The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Nashville Supersppedway after nearly 40 years to cap off a triple header weekend for the Ally 400.

On Saturday, Cup Series driver Kyle Busch made history by winning his 100th race to become only the third driver in NASCAR history to win at least 100 races.

Before the drivers take to the track for 400 miles of racing, they make a single lap around the track to qualify for the race. Thirty-nine drivers will vie for a starting spot in the race.

Ross Chastain is the first driver on the track and sets the mark at 30.003 seconds around the 1.33 mile track.

With a qualifying time of 29.557 seconds, Aric Almirola sits on the pole for his third career pole and will bring the field to green. Kyle Busch starts alongside on the front row.

After the qualifying process, NASCAR officials have moved three drivers to the back of the field due to unapproved adjustments. Set to start in the top 10, William Byron and Erik Jones will join Quin Houff at the back of the field for the start of the race. Houff failed to make a full qualifying lap and was already at the back of the field.


The starting lineup for the Ally 400:
Aric Almirola
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
William Byron – moved to the back of the field
Kyle Larson
Chase Elliott
Cole Custer
Alex Bowman
Erik Jones – moved to the back of the field
Ryan Blaney
Matt DiBenedetto
Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Brad Keselowski
Chase Briscoe
Chris Buescher
Anthony Alfredo
Ross Chastain
Ryan Preece
Bubba Wallace
Daniel Suarez
Michael McDowell
Corey LaJOie
Christopher Bell
Tyler Reddick
Justin Haley
Austin Dillon
Ryan Newman
Kurt Busch
BJ McLeod
JJ Yeley
Chad Finchum
Josh Bilicki
Martin Truex Jr
Garrett Smithley
Joey Gase
David Starr
Quin Houff

In the past 41 days, Hendrick Motorsports has won all of the Cup Series races, led by driver of the number five car Kyle Larson.

After a rip roaring command to start the engines from Country music superstar Luke Combs, the packed house cheered and the sound of racing engines filled the air.

Stage one is 90 laps, stage two is 95 laps, and stage three lasts 115 laps for a total of 300 laps around the 1.33 mile track. Drivers can run around 70 laps on a single load of fuel.

Ryan Blaney has some damage to his car and will have to come down pit road for repairs before the green flag drops. Blaney will start the race from the back of the field.

Aric Almirola brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the outside lane with Kyle Busch alongside. Chase Elliott immediately makes it a three wide battle for the lead. Quin Houff gets into the fence and has one of his tires rolling around the track bringing out the first caution flag of the race. Going into the turn, Houff slammed into the wall.

The top five at the time of the caution:
Kyle Busch
Aric Almirola
Kyle Larson
Joey Logano
Cole Custer


Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag restart from the outside lane on lap six and has a three wide battle with Kyle Larson and Aric Almirola for the lead. Kyle Larson takes the lead.

The top five are Kyle Larson, Aric Almirola, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, and Cole Custer.

Lap eight, Kyle Busch passes Aric Almirola for second; Kyle Larson has a lead of over half a second.

Lap nine, Joey Logano and Aric Almirola make contact but the track stays green.

After starting from the back of the field Erik Jones and Ryan Blaney have moved up eleven spots.

Lap 12, Kyle Larson has a lead of just under a second on Kyle Busch.

Lap 13, Kyle Larson now has a lead of over a second on Kyle Busch; Aric Almirola, Joey Logano, and Cole Custer round out the top five.

Lap 15, Kyle Larson continues to extend his lead and is now a second and a half in front of Kyle Busch.

Quin Houff has been checked and released from the infield care center after hitting the wall.

Lap 18, Kyle Larson has a lead of a second and a half on Kyle Busch with Aric Almirola in third over four seconds back.

Alex Bowman has some debris on his front grille.

Lap 24, Kyle Busch has cut into Kyle Larson’s lead and is now just over a second behind; Aric Almirola, Joey Logano, and Cole Custer continue to round ut the top five.

All of the cars on the track are on the lead lap. Quin Houff is the only driver out of the race.

Lap 29, Kyle Busch is now less than a second behind Kyle Larson.

With 32 laps in the books, second place driver Kyle Busch has run the fastest lap of the race.

Lap 34, there are 32 cars on the lead lap with Kyle Larson one second in front of Kyle Busch.

Lap 35, Ricky Stenhouse Jr passes Cole Custer for fifth.

Ricky Stenhouse reports a vibration in his car.

Lap 37, Kyle Larson’s lead on Kyle Busch is down to just over half a second.

Lap 39, Ryan Blaney is on pit road reporting a brake issue.

Martin Truex Jr is reporting multiple handling issues with his car.

