Race Results : Nashville Superspeedway

Cracker Barrel 400

Nashville Superspeedway , Lebanon, TN

Sunday, May 31st, 2026 Race 14 of 36 2026 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: 0.115 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 44 Minutes 57 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 106.424
  • Cautions: 11 for 77 laps
  • Lead Changes: 31
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,907 (13.0 passes per green flag lap)

  • Nashville Superspeedway
  • Cracker Barrel 400
  • Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 45
  • Team : No 11 - Progressive Insurance Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Denny Hamlin won the Cracker Barrel 400, his 62nd victory in 735 Cup Series races
  • This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2026
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in six races at Nashville Superspeedway
  • Christopher Bell (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in six races at Nashville Superspeedway It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2026
  • Chase Briscoe (third) posted his first top-10 finish in six races at Nashville Superspeedway
  • Connor Zilisch (38th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 97 points over Denny Hamlin
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 62 56 6 0 300 57 2 0 5 Running
2 4 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 38 35 3 0 300 29 4 0 8 Running
3 31 19 Chase Briscoe Toyota 39 34 5 0 300 14 1 8 9 Running
4 15 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 41 33 8 0 300 0 0 0 3 Running
5 10 97 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet 32 32 0 0 300 12 3 0 0 Running
6 2 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota 37 31 6 0 300 42 2 5 0 Running
7 29 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 37 30 7 0 300 3 3 4 0 Running
8 7 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 37 29 8 0 300 46 4 3 0 Running
9 11 38 Zane Smith Ford 28 28 0 0 300 18 1 0 0 Running
10 17 77 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 27 27 0 0 300 0 0 0 0 Running
11 13 43 Erik Jones Toyota 26 26 0 0 300 3 1 0 0 Running
12 30 10 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 300 0 0 0 0 Running
13 6 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 24 24 0 0 300 1 1 0 0 Running
14 9 22 Joey Logano Ford 23 23 0 0 300 1 1 0 0 Running
15 14 71 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 27 22 5 0 300 0 0 0 6 Running
16 26 4 Noah Gragson Ford 21 21 0 0 299 0 0 0 0 Running
17 23 35 Riley Herbst Toyota 22 20 2 0 299 1 1 9 0 Running
18 32 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 299 0 0 0 0 Running
19 3 7 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet 28 18 10 0 299 10 1 0 1 Running
20 21 34 Todd Gilliland Ford 17 17 0 0 299 0 0 0 0 Running
21 20 41 Cole Custer Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 299 0 0 0 0 Running
22 34 51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 299 0 0 0 0 Running
23 5 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 23 14 9 0 299 56 3 2 0 Running
24 27 42 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 13 13 0 0 298 0 0 0 0 Running
25 24 67 Corey Heim Toyota 0 0 0 0 298 0 0 10 0 Running
26 36 2 Austin Cindric Ford 18 11 7 0 296 0 0 0 4 Running
27 25 33 Austin Hill Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 293 0 0 0 0 Running
28 37 66 Chad Finchum Ford 0 0 0 0 289 0 0 0 0 Running
29 22 17 Chris Buescher Ford 8 8 0 0 286 0 0 0 0 Accident
30 8 24 William Byron Chevrolet 15 7 8 0 231 0 0 7 7 Accident
31 33 21 Josh Berry Ford 6 6 0 0 214 0 0 0 0 Accident
32 18 23 Bubba Wallace Toyota 10 5 5 0 203 0 0 6 0 Accident
33 19 48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 13 4 9 0 203 0 0 0 2 Accident
34 12 6 Brad Keselowski Ford 4 3 1 0 192 0 0 0 10 Accident
35 16 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 12 2 10 0 172 7 3 1 0 Accident
36 28 60 Ryan Preece Ford 1 1 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 Radiator
37 35 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 Accident
38 38 88 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 71 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Denny Hamlin Jumping the start Pass Thru 1 2 Green
Connor Zilisch Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 72 0 Yellow
Ross Chastain Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 82 0 Yellow
Ryan Preece Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 91 0 Yellow
Carson Hocevar Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 177 181 Yellow
Corey Heim Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 184 191 Yellow
Todd Gilliland Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 184 191 Yellow
Brad Keselowski Commitment Line Violation Garage Tail End 192 0 Yellow
Brad Keselowski Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 192 0 Yellow
Austin Cindric Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 194 201 Yellow
Austin Dillon Speeding on pit road Tail End 199 201 Yellow
William Byron Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 204 0 Yellow
Austin Cindric Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 206 211 Yellow
Austin Cindric Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 209 211 Yellow
Todd Gilliland Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 214 220 Yellow
Josh Berry Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 214 0 Yellow
Corey Heim Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 219 220 Yellow
Riley Herbst Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 219 220 Yellow
William Byron Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Pass Thru 252 257 Green
Austin Hill Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 264 268 Green
Riley Herbst Removing equipment from assigned pit area Pass Thru 282 285 Green
Chris Buescher Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 288 0 Yellow
Michael McDowell Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 292 296 Yellow