Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Ally 400
06/27/2024 03:21 AM
Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Nashville Superspeedway just outside Nashville, Tennessee, going into the Ally 400 on Sunday, June 30 at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
Nashville Superspeedway Stats & Tidbits:
TRACK DATA
Season Race #: 19 of 36 (06-30-24)
Race Purse: $8,915,372
Track Size: 1.33-miles
Banking/Turns: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 9 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 6 degrees
Track Type: Concrete D-Shaped Oval
Race Length: 300 laps / 399 miles
Stage 1 Length: 90 laps
Stage 2 Length: 95 laps (End on Lap 185)
Final Stage Length: 115 laps (Ends On Lap 300)
TRACK RECORDS
Track Qualifying Record:
Aric Almirola, Ford, 161.992 mph, 29.557 secs., June 20, 2021
Track Race Record:
Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 132.914 mph, (03:00:07), June 25, 2023
2023 Qualifying:
Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 160.687 mph, 29.797 secs., June 24, 2023
2023 Race:
Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 132.914 mph, (03:00:07), June 25, 2023
HISTORY
- The construction of Nashville Superspeedway was completed in 2001, and the facility was originally owned by Dover Motorsports.
- The track is a D-shaped concrete oval stretching 1.33-miles in length and is located about 30 miles outside of Nashville, Tennessee in Lebanon.
- The first NASCAR national series race held at Nashville Superspeedway was a NASCAR Xfinity Series event on April 14, 2001. The first Xfinity race was won by Greg Biffle driving a Ford for RFK Racing.
- The first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was on August 10, 2001 and was won by Scott Riggs driving a Dodge for truck owner Jim Smith.
- Nashville Superspeedway was purchased in 2021 and is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
- The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was on June 20, 2021. The event was won by Hendrick Motorsport‘s driver and Kyle Larson in a Chevrolet.
- Nashville Superspeedway is the longest concrete surface track on the NASCAR schedule at 1.33-mile.
- Nashville Superspeedway has hosted three NASCAR Cup Series races total (2021-2023).
STARTS
- A total of 48 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
- A total of 30 different drivers have competed in two Cup Series races at Nashville and 27 have competed in all three.
- No driver in the NASCAR Cup Series has made their first career start at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Joey Logano leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Nashville with a 3.0 in three starts
Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Nashville Superspeedway (All-Time & Active)
| Rank | All-Time Drivers | Avg Start | Races | Rank | Active Drivers | Avg Start | Races |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 3.000 | 3 | 1 | Joey Logano | 3.000 | 3 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 5.000 | 3 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 5.000 | 3 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 7.333 | 3 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 7.333 | 3 |
| 4 | William Byron | 7.333 | 3 | 4 | William Byron | 7.333 | 3 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 8.000 | 3 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 8.000 | 3 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain | 9.000 | 3 | 6 | Ross Chastain | 9.000 | 3 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 9.667 | 3 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 9.667 | 3 |
| 8 | Aric Almirola | 11.000 | 3 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 11.667 | 3 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 11.667 | 3 | 9 | Daniel Suárez | 12.333 | 3 |
| 10 | Cole Custer | 12.000 | 2 | 10 | Chris Buescher | 14.667 | 3 |
- Three different manufacturers have made starts in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway — Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota.
POLES
- A total of three different drivers have won a pole at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series (2021-2023) — Aric Almirola (2021), Denny Hamlin (2022) and Ross Chastain (2023).
- Aric Almirola won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series pole (2021) at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 992 mph (29.557 secs.) — the track qualifying record.
- Denny Hamlin won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series pole at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 413 mph (29.848 secs.).
- Ross Chastain won the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series pole at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 687 mph (29.797 secs.).
- Youngest Cup Series Nashville pole winner: Ross Chastain (June 25, 2023 — 30 years, 6 months, 21 days).
- Oldest Cup Series Nashville pole winner: Denny Hamlin (June 26, 2022 — 41 years, 7 months, 8 days).
- A total of three organizations have won poles at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series —
- Stewart-Haas Racing (Aric Almirola, 2021)
- Joe Gibbs Racing (Denny Hamlin, 2022)
- Trackhouse Racing (Ross Chastain, 2023)
- A total of three manufacturers has won a pole at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series – Ford (2021), Toyota (2022) and Chevrolet (2023).
WINS
- A total of three different drivers have won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway (2021-2023).
- Kyle Larson won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 20, 2021.
- Chase Elliott won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 26, 2022.
- Ross Chastain won the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 25, 2023.
- Youngest Cup Series Nashville winner: Chase Elliott (June 26, 2022 — 26 years, 6 months, 29 days).
