Cracker Barrel 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race Scheduled for May 31 at Nashville Superspeedway

M. ET on May 31, 2026, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. The event consists of 300 laps totaling 400 miles and is divided into three stages of 90, 95, and 115 laps.

Com reported that this marks the sixth running of the race. Denny Hamlin starts on pole after intermittent light rain showers forced the cancellation of Saturday qualifying. Tyler Reddick will start second, followed by Daniel Suarez in third, Christopher Bell in fourth, Kyle Larson in fifth, Ty Gibbs in sixth, and Ryan Blaney in seventh.

AJ Allmendinger, Carson Hocevar, Bubba Wallace, Alex Bowman, Cole Custer, Todd Gilliland, Chris Buescher, Riley Herbst, Corey Heim, Austin Hill, Noah Gragson, John Hunter Nemechek, Ryan Preece, Chase Elliott, Ty Dillon, Chase Briscoe, Austin Dillon, Josh Berry, Cody Ware, Ross Chastain, Austin Cindric, Chad Finchum, and Connor Zilisch.

The race will air exclusively on Prime Video. A 30-day free trial is available to watch the event.

99 per month or $139 per year. 49 per month after a six-month free trial. Prime Video is the exclusive broadcaster of four NASCAR Cup Series races in 2026.

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ET at Qualcomm Circuit / Naval Base Coronado. The event continues to honor late driver Kyle Busch, who died at age 41 just over a week before the race. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will race in a paint scheme inspired by the NOS Energy car Busch used a decade ago in the O'Reilly Autoparts Series.

Stenhouse Jr. got into a physical fight with Busch after the 2024 All-Star Race. Each of the past five Cracker Barrel 400 races had a different winner. Ryan Blaney won the 2025 edition and starts seventh after qualifying was cancelled.