Justin Allgaier joked before the start of Saturday’s Tennessee Lottery 250 that he needed to win his second NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway so he could earn another guitar trophy.
Chase Briscoe claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for the second consecutive week and third time of the season Saturday.
Ross Chastain arrived for his Nashville Superspeedway press conference Saturday still wearing a smile – and his winner’s ring – from Sunday’s victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Chase Elliott has certainly established himself best among those drivers without a win.
Brad Keselowski is fresh off his best finish of the year in the No. 6 Ford Mustang – a fifth place run at Charlotte, where his five laps out front marked the first laps he’s led this season.
Ty Dillon’s grandfather Richard Childress was a longtime dear friend and championship car owner for the late, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt.
With only four previous NASCAR Cup Series races at the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway, Sunday night’s primetime Cracker Barrel 400 presents a lot of unknowns and a lot of opportunity.
Trotting down the grandstand steps after being introduced in Saturday morning’s traditional Indianapolis 500 Public Drivers Meeting, NASCAR champion Kyle Larson encountered a standing ovation, loud cheers and a steady line of high-five greetings.
Under sunny skies and temperatures in the high-60s – the warmest it’s been this week – the 33-car Indianapolis 500 field made its final practice laps Friday in preparation for Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500.
In one of the most celebrated days on the racing calendar, 34 cars took to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway Saturday for the first day of qualifying for the May 25 Indianapolis 500.