The NASCAR Cup Series will travel to Music City this week to race at Nashville Superspeedway. This 1.33-mile, concrete track has produced some good racing in its short history. The racing on the intermediate tracks has been pretty good this year, so I expect the same this weekend. The Ally 400 can be seen Sunday at 3:30 p.m. on NBC.
The Cup Series had a 20-minute practice session Saturday to shake down their cars for Sunday’s race. Most of the teams were able to make some long runs in practice. That is important because there are usually some long green flag runs at Nashville. There were only two cautions in the race last year. Track position is also king at this track. Five of the drivers who finished in the top-six last year all started in the top-eight. The drivers who start up front and have good long-run speed in their cars got a bump up in the Driver Rankings this weekend.
Here is my updated Driver Rankings for the Ally 400…
| DRIVER |
| 1. DENNY HAMLIN |
| 2. CHRISTOPHER BELL |
| 3. KYLE LARSON |
| 4. BRAD KESELOWSKI |
| 5. MARTIN TRUEX JR. |
| 6. TY GIBBS |
| 7. WILLIAM BYRON |
| 8. TYLER REDDICK |
| 9. JOSH BERRY |
| 10. CHASE ELLIOTT |
| 11. ROSS CHASTAIN |
| 12. RYAN BLANEY |
| 13. CHRIS BUESCHER |
| 14. JOEY LOGANO |
| 15. ALEX BOWMAN |
| 16. BUBBA WALLACE |
| 17. AUSTIN CINDRIC |
| 18. NOAH GRAGSON |
| 19. KYLE BUSCH |
| 20. DANIEL SUAREZ |
| 21. RICKY STENHOUSE JR. |
| 22. MICHAEL MCDOWELL |
| 23. AJ ALLMENDINGER |
| 24. COREY HEIM |
| 25. TODD GILLILAND |
| 26. CHASE BRISCOE |
| 27. AUSTIN DILLON |
| 28. ERIK JONES |
| 29. CARSON HOCEVAR |
| 30. COREY LAJOIE |
| 31. RYAN PREECE |
| 32. HARRISON BURTON |
| 33. JUSTIN HALEY |
| 34. JOHN H. NEMECHEK |
| 35. RILEY HERBST |
| 36. DANIEL HEMRIC |
| 37. ZANE SMITH |
| 38. CHAD FINCHUM |
Need to know which driver would be the best pick for your Fantasy NASCAR lineup Sunday? Simply play the driver highest in the rankings.
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