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Nashville Weekend Set: NASCAR Publishes Cracker Barrel 400 Entry Lists and Schedule

The official field and timetable highlight playoff implications and a temporary driver change after the recent death of Kyle Busch.

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JUNE 01: Ryan Blaney celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 01, 2025 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Cracker Barrel 400 is scheduled for Sunday, May 31 at 7 p.m. ET and will stream on Prime Video with race-day radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM.
  • NASCAR released official entry lists showing a 38-car Cup field that includes 36 guaranteed charter teams and Austin Hill listed in the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing car as the temporary replacement for Kyle Busch.
  • The three-day weekend starts with the Truck Series Allegiance 200 on Friday evening, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series running Saturday and Cup practice and qualifying set for Saturday ahead of Sunday night’s Cup race.
  • Tyler Reddick remains the regular-season points leader with five wins, and bookmakers list Denny Hamlin as the pre-race favorite on DraftKings, underscoring championship and momentum stakes as the regular season moves toward the summer stretch.
  • Tickets remain available for the Nashville Superspeedway weekend with prices starting around $74, and teams will face the track’s 1.33-mile concrete surface and cooling night conditions that have produced five different winners in five Cup races there.