Overview
- The Cracker Barrel 400 will run Sunday, May 31 at 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT), covering 300 laps (399 miles), and live TV coverage is on Amazon Prime Video with MAX carrying in-car cameras.
- NASCAR staged a full three-day national-series weekend at Nashville Superspeedway with the Craftsman Truck Series racing Friday, Cup practice and qualifying plus the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series on Saturday, and the Cup race on Sunday.
- DraftKings lists Denny Hamlin as the pre-race favorite at +400, with Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell next at +700 and Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson among the top contenders in the market.
- Reporting notes the event is running following the recent death of Kyle Busch, and teams have made short-term roster adjustments including Austin Hill being temporarily listed in the No. 33 entry.
- Nashville’s 1.33-mile concrete surface and night conditions make the race unpredictable and echo last week’s Dover concrete test, a pattern that matters for car setup and for points leader Tyler Reddick’s championship momentum.