NASCAR

On Sunday, the 23XI Racing Driver hosted two notable guests inside of his tent in Nashville, Tennessee. ESPN anchor Sage Steele and Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo ...

The Ally 400 is airing on NBC. "Bam is the man!" NASCAR's Cup Series race is currently underway from Nashville, Tennessee.

The NASCAR Cup Series' June schedule continues with the Ally 400 from Nashville Superspeedway. Here are the top moments!

NASCAR Cup Series The top 10 drivers at the second stoppage were Hamlin, followed by Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Harvick, Bell, Blaney, Chastain, Kurt Busch, Michael McDowell and Logano. The green flag was back at Lap 97, as a three-wide battle involving Hamlin, Harvick and Bubba Wallace emerged. There was another restart at Lap 66 with 25 laps to go in Stage 1. It was trouble for Chase Elliott after making contact with Bell coming down the front stretch. Kyle Larson is the reigning Ally 400 champion.

Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway was halted just shy of halfway by repeated lightning strikes and rain in the area.

The race is 10 laps short of halfway, which would make it official. NASCAR was forced to stop the 300-lap race on Lap 140 for repeated lightning strikes within an eight-mile radius of the track. Just after the caution came out, the race had to be red-flagged for multiple lightning strikes near the track.

Lightning and heavy rain at Nashville Superspeedway paused the Cup Series race for the second time of the day, this time at Lap 140 Sunday.

After multiple lightning strikes and a delay of a little more than an hour, the race resumed when NASCAR gave the all-clear signal. A 30-minute stoppage is mandated whenever lightning is detected within an eight-mile radius of the race track. The first stoppage of the race was issued at Lap 42.

The NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 resumed after a delay of over two hours following lightning strikes within eight miles of Nashville Superspeedway.

A second strike hit within eight miles at 4:53 p.m., extending the delay. The race could count as complete after 151 laps, though that threshold has not yet been met. The first lightning strike of the day hit within seven miles of the track around 4:34 p.m., causing the race's first delay of the game.

Enjoy our favorite GIFs from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, updated live throughout the Ally 400.

View Fullscreen View Fullscreen View Fullscreen

Two drivers who were fast early in the race are beginning to make their way back towards the Top 10. Bubba Wallace has moved up to 12th, while Daniel Suarez is ...

As the first race following the lone off week of the 2022 season, Nashville marks the symbolic start of the second half of the Cup Series season. The race was red flagged for a second time after 139 laps, and a long rain delay ensued before the race resumed at 10:05 p.m. ET. LEBANON, Tenn. -- After rediscovering Music City's rich racing heritage, NASCAR and Nashville have proven to be a perfect pair over the last several years.

It wasn't a great Sunday to be a part of Hendrick Motorsports, with two cars suffering major issues after the Ally 400's restart.

"Both William Byron and Alex Bowman have issues soon after the restart!" "The restart has not been kind to Team Hendrick," noted NASCAR on NBC. "William Byron heads to the garage and Alex Bowman spins and hits the wall hard." In Sunday's Ally 400, both William Byron and Alex Bowman were having significant car issues after the restart.

NASCAR ran the 2022 Ally 400 at the Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday. We break down notable moments from the race, any significant wrecks, and who won.

Chevrolet Ford Kyle Larson won the inaugural race in 3:30:23. The race didn’t go to overtime or anything so you can expect this race to last close to that. NASCAR will run the 2022 Ally 400 on Sunday, June 26. Josh Bilicki heads to pit row with a possible fuel pressure problem. Stage 1, Lap 50 Update: Alex Bowman spins into the wall and we are back under caution.

La carrera de 300 vueltas se reinició a 5 vueltas del final, con Elliott como el único piloto dentro del Top 5 que no optó por entrar a pits tras la bandera ...

19. (14) AJ Allmendinger(i), Chevrolet, 300. 14. (20) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 300. Poco después del primer retraso, el día de Alex Bowman llegó a un final prematuro. 4. (3) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 300. Ese retraso duró poco más de una hora. 1. (4) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 300. El auto de Keselowski sufrió graves daños, pero el campeón de 2012 continuó sin necesidad de una bandera amarilla. Hacerlo en una ciudad realmente genial como Nashville es aún mejor. “Conseguir una victoria siempre es enorme. Estoy muy orgulloso de nuestro equipo. “Estoy muy orgulloso de nuestro equipo”, dijo Elliott. “Tuvimos un contratiempo a mitad de camino, pero pudimos volver al frente con el Chevy de NAPA. Fue un día largo, un día divertido… Lideró las últimas 39 vueltas para lograr su segunda victoria de la temporada.

Am I dreaming? Dolly Parton is officially welcoming race fans to Music City, as she's featured in a new promotional video for today's NASCAR Ally 400 Sprint ...

Everybody wants to their best at what they think their gift is, and if you really have that burning desire, you feel like it’s your duty, it’s your job, to get out there and have it heard, have it seen. and I have to say, they have pretty good taste. Meaning you gotta get out there and do it.