Lap 41, Martin Truex Jr comes down pit road; along with other driversto begin the cycle of green flag pit stops.

Several drivers are reporting tight conditions with their cars.

Lap 44, green flag pit stops continue.

Lap 45, leaders come down pit road for service.

Tyler Reddick brings out the caution flag on lap 47 after he spins out coming off of pit road.

Kurt Busch is listed as the leader.

Cole Custer and Ross Chastain were caught speeding on pit road and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.

Drivers come down pit road for service.

Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 53 and jumps out in front of Kyle Larson for the lead as drivers get four wide across the track.

The top five are Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, and Kurt Busch.

Lap 54, the Kyle’s battle for the lead with Kyle Larson taking the lead.

Ryan Blane gets into the fence and brings out the third caution flag of the race. Blaney reports that he has no brakes. The brake rotor came off of the car.

At the time of the caution, Kyle Larson leads the race with Kyle Busch in second; Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, and Kurt Busch round out the top five.

Kyle Larson brings the field down for the green flag restart of the race from the outside lane on lap 62 and edges out for the lead.

The top five are Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, and Kurt Busch.

Chase Elliott passes Kyle Busch for second and is getting challenged by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. There may be a tire issue.

Lap 65, Chase Elliott passes Kyle Busch for third. The Busch brothers battle for fourth.

Lap 67, Kyle Larson has a one second lead on Chase Elliott with 29 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 71, Kyle Larson has a second and a half lead on Chase Elliott; Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Kurt Busch, and Kyle Busch round out the top five. Unhappy with his car, Kyle Busch has a very loose condition in his car.

Lap 73, Kyle Larson continues to increase his lead and is now nearly two seconds in front of Chase Elliott.

Lap 76, Kyle Larson is two and a half seconds in front of Chase Elliott. Kyle Busch drops out of the top five into sixth place after Aric Almirola gets around him.

The fourth caution flag comes out when Justin Haley and Chris Buescher both get into the wall under separate events. Chris Buescher said that he ran over something.

Many of the drivers come down pit road for service including leader Kyle Larson. Chase Elliott stayed out on the track and is the new leader.

Chase Elliott brings the field down for the green flag restart with just five laps remaining in stage one with Kurt Busch alongside. Kurt Busch battles with Chase Elliott for the lead with Elliott taking the spot. There are 28 cars on the lead lap.

The top five are Chase Elliott, Kurt Busch, Daniel Suarez, Kyle Larson, and Brad Keselowski.

Two laps remain in stage one and the drivers are getting three wide battling for stage points.

Chase Elliott wins stage one for his second stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Chase Elliott
Kurt Busch
Kyle Larson
Daniel Suarez

Kyle Busch
Austin Dillon
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Brad Keselowski
Joey Logano
Matt DiBenedetto

Drivers come down pit road for service.

Kyle Larson retakes the lead after the pit stops and brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two on lap 98 with Kyle Busch alongside. Kyle Larson takes the lead with Kyle Busch in second; Joey Logano, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, and Denny Hamlin battle for third.

Bubba Wallace has some damage to the roof of his car.

Martin Truex Jr was charged with a pit road entry violation and had to restart the race from the back of the field.

Lap 100, the top five are Kyle Larson with a one second lead on Kyle Busch; Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Denny Hamlin, and Joey Logano.

Lap 102, Ricky Stenhouse Jr gets around Kyle Busch for second; two seconds behind leader Kyle Larson.

Kyle Busch continues to struggle with his car; Denny Hamlin passes Busch for third.

Lap 107, Kyle Larson has a lead of two and a half seconds on Ricky Stenhouse Jr; Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, and Joey Logano round out the top five.

Lap 109, Joey Logano passes Kyle Busch for fourth.

Lap 112, there are 29 cars on the lead lap with four drivers out of the race.

Lap 113, Kyle Larson has a lead of nearly three seconds on Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Lap 120, Kyle Larson holds on to his near three second lead on Ricky Stenhouse Jr; Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain, and Joey Logano round out the top five.

Lap 124, driving a new car, Kyle Larson has a 2.6 second lead on Ricky Stenhouse Jr. In the past five races, Kyle Larson has led 89 percent of the laps run.

Matt DiBenedetto reports that he is having some issues with his car – possible down a cylinder.

The caution flag comes out on lap 132 when Bubba Wallace spins out. The team reports that Bubba ran over some debris.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Kyle Larson winning the race off of pit road.

There is a tire in the grass…Christopher Bell was charged with having an uncontrolled tire and will have to start the race from the back of the field.

Martin Truex Jr was caught speeding on pit road and will also have to restart the race from the back of the field.

In the Kyle and Kyle show, they bring the field down for the green flag restart on lap 139 and go nose to nose before Kyle Larson takes the lead.

