The Cup Series begins 20 consecutive weekends of racing with Sunday’s race at Nashville Superspeedway on NBC.
There have been 10 different winners in the first 16 races. Ten races remain until the playoffs being in September. Sonoma Martin Truex Jr. is looking for his second consecutive victory. Chase Elliott won last year’s Nashville race.
Details for Sunday’s Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway
(All times Eastern)
START: Old Dominion will give the command to start engines at 7:12 p.m. ... The green flag is scheduled to wave at 7:22 p.m.
PRERACE: Cup garage opens at 4 p.m. ... Drivers meeting is at 6:20 p.m. ... Driver intros are at 6:35 p.m. ... Fort Campbell Chaplain Sharon McQueary will give the invocation at 7:04 p.m. ... SFC Christine Permenter of the 101st Airborne Division Band will perform the national anthem at 7:05 p.m.
DISTANCE: The race is 300 laps (399 miles) on the 1.33-mile speedway.
STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 90. Stage 2 ends at Lap 185.
STARTING LINEUP: Cup qualifying begins at 1 p.m.
TV/RADIO: NBC will broadcast the race at 7 p.m. ... Post-race show will air on Peacock. ... Performance Racing Network coverage begins at 6 p.m. and also will stream at goprn.com. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the PRN broadcast.
STREAMING: NBC Sports
FORECAST: Weather Underground -- Sunny with a high of 87 degrees and a 9% chance of rain at the start of the race.
LAST YEAR: Chase Elliott won, finishing ahead of Kurt Busch and Ryan Blaney.
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