Lebanon, Tenn. – The second part of the NASCAR Cup regular season begins with the tonight race at Nashville Superspedway and a lot is at stake for many drivers in the field.
There are some things to keep an eye on tonight race (7:19 PM at Green Flag Prime):
Taking advantage of the poll …
Chase Brisco gets another chance to take advantage of winning the pole.
While he finished third in the previous weekend Coca-Cola 600, after starting on the pole, he led only one lap, not scored in the first two phases and ended with only two points in the third stage. The brisko was undone by a pit road penalty for an uncontrolled tire at its first stop.
This indicates how a problem can affect the entire event even in the 600-mile race. Tonight’s race in Nashville is 399 miles.
“It’s disappointing,” Brisco told NBC Sports about the previous weekend performance. “It actually comes down only in such a way how our season has been throughout the year. We have not been able to put together in a full weekend together throughout the day. Last weekend, we talked about the whole week, if we are well worthy, we must really be able to maximize our stage points.”
Instead, he did not score as much as Pol-Sitter would be expected to do so. Brisco ranked among drivers in a playoff spot in stage points with 18 this year. Eight drivers outside a playoff spot have created more stage points than brisko this season.
Chase brisks will join the front line by JGR team partner Denny Hamlin.
Bubba bounce back?
Bubba Wallace is successful in describing its last few races: “The last three weeks, four weeks, if you want to calculate the all-star, just (explain).”
Wallace has terminated the 33rd or worse in the last three -digit race, dropping him from seventh to 12th in season standing.
Last year, 14 out of 16 playoff drivers won in a regular session, but this season the winning won between a small group of drivers, which may be determined by more playoff spot points. With a falling in a walled standing, he can get closer to the area.
For all that, Wallace is having a better attitude. He has admitted over the years that he will focus a lot on what has happened in the last few weeks and not what his team has done in all the season that still allows him to be 38 points above the cutline entering Nashville.
“You’re going for a bad race,” said Wallace. “I have seen that many people are in a bad race, such as Denny (Hamlin), well, such a bad race. Their statistics have not been either great. The last three are not great. Charlot killed. they do not care.
“And so I have started focusing on it and the more it is useless, the more it loses you, you have to show for your team and to your sponsors and enjoy it.”
It also helps that Wallace will start 12th and there will be a chance to score points in the first stage.
But another bad finish can drop him close to the cutline.
Denny Hamlin’s fiancée is due to giving the third child of the couple on Sunday.
Darker
Kyle Larsen has finished an average an average of 4.5 in Nashville and is the only driver to place the top 10 in all four cups of race in Nashville.
If he is to expand that line then he has to work. Larsen gained 28th qualification – his worst place after Phoenix in March 2019.
How soon can he reach the front? Will he get marks in the first stage?
With five overtimes, it took four hours to complete the 2024 incident.
has been closed …
The top 32 drivers in the points will be closed in the tournament after the tonight race, which will start in Atlanta later this month.
Brad Keselovsky enters the 32nd issue of tonight. Of course, Keselovsky has other things to worry-their first top of the year to finish the fifth of the last week in Coca-Cola 600 was 10 of the year-but Keselowski should have another bad finish, may be in danger of not being part of the tournament. The winner gets $ 1 million.
Keselowski starts a season-Survashrestha sixth tonight.
Brad Keselowski says about the recent punishment: “After all, that burden falls on us and we have those conversations internal. I think everyone knows what is expected to move forward from them.”