Mother Nature is proving to be a problem for NASCAR again this weekend.  Qualifying has been cancelled across the board for all three racing series, the Craftsman Truck Series race was delayed nearly three hours, practice was delayed in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, and now practice is being delayed in the Cup Series for the Cracker Barrel 400.

NASCAR is looking to get the Cup Series some practice time, but the starting lineup will be set by the NASCAR rule book.

Thirty-eight teams brought cars to Nashville for 40 starting spots.  Austin Hill is driving the 33 car again this week.

Track drying efforts continue with NASCAR hoping to get some practice time in for the Cup Series before the O’Reilly Series race later tonight.

Along with the rain delays, there were two lightening delays at Nashville Superspeedway.  At 5:40 when NASCAR opened the track, only 16 drivers have cleared the inspection process.

The drivers have 45 minutes for practice.

Ryan Preece reports some brake issues; saying he doesn’t have stopping power in the front of the car.

Tyler Reddick is also reporting brake issues, calling it “twitchy”.

Approaching 50 laps of practice, Denny Hamlin has run more laps than any other driver.

Several teams reported that the tires began cording at lap 36.

With a time of 29,802 seconds, Christopher Bell tops the leaderboard with the fastest lap in practice.  Ross Chastain topped the leaderboard in multiple lap times.

The starting lineup for the Cracker Barrel 400:
Denny Hamlin
Tyler Reddick
Daniel Suarez
Christopher Bell
Kyle Larson
Ty Gibbs
Ryan Blaney
Wiliam Byron
Joey Logano
Shane Van Gisbergen
Zane Smith
Brad Keselowski
Erik Jones
Michael McDowell
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
AJ Allmendinger
Carson Hocevar
Bubba Wallace
Alex Bowman
Cole Custer
Todd Gilliland
Chris Buescher
Riley Herbst
Corey Heim
Austin Hill
Noah Gragson
John Hunter Nemechek
Ryan Preece
Chase Elliott
Ty Dillon
Chase Briscoe
Austin Dillon
Josh Berry
Cody Ware
Ross Chastain
Austin Cindric
Chad Finchum
Connor Zilisch

NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin joins Danielle Trotter, Dale Jr, and Corey LaJoie at the Prime desk.  Speaking on Carson Hocevar, Mark Martin said that he didn’t want to be on the track with him but he loved watching him race.

Kyle Larson is the only driver in the field to finish a race in the top 10 in every race at Nashville.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr’s painst scheme is inspired by Kyle Busch.

Mark Martin said that Kyle Busch always treated him like a king.  He said that Busch was phenomenal behind the wheel.

Stage one is 90 laps, stage two is 95 laps, and stage three is 115 laps for a total of 300 laps around the 1.33 mile concrete track.

Bubba Wallace’s 23 car has the paint scheme of Cale Yarborough’s Hardees car.

Even before the drivers can get in their cars, there is rain at the track.

NASCAR has announced a 6:25pm cdt for the start of the race.

Some light showers have descended on the track, but there are clear skies outside the track and look good to get the race in.

NASCAR has called for the cars to be uncovered at 7:10cdt with a 7:25cdt start time.

NASCAR has called for a competition caution at lap 35.  The crews cannot fuel the cars until that caution.

After a delay of over an hour, the command is finally given…and it was a good one!

The drivers will make a few extra pace laps so that the track driers can get pit road dried.

Denny Hamlin brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Tyler Reddick alongside.  Hamlin gets out in front for the lead.  Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suarez battle for second.

NASCAR has charged Denny Hamlin with a start violation – he jumped the start zone.  He will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

Tyler Reddick takes the lead.

Lap four, the top five are Tyler Reddick, Daniel Suarez, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and ty Gibbs.

Christopher Bell passes Daniel Suarez for second.

Lap six, Kyle Larson passes Daniel Suarez for third as they battle back and forth.

Lap eight is a silent lap in tribute to Kyle Busch.

Denny Hamlin returns to the track in last place but stays on the lead lap.

Lap nine, Tyler Reddick has a lead of just over half a second on Christopher Bell; Kyle Larson, Ty Gibbs, and Daniel Suarez round out the top five.

Daniel Suarez has fallen to seventh place after starting the race in third.

Lap 12, Tyler Reddick has a near one second lead on Christopher Bell; Kyle Larson, ty Gibbs, and William Byron round out the top five.

During a pre-race interview Shane van Gisbergen calls concrete track “just weird”; he is currently in eighth place.

Lap 16, Tyler Reddick continues to lead the race with Christopher Bell in second; Kyle Larson, Ty Gibbs, and William Byron round out the top five.

Lap 18, Erik Jones is working his way through the field and is up  to seventh place.

