NASCAR is ready to go racing at Nashville Superspeedway for the Cracker Barrel 400.
The best NASCAR drivers are coming to Middle Tennessee for the fifth consecutive season after the track reopened in 2021.
Here are 10 drivers to watch at the NASCAR Nashville race.
Ross Chastain
Team: Trackhouse Racing
Age: 32
Hometown: Alva, Florida
Crew chief: Phil Surgen
What to know: Chastain, who won the Coca-Cola 600, won the 2023 NASCAR Nashville race and earned a top 10 finish in the 2022 race.
Joey Logano
Team: Team Penske
Age: 34
Hometown: Middletown, Connecticut
Crew chief: Paul Wolfe
What to know: Logano is the defending winner of the NASCAR Nashville race and the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion. He has three top-10 finishes at Nashville in the four races.
Kyle Larson
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Age: 32
Hometown: Elk Grove, California
Crew chief: Cliff Daniels
What to know: Kyle Larson won the first NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2021. Since then, he’s been a strong and consistent driver having earned top-10 finishes in all four races and top-5 finishes in three of them.
Chase Elliott
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Age: 29
Hometown: Dawsonville, Georgia
Crew chief: Alan Gustafson
What to know: Chase Elliott won the 2022 NASCAR Nashville race and has been improving throughout the season. In terms of his record in Nashville, he has two top 5 finishes, including his win in 2022.
Brad Keselowski
Team: RFK Racing
Age: 41
Hometown: Rochester, Michigan
Crew chief: Jeremy Bullins
What to know: Brad Keselowski has struggled at Nashville since the NASCAR Cup Series started racing there in 2021, but his improvement beginning with last season has led to some solid results and could make him an outside shot to win in Nashville.
Kyle Busch
Team: Richard Childress Racing
Age: 40
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Crew chief: Randall Burnett
What to know: Kyle Busch won at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, but has had mix results in his four NASCAR Cup Series races there with just one top 10 in 2023.
Josh Berry
Team: Wood Brothers Racing
Age: 34
Hometown: Hendersonville, Tennessee
Crew chief: Miles Stanley
What to know: Berry struggled in his first attempt at Nashville Superspeedway last season, finishing 26th. However, Berry earned his first Cup Series win earlier this season on a similar track at Las Vegas and is a guy to watch in his hometown race.
William Byron
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Age: 27
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Crew chief: Rudy Fugle
What to know: William Byron dominated much of the Coca-Cola 600 until Ross Chastain got by him late and earned the win. Byron has two top 10 finishes in four races in Nashville, with a best finish of third in 2021.
Christopher Bell
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Age: 30
Hometown: Norman, Oklahoma
Crew chief: Adam Stevens
What to know: Christopher Bell won three races in a row earlier this season but has struggled since. He has found some success in the four past races in Nashville, earning three top-10 finishes, including third last year.
Denny Hamlin
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Age: 44
Hometown: Chesterfield, Virginia
Crew chief: Chris Gayle
What to know: Denny Hamlin seems to run well at every track NASCAR goes to and has started on pole position twice in Nashville. He has two top 10 finishes at Nashville Superspeedway with a best finish of third in 2023.
When is 2025 NASCAR Nashville race?
The 2025 Cracker Barrel 400 is set for 6 p.m. CT on June 1 at Nashville Superspeedway.
NASCAR Nashville race streaming, Amazon Prime
The NASCAR Nashville race is streaming on Amazon Prime with Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte in the broadcast booth.
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