- Oldest Cup Series Nashville winner: Ross Chastain (June 25, 2023 — 30 years, 6 months, 21 days).
- No NASCAR Cup Series driver has won their first career race at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Three starting positions have led to wins in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway, and all three are inside the top-five.
- In 2021, Kyle Larson won from the fifth starting position at Nashville Superspeedway.
- In 2022, Chase Elliott won from the fourth starting position at Nashville Superspeedway.
- In 2023, Ross Chastain won from the pole (first starting) position at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Only one of the three races has been won from the pole or first starting position — 2023 (Ross Chastain).
- A total of two organizations in the NASCAR Cup Series have won at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Nashville Superspeedway with two victories among two drivers – Kyle Larson (2021) and Chase Elliott (2022).
- Trackhouse Racing is the second organization to win at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series with Ross Chastain getting the win last season (2023).
- One manufacturer has won at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series – Chevrolet (three wins: 2021, 2022, 2023).
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
Runner-Up Finishes:
- Two drivers have finished runner-up in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Ross Chastain finished runner-up in the NASCAR Cup Series inaugural race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2021.
- Kurt Busch finished runner-up in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Martin Truex Jr. finished runner-up in last season‘s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2023.
Top Five Finishes:
- A total of 10 different drivers have finished in the top-five in the two NASCAR Cup Series races at Nashville Superspeedway — Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain are the only two drivers to finish inside the top-five in all three races.
- Kyle Larson (1st), Ross Chastain (2nd), William Byron (3rd), Aric Almirola (4th) and Kevin Harvick (5th) finished inside the top-five in the NASCAR Cup Series inaugural race at Nashville Superspeedway (2021).
- Chase Elliott (1st), Kurt Busch (2nd), Ryan Blaney (3rd), Kyle Larson (4th) and Ross Chastain (5th) finished inside the top-five in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Ross Chastain (1st), Martin Truex Jr. (2nd), Denny Hamlin (3rd), Chase Elliott (4th) and Kyle Larson (5th) finished inside the top-five in last season‘s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway (2023).
Top-10 Finishes:
- A total of 18 different drivers have finished in the top-10 in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway, and three drivers have finished inside the top-10 in all three races — Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain.
- Kyle Larson (1st), Ross Chastain (2nd), William Byron (3rd), Aric Almirola (4th), Kevin Harvick (5th), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (6th), Daniel Suarez (7th), Kurt Busch (8th), Christopher Bell (9th) and Joey Logano (10th) finished inside the top-10 in the NASCAR Cup Series inaugural race at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Chase Elliott (1st), Kurt Busch (2nd), Ryan Blaney (3rd), Kyle Larson, (4th) Ross Chastain, (5th) Denny Hamlin (6th), Austin Cindric (7th), Christopher Bell (8th), Joey Logano (9th) and Kevin Harvick (10th) finished inside the top-10 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Ross Chastain (1st), Martin Truex Jr. (2nd), Denny Hamlin (3rd), Chase Elliott (4th) and Kyle Larson (5th) Willliam Byron (6th), Christopher Bell (7th), Erik Jones (8th), Kyle Busch (9th) and AJ Allmendinger (10th) finished inside the top-10 in last season‘s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
Average Finish
- Kyle Larson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average finish at Nashville Superspeedway with a 2.5 in two starts.
Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Nashville Superspeedway (All-Time)
| Rank | All-Time Drivers | Avg Finish | Races | Rank | Active Drivers | Avg Finish | Races |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 2.667 | 3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 2.667 | 3 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 3.333 | 3 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 3.333 | 3 |
| 3 | Kurt Busch | 5.000 | 2 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 8.000 | 3 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 8.000 | 3 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 10.000 | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 10.000 | 3 | 5 | Daniel Suárez | 11.333 | 3 |
| 6 | Daniel Suárez | 11.333 | 3 | 6 | Erik Jones | 12.667 | 3 |
| 7 | Erik Jones | 12.667 | 3 | 7 | Joey Logano | 12.667 | 3 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 12.667 | 3 | 8 | Austin Dillon | 13.000 | 3 |
| 9 | Austin Dillon | 13.000 | 3 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 13.667 | 3 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 13.000 | 3 | 10 | AJ Allmendinger | 14.500 | 2 |
LAP LEADERS
- A total of 18 different drivers have led at least one lap in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Kyle Larson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Nashville Superspeedway with 264 laps led in three starts.