Lap 20, Tyler Reddick has a near one second lead on Christopher Bell; Kyle Larson, Ty Gibbs, and William Byron round out the top five.

Lap 23, Tyler Reddick is approaching slower traffic.  Chad Finchum is the only driver not on the lead lap.

Lap 27, Tyler Reddick has a lead of over half a second on Chrisotpher Bell; Kyle Larson, Ty Gibbs, and William Byron round out the top five.  Daniel Suarez has fallen to 10th place and is in a battle for tenth with Zane Smith.

Carson Hocevar has moved up six spots since the start of the race.

Ross Chastain has moved up nine spots after starting near the back of the field.

The right front brake rotors on Carson Hocevar’s car are extremely red.

The caution flag comes out on lap 36 for the competition caution.

Drivers come down pit road for service and after taking only two tires Shane van Gisbergen, Joey Logano, and Brad Keselowski win the race off of pit road.  Tyler Reddick in fourth is the first driver on four fresh tires.

The tire carrier tried to pull a little tape off of Carson Hocevar’s car but could not get it.

Shane van Gisbergen brings the field down for the green flag restart with Joey Logano alongside on lap 42.  Van Gisbergen gets out in front for the lead with Joey Logano in second; Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.

Lap 43, Tyler Reddick passes Joey Logano for second with Kyle Larson on his bumper in third.

Lap 44, Tyler Reddick and Kyle Larson battle for second.

Lap 46, Shane van Gisbergen holds on to the lead with Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, and Joey Logano rounding out the top five.

Lap 48, Kyle Larson comes up on the outside to battle with Shane van Gisbergen for the lead; Christopher Bell is on their bumpers.

Lap 53, Kyle Larson comes up on the inside to battle with Shane van Gisbergen for the lead.

Lap 54, Kyle Larson finally gets the lead with Christopher Bell in second; Tyler Reddick, Shane van Gisbergen, and Joey Logano round out the top five.

Lap 57, Christopher Bell battle with Kyle Larson for the lead.

Lap 59, William Byron passes Joey Logano for fifth.

Lap 61, Denny Hamlin has moved up to 28th.

Lap 62, the top five are Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Shan van Gisbergen, Tyler Reddick, and William Byron.

Lap 65, all 38 drivers are on the track with Chad Finchum the only driver not on the lead lap.

Kyle Larson has just a quarter of a second lead on Christopher Bell.

Lap 70, Kyle Larson continues to lead the race with Christopher Bell in second; Shane van Gisbergen, Tyler Reddick, and William Byron round out the top five.

The caution flag comes out on lap 73 when Connor Zilisch gets into the wall.  He brings the car down pit road with the right front tire on fire.  Zilisch is out of the car in the garage after the right front brake rotor exploded.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott winning the race off of pit road after taking only two tires.

Christopher Bell had a slow stop after

After staying out on the track AJ Allmendinger leads the race with Riley Herbst in second.  Riley Herbst takes the lead.

With 10 laps remaining in stage one, Ryan Blaney and AJ Allmendinger battle for the lead.

Ross Chastain scrapes the wall to bring out the caution flag.  He limps the car down pit road with a brake rotor issue.

Michael McDowell spins out.

The top five are Ryan Blaney, AJ Allmendinger, Riley Herbst, Kyle Larson, and Chase Elliott.

Carson Hocevar brings his car down pit road for service.

Ryan Preece also brings his car down pit road for service.  He is reporting low water pressure issues.

Ryan Blaney brings the field down for a two lap shootout to end the stage with AJ Allmendinger alongside.  Blaney takes the lead but Allmendinger comes up on the outside for a battle.

AJ Allmendinger edges out to win stage one.  This was Allmendinger’s first stage win since 2024.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
AJ Allmendinger
Kyle Larson
Ryan Blaney
Chase Elliott
Tyler Reddick
Bubba Wallace
William Byron
Chase Briscoe
Riley Herbst
Daniel Suarez

Drivers come down pit road for service.

Kyle Larson is the race leader.

Ryan Preece is in the garage with mechanical issues.

Kyle Larson brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Ryan Blaney alongside on lap 99.  Kyle Larson holds on to the lead.

The top five are Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, and Bubba Wallace.

The 88 car of Connor Zilisch is out of the race.

Lap 102, Erik Jones and Corey Heim pass Bubba Wallace for fifth and sixth.

Lap 103, Denny Hamlin has entered the top 10.

Lap 104, Kyle Larson has a lead of over half a second on Chase Briscoe; Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, and Erik Jones round out the top five.

Ross Chastain is out of the race.

Lap 109, Kyle Larson has just a half second lead on Chase Briscoe; Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, and Erik Jones round out the top five.

Denny Hamlin is now up to eighth place.

Lap 118, Kyle Larson has a lead of over half a second on Chase Briscoe; Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, and Erik Jones round out the top five.

