The NASCAR Cup Series returns after a week-long midseason hiatus and heads to Music City for its second scoring night race of the season. It is only the third time the Cup Series has been staged at Nashville Superspeedway and both previous races have been won by Hendrick Motorsports.
Here’s everything you need to know before the Ally 400:
Ally 400 TV/streaming/radio program
Friday
18:30-19:30: Training (US, NBC Sports App, PRN)
Saturday
1pm-2:30pm: Qualifying (USA, NBC Sports App, PRN)
Sunday
7pm-11pm: Ally 400 (NBC, NBC Sports App, PRN)
Details on the Ally 400
Rail: Nashville Superspeedway (1 1/3 mile D-shaped oval), Lebanon, Tennessee
banking: Twists – 14 degrees | Trioval – 9 degrees | Back extension – 3 degrees
Length: 300 laps for 400 miles
Last year’s winner: Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Top drivers and best bets for the Ally 400
According to BetMGM, Hendrick Motorsports is well represented in the favorites list. Kyle Larson won the inaugural event there and, like most weekends, goes into the weekend as a prohibitive favorite. William Byron excelled on intermediate tracks this season and Chase Elliott won in Nashville last season.
Best odds
• Kyle Larson +550
• Martin Truex Jr. +650
• Denny Hamlin +700
• Kyle Busch +800
• William Byron +800
• Chase Elliot +850
Martin Truex Jr. has the second-best moneyline despite finishing 22nd twice at Nashville, and Kyle Busch has failed to crack the top 10 at Nashville but has already won three races this season. Denny Hamlin finished sixth there last year.
Chase Elliott picked up the guitar trophy after winning the Nashville Superspeedway last year. (Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Ally 400 entry list
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske 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), Team Penske Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Brennan Poole (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
AJ Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart Haas Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Erik 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 Ware 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
Weather forecast for the Ally 400
It’s forecast to be warm and cloudy all weekend with a 51% chance of rain on both Friday and Sunday. With practice already limited in the current NASCAR weekend format, a muddy Friday night session isn’t going to upset any of the Cup teams. But if it rains on the Sunday before the race, grip could become scarce as any rubber that has been deposited in the support series will be washed away.