Lap Leaders in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway
| Rank | Lap Leaders | Races | Laps Led | Laps Completed | % Led |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 264 | 900 | 29.3% |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 195 | 899 | 21.7% |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr | 3 | 132 | 899 | 14.7% |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 103 | 900 | 11.4% |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 76 | 900 | 8.4% |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 56 | 900 | 6.2% |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 33 | 898 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 9 | 649 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Kurt Busch | 2 | 6 | 600 | 1.0% |
| 10 | Chase Briscoe | 3 | 5 | 794 | 0.6% |
| 11 | William Byron | 3 | 5 | 862 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 3 | 4 | 900 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Ty Dillon | 2 | 4 | 595 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 3 | 900 | 0.3% |
| 15 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 2 | 897 | 0.2% |
| 16 | Aric Almirola | 3 | 1 | 899 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Daniel Suárez | 3 | 1 | 900 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 1 | 499 | 0.2% |
- The most laps led by the winner of a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was 264 of the scheduled 300 laps (88.0%) on June 20, 2021 by Kyle Larson. He started the race in fifth.
- The fewest laps led by the winner of a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was 42 of the scheduled 300 laps (14.0%) on June 26, 2022 by Chase Elliott. He started the race in fourth.
- The most laps led by a driver that did not win a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was 114 of the scheduled 300 (38.0%) on June 26, 2022, by Denny Hamlin; he ultimately finished the race sixth.
FEMALE COMPETITORS
- No female drivers have competed in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway.
TRACK & EVENT SPECIFIC STATS
- Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway is 0.551-second. The race was held on June 26, 2022 – the second Cup Series event at the track — Chase Elliott won and Kurt Busch finished runner-up.
- Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the largest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway is 4.335-second. The race was held on June 20, 2021 – the inaugural series event — Kyle Larson beat Ross Chastain (runner-up).
- Last season‘s Cup race at Nashville had a Margin of Victory of 0.789-second.
- None of the three NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway (2021-2023) have resulted in Overtime.
- None of the three NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway (2021-2023) have been shortened due to weather conditions.
- Qualifying has not been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway.
- In 2022, the second round of Qualifying was cancelled and Round 1 was used to set the field.
- The NASCAR Cup Series Nashville Superspeedway race has never been postponed to another date due to weather conditions.
- The last pass for the lead took place on the following laps:
- 2021 — Ross Chastain passed Alex Bowman with 34 laps to go and went on to win the race.
- 2022 — Ross Chastain passed Alex Bowman with 34 laps to go and went on to win the race.
- 2023 — Ross Chastain passed Alex Bowman with 34 laps to go and went on to win the race.
NASCAR IN TENNESSEE
- A total of 378 NASCAR national series races among nine tracks have been held in the state of Tennessee.
| NASCAR Tracks in Tennessee | City | Cup | Xfinity | Truck | Combined | First Year |
| Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol | 124 | 80 | 27 | 231 | 1961 |
| Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt | Bristol | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2021 |
| Nashville Superspeedway | Nashville | 3 | 24 | 16 | 43 | 2001 |
| Chattanooga International Raceway | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1962 |
| Kingsport Speedway | Kingsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1969 |
| Memphis Motorsports Park | Memphis | 0 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 1998 |
| Nashville Speedway | Lebanon | 42 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 1958 |
| Smokey Mountain Raceway | Maryville | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1965 |
| Tennessee-Carolina Speedway | Newport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1956 |
| Totals | 191 | 124 | 63 | 378 |
- The first NASCAR Cup Series race held in the state of Tennessee was at Tennessee-Carolina Speedway, now known as Newport Speedway, on October 7, 1956 and the race was won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Fireball Roberts.
TENNESSEE DRIVERS IN NASCAR
- A total of 109 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Tennessee.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip leads all drivers from Tennessee in NASCAR national series starts with 921.
- A total of 15 drivers from Tennessee have won at least one race in NASCAR‘s three national series; totaling 155 wins across all three national series.
Tennessee Drivers In NASCAR with Wins
| NASCAR Winners From Tennessee | Cup | Xfinity | Truck | Combined |
| Darrell Waltrip | 84 | 13 | 0 | 97 |
| Sterling Marlin | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| Joe Lee Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevor Bayne | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Berry | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Hamilton Jr | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeff Purvis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| L.D. Ottinger | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Alexander | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Casey Atwood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Teague | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Chaffin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John King | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 102 | 40 | 13 | 155 |
- Darrell Waltrip, from Franklin, Tennessee, was inducted into the 2012 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Waltrip is the only Tennessee native driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series championship.
- Only two of the 15 winning drivers from Tennessee have won at least one race in the NASCAR Cup Series at a track located in the state of Tennessee: Darrell Waltrip (Bristol, 12 wins; Nashville, eight wins) and Joe Lee Johnson (Nashville, one win).
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