The NASCAR Cup Series returns after a one-week mid-season break and heads to Music City for its second point-paying night race of the season. It is only the third time the Cup Series has taken place at Nashville Superspeedway, and Hendrick Motorsports has won both of the previous two races.
Here’s everything you need to know before Ally 400:
Ally 400 TV / Streaming / Radio
Friday
6:30 – 7:30 PM: Practice (USA, NBC Sports app, PRN)
Saturday
1-2:30 p.m.: Playoffs (USA, NBC Sports app, PRN)
Sunday
7-11pm: Ally 400 (NBC, NBC Sports app, PRN)
Ally 400 details
a path: Nashville Superspeedway (1/3 mile oval D), Lebanon, Tennessee
banking services: turns – 14 degrees | Tri-oval – 9 degrees | Back exercise – 3 degrees
Length: 300 laps of 400 miles
Last year’s winner: Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Top drivers and best bets for the Ally 400
Hendrick Motorsports is well represented in the nominees, According to BetMGM. Kyle Larson won the inaugural event there and entered the weekend, as he does most weekends, as the favourite. William Byron excelled at intermediate tracks this season, and Chase Elliott won at Nashville last season.
The best odds of winning
• Kyle Larson +550
• Martin Truex Jr. +650
• Denny Hamlin +700
• Kyle Busch +800
• William Byron +800
• Chase Elliott +850
Martin Truex Jr. has the second best cash streak despite a 22nd-place finish at Nashville, Kyle Busch failed to crack the top ten at Nashville but has already won three races this season. Denny Hamlin finished sixth there last year.
Ally 400 entry list
Russ Chastain (1), Track House Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindrick (2), Team Pensky Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Penske Ford Team
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Brennan Paul (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
AJ Allmendinger (16), College Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20 years old), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Penske Ford Team
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), College Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland (38), Ford Motorsports front row
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Eric Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
JJ Yeley (51), Rick Weir Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Ally 400 weather forecast
It is expected to be warm and cloudy all weekend with a 51% chance of rain on Friday and Sunday. With practice already limited in NASCAR’s current weekend format, the washed-up Friday session would not develop into any of the Cup teams. But if it rains on the Sunday before the race, grip can be up as any rubber that’s been applied will be washed away by the backing chain.
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