Chase Elliott overcame an early setback to take the lead and hold off three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers for his second NASCAR win of the season.

Ryan Blaney was third in a Ford and followed by Elliott’s teammate Kyle Larson, the defending race winner. Nine other drivers stayed on track with him to create a pack of traffic that prevented the Toyotas from catching Elliott after they stopped for fresh tires. “We were able to work on it there a little bit after our penalty and got it going a little better,“ Elliott said. I should have been throwing some fenders and moving some momentum around,“ said Busch. “I just needed to stick with our strength and I messed up. I was hoping not,“ Elliott said about the caution. Toyota controlled almost the entire event — four of its drivers combined to lead 253 laps — but the No. 5 Hendrick crew brought Elliott’s Chevrolet to life in the closing stretch.

Chase Elliott won the second annual NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway following a late restart.

Elliott had a one-second lead over Kyle Busch, with Hamlin and Truex trailing in third and fourth place, when Bilicki’s engine failure caused the final caution with nine laps remaining. At Lap 50, shortly after the first delay, Alex Bowman’s day came to a premature end. “I wanted to throw some fenders, but I didn’t get the job done,” the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota driver said. Hamlin, who led a race-high 114 laps, was out front for the first 41 circuits before lightning halted the action for one hour and 28 seconds. I’m not going to say what our strength was, but we did a lot of things good. While Elliott and Kurt Busch stayed out under caution, along with eight other drivers, Kyle Busch, Truex and Hamlin all came to pit road for tires. The team couldn’t repair the car before the damaged vehicle policy’s six-minute clock expired, adding to the list of disappointing summer results for Bowman. “Getting a win is always huge. “I’m so proud of our team,” Elliott said. I’m so proud of our team. “We had a setback about halfway, but we were able to get the NAPA Chevy dialed back in and get back in the mix. In fashioning his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, his first at Nashville and the 15th of his career, Elliott overcame a long pit stop on Lap 120 that dropped him to 25th in the running order.

Chase Elliott snagged a late win at the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Nashville Superspeedway after delays for lighting and rain pushed the race to nearly ...

"Don't talk to me the rest of race." But the damage was done for Bowman, who is sponsored by Ally, which has heavily invested in NASCAR's return to the Nashville market. Bubba Wallace lost his temper with his 23XI Racing crew when he had to pit from sixth-place because of a loose wheel. He finished last in the 36-car field. Ryan Blaney was third in a Ford and followed by Elliott's teammate Kyle Larson, the defending race winner. "We had kind of a setback there about halfway and was able to get the Chevy dialed back in and get back in the mix. During a lengthy rain delay hours later, LaJoie posted to Twitter a T-shirt design that said "Really Good Race Car Driver" to mimic Bowman's insult. Nine other drivers stayed on track with him to create a pack of traffic that prevented the Toyotas from catching Elliott after they stopped for fresh tires. I should have been throwing some fenders and moving some momentum around," said Busch. "I just needed to stick with our strength and I messed up. I was hoping not," Elliott said about the caution. To do it in a really cool city like Nashville is even better. Toyota controlled almost the entire event — four of its drivers combined to lead 253 laps — but the No. 5 Hendrick crew brought Elliott's Chevrolet to life in the closing stretch.

What a difference a year makes: Ross Chastain's runner-up finish in last year's Nashville race was then a career best. Now, he has two wins.

It was just kind of where the seas parted on Turns 1 and 2 for us on fresh tires. I wanted to restart sixth and instead I was 13th. There was an extreme variance in pit strategies on the final caution of the race, with Surgen electing to take Chastain down pit road for a full set of tires. We don’t need to wreck trying to get third and we don’t need to run ninth with it, we need to run fifth. “We had the fifth-place car and we needed to finish fifth with it. CGR announced the sale of its assets to Chastain’s current team not even two weeks later; he had just one top five the rest of the way; he missed the playoffs and finished 20th in the standings.

Chase Elliott took the lead from Kyle Busch on lap 264 of 300 and held on for his second win of the season in a race twice delayed by weather.

"I'm glad we're at least in the market and this is a cool town, it's a great place to be, it's a great place to race. "I didn't think the race was terrible tonight," Elliott said. I thought at that point it was going to be really one lane and it really wasn't. You could still be in at least a couple different lanes. Elliott has been critical of the concrete surface in the past, claiming it often lacks the opportunity for much side-by-side racing. "Then we didn't start the race very good. "Just to kind of reset and be able to reevaluate and get back on track out here."

In speaking with over a half-dozen key figures within NASCAR, diversity in the Next Gen car development, flexibility with the schedule, and changes with ...

