The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Nashville Superspeedway for the fourth straight year, with Chevrolet hoping to maintain its domination at the 1.33-mile concrete track.
Chevy drivers have won all three Cup races at the track. Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and Ross Chastain all won there.
Chastain, who won last year’s event, is among those still looking for their first win of the season. NBC will broadcast the event on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Bad News: McDowell has not scored any points in the second stage of any races this season.
Bad news: William Byron’s average finish in the last nine races is 16.1. His average finish in the first nine races of the season was 10.3. … Alex Bowman has finished 15th or worse in three of the last four races.
Bad news: Ty Gibbs has failed to score a top-10 finish in the last four races.
Bad news: Stenhouse’s average starting spot this season is 24.9. His average starting spot at this time last year was 18.9.
Bad news: Jones has yet to lead a lap this season.
Bad news: Kyle Busch has finished 35th in three of the last four races. That has dropped him to 45 points below the playoff cutline.
Bad news: Justin Haley would have finished fifth had the New Hampshire race not been resumed. Instead, he placed 29th after damage due to contact with another car.
Bad news: Chase Briscoe has never finished better than 31st in three starts at Nashville. … After a streak of three consecutive top-10 finishes, Noah Gragson has failed to finish in the top 10 in the last six points races.
Bad news: The organization has not had a car start in the top 20 in the three previous races at Nashville.
Bad news: Although Blaney has finished third at Nashville, he has placed 36th and 37th in the other two races there.
0 Burton has four top-20 finishes in 18 races this season.
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