Starting from 5th place Car 5 Kyle Larson Valvoline Chevrolet won the Inaugural Ally 400, his 10th win in 240 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 12th Top 10 finish in 2021. 2nd Place Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet, started from 19th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 races at Nashville Superspeedway.
4th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Grave Digger Ford, started from 12th place. 6th Place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Nature Valley Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by 7th place Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet, started from 22nd place. 8th Place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 30th place followed by 9th place Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota, started from 25th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, in 10th place, started from 3rd place. Anthony Alfredo (18th) was the highest finishing rookie. Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 9 points over Kyle Larson.
NASCAR Statement:
ByStaff Report NASCAR.com June 20, 2021 at 10:02 PM
The No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Chase Elliott was disqualified Sunday for having five loose lug nuts in post-race inspection at Nashville Superspeedway.
The race had 11 Cautions for 60 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 2 for #00 Crash in Turn 1. 2nd Caution on lap 47 for #8 Spin Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 56 for #12 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 79 for #17, #77 Crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 133 for #23 Spin Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 174 for Debris on track. 8th Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 9th Caution on lap 198 for #37 Spin Turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 219 for #23 Spin Frontstretch. 11th Caution on lap 228 for #14 Crash in Turn 4. UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; A. Almirola 0; K. Busch 1-5; K. Larson 6-45; K. Busch 46-48; A. Almirola 49; K. Busch 50-53; K. Larson 54-79; C. Elliott 80-92; K. Larson 93-137; K. Busch 138; K. Larson 139-176; C. Briscoe # 177-181; K. Larson 182-218; R. Chastain 219-222; K. Larson 223-300.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 1, 5, 99, 18, 3, 47, 2, 22, 21, 11
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 3, 14, 24, 18, 11, 47, 10, 4, 1
UPDATED: #9 DQ
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 17
Race Results for the Inaugural Ally 400 – Sunday, June 20, 2021
Nashville Superspeedway – Nashville, TN – 1.33 – Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 300 Laps – 399. Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
| 1. 5. Car 5 Kyle Larson Valvoline Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 2. 19. Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 3. 4. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 4. 1. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 300 Running |
| 5. 12. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Grave Digger Ford 300 Running |
| 6. 14. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Nature Valley Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 7. 22. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 8. 30. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 9. 25. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota 300 Running |
| 10. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 300 Running |
| 11. 2. Car 18 Kyle Busch Pedigree Toyota 300 Running |
| 12. 28. Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 13. 29. Car 6 Ryan Newman Planters Ford 300 Running |
| 14. 8. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Neon Lights Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 15. 24. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Pryor & Lee Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 16. 23. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 300 Running |
| 17. 18. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Speedco Ford 300 Running |
| 18. 26. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Quartz Hill Records Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 19. 9. Car 43 Erik Jones Black Entrepreneur Initiative Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 20. 21. Car 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash/PetSmart Toyota 299 Running |
| 21. 13. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 299 Running |
| 22. 35. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota 299 Running |
| 23. 15. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Dent Wizard Ford 299 Running |
| 24. 11. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 298 Running |
| 25. 36. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Smart Sanitizer Chevrolet 298 Running |
| 26. 34. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Insurance King Ford 298 Running |
| 27. 32. Car 51 JJ Yeley(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 298 Running |
| 28. 31. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Surface Sunscreen/Koolbox ICE Ford 295 Running |
| 29. 37. Car 15 Joey Gase(i) Tennessee Donor Services/Donate Life Chevrolet 295 Running |
| 30. 7. Car 41 Cole Custer Dixie Vodka Tony’s Tea Ford 252 Running |
| 31. 16. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # HighPoint.com/Thorlabs Ford 227 Accident |
| 32. 20. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Entenmann’s Chevrolet 197 Brakes |
| 33. 33. Car 66 * Chad Finchum(i) Smithbilt Homes Toyota 157 Rear End |
| 34. 38. Car 13 * David Starr(i) Bob Menery Toyota 126 Brakes |
| 35. 27. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Diamond Creek Water Chevrolet 79 Accident |
| 36. 17. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 77 Accident |
| 37. 10. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Duracell Ford 53 Accident |
| 38. 39. Car 00 Quin Houff Mane ‘n Tail/Spirit Untamed Chevrolet 0 Accident |
| 39. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 300 Running |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #00, #24, #43(unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 30 Mins, 23 Secs. Average Speed: 113.792 MPH. Margin of Victory: 4.335 Seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 60 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 7 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Aric Almirola, #10 161.992 mph. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Anthony Alfredo, #38.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 26, 2021 – Pocono Raceway
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