The drivers are running about five miles per gallon of fuel…or around three laps.

Lap 124, Kyle Larson’s lead is now under a half second on Chase Briscoe; Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, and Erik Jones continue to round out the top five.

Lap 126, Chase Briscoe has caught leader Kyle Larson and battle for the lead.

Lap 127, Chase Briscoe is the new leader.

Lap 128, Corey Heim passes Erik Jones for fifth.

Lap 133, Christopher Bell passes Erik Jones for sixth.

With 50 laps remaining in stage two, Chase Briscoe has pulled out to a lead of over two seconds on Kyle Larson.

Lap 138, the top five are Chase Briscoe, Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, and Corey Heim.

Lap 139, Tyler Reddick makes his green flag pit stop and the cycle of drivers begins.

Ryan Blaney leads the race with the top 10 drivers still needing to make a pit stop.

Austin Dillon spins out after contact onlap 146 to bring out the caution flag.

Drivers who have yet to make a pit stop come down pit road for service.

Ryan Blaney is the race leader.

Ryan Blaney brings the field down for the green flag restart with Chase Elliott alongside on lap 152 with 22 wave around cars.  Blaney jumps out in front for the lead with Chase Elliott in second; Michael McDowell, AJ Allmendinger, and Daniel Suarez round out the top five.

Daniel Suarez passes AJ Allmendinger and Michael McDowell for third.

Ryan Preece is out of the race.

Drivers are getting three wide in a battle for position with 30 laps remaining in stage two.

Lap 158, Ryan Blaney has pulled out to a near second and a half lead on Chase Elliott; Daniel Suarez, AJ Allmendinger, and Michael McDowell round out the top five.

AJ Allmendinger passes Daniel Suarez for third.

Michael McDowell and Daniel Suarez battle for fourth.

Lap 168, Ryan Blaney has a lead of over two seconds on Chase Elliott; AJ Allmendinger, Michael McDowell, and Tyler Reddick round out the top five.

Lap 172, Ryan Blaney’s lead is now two and a half seconds on Chase Elliott.

The caution flag comes out on lap 173 for AJ Allmendinger who gets into the wall with a flaming right front tire.  Allmendinger is out of the car. 

Shane van Gisbergen is reporting his brakes going long.  Both of his teammates are in the garage after blown brake rotors.

Several drivers come down pit road for service with less than 10 laps remaining in stage two.  Michael McDowell wins the race off of pit road after taking only two tires.

Daniel Suarez brings the field down for the green flag restart with just four laps remaining in stage two.  Suarez takes the lead with Ricky Stenhouse Jr in second; Alex Bowman, Austin Cindric, and Michael McDowell rounding out the top five.

The caution flag comes out for a wreck between Todd Gilliand and Corey Heim. 

AJ Allmendinger said that he had no warning of any trouble

Stage two ends under caution with Daniel Suarez winning the stage.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Daniel Suarez
Alex Bowman
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Austin Cindric
Denny Hamlin
Michael McDowell
William Byron
Christopher Bell
Chase Briscoe
Brad Keselowski

Some of the drivers come down pit road for service including leader Daniel Suarez.

Denny Hamlin is the new leader.

Denny Hamlin brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Michael McDowell alongside on lap 192.  Hamlin gets out in front.

The top five are Denny Hamlin, Michael McDowell, Chase Briscoe, Christoher Bell, and Chase Elliott.

The caution flag comes out for a crash involving Brad Keselowski and Austin Cindric after contact from Austin Dillon.  Drivers were three and four wide before the crash.

Brad Keselowski is out of his car and out of the race.

A few drivers come down pit road for service.

Denny Hamlin brings the field down for the green flag restart with Chase Briscoe alongside on lap 201.  After going side by side, Hamlin edges out for the lead.  Drivers are three and four wide in the field.

Lap 203, the top five are Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe, Christopher Bell, Michael McDowell, and Tyler Reddick.

Bubba Wallace gets into the wall after contact from Chris Buescher.  He has no brakes and gets into Alex Bowman to bring out the ninth caution flag of the race.

Denny Hamlin brings the field down for the green flag restart with Chase Briscoe alongside on lap 212.  Hamlin gets out in front as drivers get three wide.

The top five are Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe, Christopher Bell, Michael McDowell, and Tyler Reddick.

Chase Elliott passes Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick for fifth.

The tenth caution flag comes out for another crash involving Todd Gilliland, John Hunter Nemechek, Riley Herbst, Josh Berry, and Carson Hocevar.

Of the 38 cars in the field, 20 of them have been involved in a crash or car incident.

Drivers come down pit road for service.

Denny Hamlin brings the field down for the green flag restart with chase Briscoe alongside with 80 laps remaining in the race.  Hamlin edges out for the lead with Chase Briscoe and Christopher Bell in a battle for second; Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson round out the top five.