“I would say, Nascar – as a company and a sport – is probably stronger than it's been in a really long time,” said Kennedy. “I think a big part of that has been with our leadership and challenging everyone to think bold and think differently. “I think we made a deliberate effort to focus on evolving our fan base we want to get younger and more diverse,” said Jill Gregory, executive VP, and general manager of Sonoma Raceway who served as executive VP and Chief Marketing and Content Officer at Nascar prior. “There is an opportunity for us to take a concept like that and move it to other locations,” Kennedy said. From the top-down, it’s clear that the change is not some “flavor of the month” issue, but rather core to accepting as many fans as possible to the sport. Across the spectrum of those interviewed, all pointed to how these changes have not only been the right thing to do but good for business within the sport and for sponsors that are critical to the lifeblood of racing. One of the lesser-known, but no less impactful issues facing motorsports are the charters between tracks and sanctioning bodies that can lock in schedules for multiple years. That early testing and feedback have given us a big jump in performance over the course of the season.” Marks believes that older legacy teams are “not exactly scared of this new model for Nascar” but rather they’ve been used to engaging in a “financial arms race.” Instead of welding sheet metal to the chassis and adding a decal design to “look” like a particular car, now Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Ford Mustang GT GT “The car seems to be getting stronger on road courses,” he said. In other words, development is still ongoing or “building the plane as it’s being flown.” Changes in the economics of the sport have brought in Michael Jordan and rapper Pitbull. Pit crews have seen an incredible increase in the number of Black members.

NASCAR Nashville results, points: Chase Elliott increased his lead in the Cup standings by winning at Nashville, his second victory of the season.

Click here for the owners points after Nashville Elliott increased his lead in the points standings with his 15th career victory. Click here for driver points after the Nashville race

Chase Elliott won the second annual NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway following a late restart.

Elliott had a one-second lead over Kyle Busch, with Hamlin and Truex trailing in third and fourth place, when Bilicki’s engine failure caused the final caution with nine laps remaining. At Lap 50, shortly after the first delay, Alex Bowman’s day came to a premature end. “I wanted to throw some fenders, but I didn’t get the job done,” the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota driver said. Hamlin, who led a race-high 114 laps, was out front for the first 41 circuits before lightning halted the action for one hour and 28 seconds. I’m not going to say what our strength was, but we did a lot of things good. While Elliott and Kurt Busch stayed out under caution, along with eight other drivers, Kyle Busch, Truex and Hamlin all came to pit road for tires. The team couldn’t repair the car before the damaged vehicle policy’s six-minute clock expired, adding to the list of disappointing summer results for Bowman. “Getting a win is always huge. “I’m so proud of our team,” Elliott said. I’m so proud of our team. “We had a setback about halfway, but we were able to get the NAPA Chevy dialed back in and get back in the mix. In fashioning his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, his first at Nashville and the 15th of his career, Elliott overcame a long pit stop on Lap 120 that dropped him to 25th in the running order.

Our latest NASCAR Cup Series race was fun. More entertaining than a year ago, for sure, and a good bit better than Nashville Superspeedway has been known to ...

“It's so week to week, and I've never seen it within our sport where you just don't know until the first 10 laps of practice. Elliott’s victory ended around 11 p.m. That was seven hours after the race started, thanks to two weather delays, the second of which dragged on for about two hours and felt even worse. On June 12 at Sonoma, he struggled to a 31st-place finish. Teams have been having to relearn the same tracks while often forgetting what they thought they knew. Despite two wins, he showed up Sunday 21st in the points standings. "We all show up this week and our car is fast again,” Hamlin said after winning Saturday’s qualifying. Much of the racing, once it happened, really was worth the wait. While bad weather was forecast Sunday, most of it missed the area. He has only won once in 2022, but there’s no shame in that. Three other drivers – Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch – led for more laps than Elliott. A long day becomes longer in the heat. “Way more (racing) than I thought it would be,” Elliott said.

I've taken a very conservative approach to betting on Sunday's NASCAR Ally 400 (5 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM) at Nashville Superspeedway. In my ...

The JGR driver posted the seventh-best 10-lap average in practice and improved to the fifth-best average over 15 laps. While I’m still not planning on a big betting card for today’s race at Nashville, one driver’s odds to win the Ally 400 are simply too good to pass up. In my mind, there are simply too many unknowns heading into today’s race to get overly heavy, from a bettor’s perspective, on the Ally 400.

Chris Buescher lost his bumper tire during Sunday's race, which means that his crew chief and two other team members will be suspended for the next four ...

His crew chief and two other team members ended up being suspended for the next four races. The penalty has always seemed a bit steep to some but that's due to how fast the wheel can go once it flies off. Chris Buescher lost his bumper tire during Sunday's race, which means that his crew chief and two other team members will be suspended for the next four races.

A caution flag with eight laps remaining in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway brought out more than the yellow flag.

“Why not, running ninth and was able to run third, so that was a good call by him.” Note: The decision to stay out put Kurt Busch on the front row for the final restart. Note: Hamlin started from the Busch Light Pole position and led a race-high 114 laps. Position after pit stops: Second Note: Elliott said post-race that it was crew chief Alan Gustafson’s call to make, and Gustafson elected to keep the No. 9 Chevrolet out on the track and maintain the lead. A caution flag with eight laps remaining in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway brought out more than the yellow flag.