The top five are Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Denny Hamlin, and Joey Logano.

Lap 141, Ricky Stenhouse Jr takes second form Kyle Busch; Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano battle for fourth.

David Starr is off the track with 27 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 144, Kevin Harvick battle Joey Logano for fifth with William Byron on their bumper.

Lap 145, Kyle Larson has a lead of over a second and a half on Ricky Stenhouse Jr; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Kevin Harvick round out the top five.

Lap 147, Aric Almirola passes Joey Logano for sixth.

Lap 149, Kyle Larson has a two second lead on Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Lap 156, Kyle Larson has a lead of over three and a half seconds on Ricky Stenhouse Jr; Aric Almirola passes Kevin Harvick for fifth with Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch battling for third with Hamlin taking the spot.

The top five are Kyle Larson, Ricky Stenhouse JR, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, and Aric Almirola.

Lap 159, Kyle Busch passes Denny Hamlin to take third.

Kyle Larson has increased his lead to over four seconds on Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

There are 27 cars on the lead lap; Chad Finchum is off the track and David Starr is out of the race.

Lap 162 pole sitter Aric Almirola passes Kyle Busch for third.

Lap 164, Kyle Larson has a 4.6 second lead on Ricky Stenhouse Jr with Aric Almirola in third over nine seconds back; Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin round out the top five.

Lap 167, Kyle Larson has increased his lead to over five and a half seconds on Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Cole Custer brings out the caution flag with 12 laps remaining in stage two with a flat tire. Custer keeps the car off of the wall. He also reports that he has no brakes. On pit road, Custer’s car is on fire from the brake fluid. The crew pushes the car to the garage.

Drivers come down pit road for service with 10 laps remaining in the stage.

Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick win the race off of pit road after taking only two tires. Kyle Larson comes out in third with four fresh tires.

The caution flag was a big break for Ricky Stenhouse Jr, he has a tire going down.

Chase Briscoe brings the field down for the green flag restart with just five laps remaining in stage two with Tyler Reddick alongside. Drivers get three wide across the track with Chase Briscoe in front and Kyle Larson on his bumper.

Drivers are getting four wide across the track.

Kyle Larson passes Chase Briscoe for the lead with four laps remaining in stage two.

The top five are Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, Austin Dillon, Kyle Busch, and Denny Hamlin.

Tyler Reddick nearly wrecks but saves the car.

Kyle Larson already has a lead of over a second on Chase Briscoe.

Kyle Larson wins stage two for his 12th stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:

Kyle Larson
Austin Dillon
Chase Briscoe
William Byron
Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin
Chase Elliott
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Aric Almirola
Kevin Harvick

Some of the drivers come down pit road but the leaders stay out.

Kyle Larson brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 191 with William Bryon alongside. Kyle Larson takes the lead.

The top five are Kyle Larson, William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, and Chase Elliott.

Kyle Busch gets loose but saves the car before he can hit the wall. Busch falls to seventh place.

Cole Custer is off the track; Chad Finchum is out of the race.

Ryan Preece brings out the caution flag on lap 197 when he spins out with a flat tire.

Some drivers come down pit road for service.

Kyle Larson brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 203 with team mate William Byron alongside. Kyle Larson edges out for the lead from the outside lane. He gets a challenge form William Byron but holds on to the lead. Drivers are nearly werecking all through the field in a battle for position.

The top five are Kyle Larson, William Byron, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, and Kurt Busch. With an ill handling car, Kyle Busch has dropped to 18th.

Lap 208, Kyle Larson has a one second lead on Willia,m Byron; Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, and Kurt Busch round out the top five.

There are 28 cars on the lead lap. Ryan Prreece is out of the race.

Lap 212, Kyle Larson has pulled out to a second and a half lead on William Byron.

Kyle Busch tells his crew that he has noting to report. Busch has fallen through the field and is in 26th place.

Lap 217, Kyle Larson’s lead is now two and a half seconds ahead of William Byron.

Bubba Wallace brings out the tenth caution flag of the race on lap 218 when he spins out and gets into the grass.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Kyle Larson winning the race off of pit road; but not all of the drivers made a pit stop.

After stying out on the track, Ross Chastain brings the field down for the green flag restart with Kyle Larson alongside on lap 223. Kyle Larson jumps out in front for the lead. In a three way battle for second, William Byron comes out on top.

The top five aer Kyle Larson, William Byron, Ross Chastain, Kevin Harvick, and Kur Busch. Kyle Busch is in 18th after having some serious handling issues.

Chase Briscoe brings out the eleventh caution flag of the race on lap 228 when he gets into the wall. He reports to the crew that he has lost brakes.

