The NASCAR Cup Series will race for the first time in the Nashville area since 1984. The drivers will have to figure out the Nashville Superspeedway during the Ally 400 on Father’s Day.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck have been racing on the Nashville Superspeedway for many years. The Xfinity Series has held 21 races at the track while the Camping World Truck series has been there for 13 races. Drivers that are in the Cup Series now that raced in any of those events will likely find that experience useful Sunday, June 20th.
Here is what is known about the track and the race.
Nashville Superspeedway Data
Track Size: 1.33-miles
Surface: Concrete
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 14 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 9 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 6 degrees
Ally 400 Data
Season Race #: 17 of 36 (06-20-21)
Race Length: 300 laps / 399 miles
Stage 1 Length: 90 laps
Stage 2 Length: 95 laps
Final Stage Length: 115 laps
If you happened to notice above, the Nashville Superspeedway is a concrete track. In fact, it is the largest concrete-only track in NASCAR. It is a sister track to the Dover International Speedway in Delaware. It makes you wonder how damaging this track will be to the tires during the race. Dover’s “Miles the Monster” may have a southern concrete cousin ready to wreak havoc for the drivers and teams.
With just 10 races remaining before the start of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, every race and point will be very important. Below is a look at the Playoff picture heading to Nashville Superspeedway.
Do you think a driver who has already won this year will add another win to their total?
Do you think a driver who is winless so far this season will get the first check in the win column for 2021?
It will definitely be interesting to see how it all plays out on Father’s Day, June 20th when things get started at 2:30 p.m. central time (3:30 p.m. eastern time) from Nashville Superspeedway in the Ally 400.
By: Buck Stevens
