The Cracker Barrel 400 returns to Nashville Superspeedway this Sunday, June 1, marking the 14th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. As the only Cup Series stop on Tennessee’s 1.33-mile concrete oval, this race presents a unique challenge for drivers, testing their car control, tire management, and adaptability on a surface that punishes ill-timed throttle inputs.
Race Details
Event: Cracker Barrel 400
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Location: Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN
Broadcast: Prime Video, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Race Length: 300 laps (399 miles)
Track Overview
Nashville Superspeedway is known for its wide exit lanes and slick concrete surface, making tire discipline and throttle control crucial. The track has undergone repaving adjustments, slightly reducing qualifying speeds while widening the entry zone into Turn 3, creating more passing opportunities.
Top Storylines to Watch
Kyle Larson: The Favorite
Larson enters the weekend as the betting favorite (+450), boasting a win in 2021 and top-10 finishes in all four of his Nashville starts. If he avoids trouble, he’s expected to be a frontrunner.
Ryan Preece: The Underdog
Preece has already matched his career-high in top-10 finishes (five) this season and holds the final playoff spot entering Nashville. He finished fourth in last year’s chaotic five-overtime race, proving he can contend on this track.
Trackhouse Racing’s Momentum
Ross Chastain, fresh off his Coca-Cola 600 victory, looks to continue his strong form. He won at Nashville in 2023, and teammate Shane van Gisbergen secured his best career Cup finish on an oval (14th) last week.
Team Penske’s Struggles
Defending Nashville winner Joey Logano hopes to turn things around after a disastrous Coca-Cola 600, where Ryan Blaney crashed out, Austin Cindric finished 31st, and Logano placed 17th. Penske needs a strong showing to regain momentum.
Will Nashville Crown Another First-Time Winner?
Each of the four previous Cup races at Nashville has produced a different winner—Larson (2021), Chase Elliott (2022), Chastain (2023), and Logano (2024). Could Christopher Bell or Denny Hamlin break through this year? Bell led 131 laps last season, while Hamlin has led 70+ laps in each of the last three Nashville races.
Driver Odds
Kyle Larson + 450
Denny Hamlin + 600
Christopher Bell + 650
William Byron + 700
Ryan Blaney + 900
Ross Chastain + 900
Tyler Reddick + 1000
Chase Elliott + 1400
Joey Logano + 1800
Chase Briscoe + 2500
Carson Hocevar + 2500
Brad Keselowski + 2500
Ryan Preece + 2500
Chris Buescher + 2800
Kyle Busch + 2800
Ty Gibbs + 3000
Josh Berry + 3000
Alex Bowman + 3500
AJ Allmendinger + 4500
Bubba Wallace + 5000
Austin Cindric + 5500
Daniel Suarez + 10000
Corey Heim + 10000
Noah Gragson + 10000
Michael McDowell + 10000
Zane Smith + 10000
Austin Dillon + 13000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. + 13000
Erik Jones + 15000
John Hunter Nemechek + 20000
Shane Van Gisbergen + 25000
Todd Gilliland + 30000
Justin Haley + 30000
Ty Dillon + 40000
Riley Herbst + 50000
Cole Custer + 60000
JJ Yeley + 100000
Cody Ware + 100000
Chad Finchum + 100000
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, May 31, 2025
