236
158.786
1
10
Shane van Gisbergen
88
Chevrolet
28
159.382
30.041
0.364
4
40
30.052
30.141
30.173
30.237
30.339
30.356
158.856
4
13
Josh Berry
21
Ford
29
159.377
30.042
0.365
3
24
30.118
30.173
158.689
2
11
John Hunter Nemechek
42
Toyota
30
159.334
30.050
0.373
4
41
30.124
30.163
30.228
30.265
30.280
30.312
158.742
2
11
Riley Herbst
35
Toyota
31
159.308
30.055
0.378
6
26
30.108
30.174
158.683
4
13
Joey Logano
22
Ford
32
159.149
30.085
0.408
22
45
30.134
30.148
30.159
30.164
30.172
30.174
158.816
17
26
Noah Gragson
4
Ford
33
159.138
30.087
0.410
5
28
30.165
30.173
30.199
30.246
158.684
5
14
Austin Dillon
3
Chevrolet
34
158.975
30.118
0.441
7
34
30.187
30.241
30.266
30.296
30.336
30.344
158.330
6
15
Cody Ware
51
Ford
35
158.674
30.175
0.498
9
27
30.226
30.277
30.524
158.141
2
11
Ty Dillon
10
Chevrolet
36
158.569
30.195
0.518
10
29
30.233
30.434
30.556
157.342
3
12
Cole Custer
41
Ford
37
158.244
30.257
0.580
29
30
30.386
30.503
30.536
30.566
156.967
12
21
JJ Yeley
44
Chevrolet
38
155.631
30.765
1.088
15
19
31.151
0
0
Chad Finchum
66
Ford
39
153.462
31.200
1.523
7
18
31.605
0
0