Lap 224, Denny Hamlin has a lead of over half a second on Chase Briscoe and Chrisotpher Bell; Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson round out the top five.

Lap 227, Chad Finchum is slowed on the track.

Denny Hamlin has a near one second lead on Chase Brisco; Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, and Kyle Larson round out the top five.

Chase Briscoe and Christopher Bell are running laps faster than leader Denny Hamlin.

Lap 233, Denny Hamlin has just a half second lead on Chase Briscoe; Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, and Kyle Larson round out the top five.

Chase Briscoe is reporting that his brake is going really long.

Sixty to go, Denny Hamlin has just a quarter of a second lead on Chase Briscoe; Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, and Kyle Larson round out the top five.

William Byron is back in the race 33 laps down.

Lap 244, Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe battle for second with Bell taking the spot.

Lap 245, Christopher Bell comes up on the outside to battle with Denny Hamlin for the lead.  Christopher Bell takes the lead.

Lap 247, Christopher Bell has pulled out to a half second lead on Denny Hamlin.

There have been 24 lead changes so far in the race.

Lap 249, Christopher Bell has pulled out to a near one second lead on Denny Hamlin; Chase Briscoe, Chase Elliott, and Tyler Reddick round out the top five.

Lap 257, Chase Briscoe passes Denny Hamlin for second.

Denny Hamlin is reporting handling issues in his car.  Hamlin brings his car down pit road for service as the cycle of green flag pit stops begin.

Lap 260, leader Christopher Bell comes down pit road for service.

Chase Elliott is the new leader.

Lap 262, Chase Elliott makes his pit stop and gives the lead over to Tyler Reddick.

While most of the field has to come down pit road; Zane Smith and Ryan Blaney believe that they can make it to the end after making a pit stop on lap 217.

Tyler Reddick makes his pit stop; Ty Gibbs is the new leader.

Tye Gibbs makes his pit stop; Erik Jones is the new leader.

Austin Hill was caught speeding on pit road and will have ot serve a passthrough penalty.

Erik Jones makes his pit stop; Zane Smith is the new leader.

Tere are just 15 cars on the lead lap.

Ryan Blaney comes down pit road with just 26 laps to go in the race.

The top five are Zane Smith, Riley Herbst, Daniel Suarez, Christopher Bell, and Chase Brisoce.

With 23 laps to go, Zane Smith has a lead of over four seconds on Riley Herbst; Christopher Bell, Chase Brisoce, and Daniel Suarez round out the top five.

Twenty to go!  Zane Smith has a four second lead on Riley Herbst; Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, and Denny Hamlin round out the top five.

Riley Herbst comes down pit road; Christopher Bell is in second four seconds behind leader Zane Smith.

With 17 laps to go, the top five are Zane Smith, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Denny Hamlin, and Chase Elliott.

Riley Herbst was caught speeding on pit road and will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

Just 15 laps to go, Christopher Bell has closed the gap on leader Zane Smith to two seconds.

With just 13 laps to go, Chrisotpher Bell has caught leader Zane Smith and passes for the lead from the outside lane.

Chris Buescher gets into the wall and brings out the eleventh caution flag of the race.  He has a blown brake rotor.

Chase Briscoe is reporting a brake shake; his crew chief told him that they will not blow a brake rotor.

Several of the drivers come down pit road for service with just seven laps remaining in the race.

Christopher Bell brings the field down for the shootout to end the race with just four laps remaining in the race.  Christopher Bell takes the lead after a push from Denny Hamlin.  Drivers are three wide.  Denny Hamlin comes up to battle Christpher Bell for the lead.

Three to go, Hamlin and Bell continue their battle with Chase Briscoe on their bumper.

Hamlin, Bell, and Briscoe are three wide on the final lap.

Denny Hamlin wins the race for the first Toyota win at Nashville.

Big crash involving Chase Elliott and Tyler Reddick in the wall.

The unofficial results of the Cracker Barrel 400:
Denny Hamlin
Christopher Bell
Chase Briscoe
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Chase Elliott
Tyler Reddick
Shane van Gisbergen
Ryan Blaney
Zane Smith
Carson Hocevar
Erik Jones
Ty Dillon
Ty Gibbs
Joey Logano
Michael McDowell
Noah Gragson
Riley Herbst
Austin Dillon
Daniel Suarez
Todd Gilliland
Cole Custer
Cody Ware
Kyle Larson
John Hunter Nemechek
Corey Heim
Austin Cindric
Austin Hill
Chad Finchum
Chris Buescher
William Byron
Josh Berry
Bubba Wallace
Alex Bowman
Brad Keselowski
AJ Allmendinger
Ryan Preece
Ross Chastain
Connor Zilisch