Cole Custer has returned to the track 45 laps down.

Many of the drivers come down pit road for service; leaders stay out.

Kyle Larson brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 233 with William Bryon alongside on the inside lane. Chase Elliott makes it a HMS three way battle for the lead with Kyle Larson getting out in front.

The top five are KyleLarson, William Byron, Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, and Kurt Busch.

Lap 238, Kyle Larson continues to dominate the race; he has a one second lead on William Byron; Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, and Kurt Busch round out the top five.

Kyle Larson’s team reports that he is three laps short to make it to the end of the race on fuel. He is currently in fuel conservation mode. There is some debris on his grille.

Lap 243, Kyle Larson has a second and a half lead on William Bryon. Kyle Larson picks up some more debris. There are at least three or four pieces of debris currently on the front grille.

Lap 247, as Kyle Larson works to catch up to lapped car JJ Yeley to get the debris off of his grille; William Byron is two and a half seconds behind.

The debris is gone from Kyle Larson’s grille.

Lap 255, Kyle Larson has led over 200 laps so far and has a lead of over two and a half seconds on William Byron; Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola, and Chase Elliott round out the top five.

Lap 257, Kyle Larson has led 220 laps so far.

Lap 258, Kyle Larson has increased his lead to over theree seconds on William Byron.

William Byron’s team reports that he is two laps short on fuel.

Daniel Suarez reports that he is having some brake issues in his car.

Forty to go, Kyle Larson has pulled out to a four second lead on William Byron; Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola, and Chase Elliott round out the top five.

Lap 266, Brad Keselowski is the last car on the lead lap in 24th place. He is reporting some brake issues, saying that they are soft.

Thirty to go, Kyle Larson has a three and a half second lead on William Byron.

Fifth place driver Chase Elliott is reporting a tire issue in the right rear.

Kyle Larson has put Brad Keselowski one lap down; there are 23 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 273, Kyle Larson has a fur second lead on William Byron; Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola, and Ross Chastain round out the top five.

Twenty-five to go, Kyle Larson has dominated the race; he currently has a four second lead on William Byron while in fuel conservation mode.

There are no fuel gages in the cars; calculating the fuel is all about the math. With 20 laps to go, Kyle Larson’s crew chief reports that they are good on fuel.

With 19 laps to go, Kyle Larson has a four and a half second lead on William Byron; Kevin Harvick is in third over five seconds back with Aric Almirola and Ross Chastain round ing out the top five.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr got loose and nearly hit Kurt Busch, but he saved the car and the track stays green. The duo continue to battle and Stenhouse makes contact with Busch and nearly sends Kurt Busch into the wall.

Thirteen to go, Kyle Larson has a lead of over five seconds on William Byron; Kevin Harvick, Ross Chastain, and Aric Almirola round out the top five.

Denny Hamlin’s team reports that the 10th place driver cannot make it to the end of the race on fuel.

Nine to go, Martin Truex Jr makes a pit stop for fuel.

Ross Chastain passes Kevin Harvick for third.

Eight to go, Kyle Larson has a lead of five and a half second lead on William Byron.

Ross Chastain and William Byron battle for second. Ross Chastain takes second.

Five to go, Kyle Larson has a lead of five and a half seconds on Ross Chastain; William Byron, Kevin Harvick, and Aric Almirola round out the top five.

In the last seven races, Kyle Larson has three wins and four second place finishes.

Three to go, Kyle Larson has a lead of over five seconds on Ross Chastain.

There are 21 cars oon the lead lap.

Two to go, Denny Hamlin makes a pit stp for fuel.

Kyle Larson takes the the white flag to lead 263 laps so far.

Notching his third race win in a row, Kyle Larson wins the race and the guitar in a return to Nashville. After saving fuel to make it to the end of the race,Larson even has enough to do a burnout.

Kyle Larson is the first Cup Series driver of the season to win four races.

Kurt Busch runs out of fuel on the final lap.

The unofficial results of the Ally 400:
Kyle Larson
Ross Chastain
William Byron
Aric Almirola
Kevin Harvick
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Daniel Suarez
Kurt Busch
Christopher Bell
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch
Austin Dillon
Chase Elliott
Ryan Newman
Alex Bowman
Corey LaJoie
Michael McDowell
Anthony Alfredo
Tyler Reddick
Erik Jones
Bubba Wallace
Denny Hamlin
Martin Truex Jr
Brad Keselowski
Matt DiBenedetto
Garrett Smithley
Josh Bilicki
JJ Yeley
BJ McLeod
Joey Gase
Cole Custer
Chase Briscoe
Ryan Preece
Chad Finchum
David Starr
Justin Haley
Chris Buescher
Ryan Blaney
Quin Houff