2025 Cracker Barrel 400

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2025 Cracker Barrel 400
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Race 14 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series
Nashville Superspeedway 2024.svg
Date June 1, 2025 (2025-06-01)
Location Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.333 miles (2.145 km)
Distance 300 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 129.068 miles per hour (207.715 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.125
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Laps 139
Fastest lap
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.663
Winner
No. 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network Prime Video
Announcers Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth announcers Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow
Turn announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2025 Cracker Barrel 400 was an NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 1, 2025, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the 1+1⁄3-mile (2.146 km) speedway, it was the 14th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Contents

Ryan Blaney won the race. Carson Hocevar finished 2nd, and Denny Hamlin finished 3rd. Joey Logano and William Byron rounded out the top five, and Bubba Wallace, Erik Jones, Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, and Christopher Bell rounded out the top ten.

Report

Background

Nashville Superspeedway, where the race was held. Nashville Superspeedway.jpg
Nashville Superspeedway, where the race was held.

Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy , a reality television competition.

It is a concrete oval track 1+1⁄3 miles (2.146 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which also owns Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No.DriverTeamManufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford
66 Chad Finchum Garage 66 Ford
67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota
71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.677 seconds and a speed of 161.337 mph (259.647 km/h).

Practice results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
145 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 29.677161.337
211 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.738161.006
39 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.772160.822
Official practice results

Qualifying

Chase Briscoe scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.125 and a speed of 164.395 mph (264.568 km/h). [7]

Qualifying results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
119 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota29.125164.395
211 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota29.174164.119
324 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.307163.374
445 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota29.308163.368
51 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet29.310163.357
66 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford29.377162.985
720 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota29.387162.929
871 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet29.397162.874
922 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford29.434162.669
1017 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford29.443162.619
119 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.477162.432
1223 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota29.526162.162
1347 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet29.588161.822
1443 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota29.589161.817
1512 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford29.601161.751
162 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford29.606161.724
1716 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet29.619161.653
187 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet29.623161.631
1960 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford29.635161.566
2021 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford29.651161.479
213 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet29.657161.446
2254 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota29.658161.440
2388 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet29.659161.435
2448 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.670161.375
258 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet29.732161.039
2677 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet29.754160.920
2738 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford29.766160.855
285 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.778160.790
2941 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford29.807160.633
304 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford29.820160.563
3110 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet29.824160.542
3299 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet29.884160.220
3367 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota29.896160.155
3451 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford29.951159.861
3534 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford29.996159.621
3642 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota30.023159.478
3735 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota30.160158.753
3844 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet30.443157.278
3966 Chad Finchum Garage 66 Ford31.729150.903
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage OneLaps: 90

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
245Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota9
319Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
424William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
520Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
69Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
712Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord4
871Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet3
922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord2
101Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet1
Official stage one results

Stage TwoLaps: 95

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
112Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord10
224William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord7
543Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota6
62Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord5
777Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet4
838Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord3
921Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord2
1020Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage ThreeLaps: 115

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
11512Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord30054
22677Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet30039
3211Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30053
4922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord30042
5324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30048
61223Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota30031
71443Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota30036
8285Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30029
9445Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota30037
10720Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30034
1151Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet30027
12258Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30025
132738Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord30027
141017Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord30023
15119Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30027
163299Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet30021
17119Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30028
18162Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord30024
192941Cole CusterHaas Factory TeamFord30018
201716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet30017
21871Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet30019
223534Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord30015
2366Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord30014
243735Riley Herbst (R)23XI RacingToyota30013
252388Shane van Gisbergen (R)Trackhouse RacingChevrolet30012
263110Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevrolet29911
273642John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota29910
281960Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord2999
29213Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2998
302021Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord2999
312254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2996
32187Justin HaleySpire MotorsportsChevrolet2995
333451Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord2974
343844J. J. Yeley (i)NY Racing TeamChevrolet2970
353966Chad FinchumGarage 66Ford2882
362448Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1881
373367Corey Heim (i)23XI RacingToyota1290
38304Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFord1121
391347Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Hyak MotorsportsChevrolet1101
Official race results

Race statistics

Media

Television

Prime Video covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Trevor Bayne handled pit road for the television side.

Prime Video
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte 		Kim Coon
Marty Snider
Trevor Bayne

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field races through the quad-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field would race through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field would race through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Wendy Venturini, Heather Debeaux, and Alan Cavanna were the pit reporters during the broadcast.

PRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Brad Gillie
Announcer: Mark Garrow		Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson		 Wendy Venturini
Heather DeBeaux
Alan Cavanna

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Nashville Superspeedway". Archived from the original on April 13, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Sturniolo, Zach (August 29, 2024). "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR . Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Cracker Barrel 400 Results". Racing-Reference. June 1, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 1, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ DeGroot, Nick (May 31, 2025). "Chase Briscoe earns pole for Nashville Cup race as JGR sweeps front row". Motorsport.com . Lebanon, Tennessee: Motorsport Network . Retrieved May 31, 2025.
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