Kaulig Racing Weekly Preview | Nashville Superspeedway

June 21, 2023

Ally 400
Nashville Superspeedway
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Sunday, June 25 at 7:00 p.m. EDT on NBC

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AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Celsius Camaro ZL1

AJ Allmendinger has one NCS start at Nashville Speedway and earned a top-20 finish.
In the 2023 season, Allmendinger has led one lap and earned two top 10 and five top-15 finishes.

“Last year we had a good run in the Cup car at Nashville. It feels like another unique oval which make it a lot of fun for me to drive. It’s not your typical short track; it’s like a crossbreed. Nashville has some speed, but it drives like a short track, and you can maneuver around the racetrack as it widens out. I’ve had a lot of fun the last couple years between Xfinity and Cup. Hopefully, we can go there and do the same; it’s definitely a race track I’ve looked forward to going to over the last two years.”
– AJ Allmendinger on Nashville Superspeedway

Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Camaro ZL1

Justin Haley

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– Justin Haley on Nashville Superspeedway

Tennessee Lottery 250
Nashville Superspeedway
NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)
Saturday, June 24 at 3:30 p.m. EDT on USA

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AJ Allmendinger, No. 10 Bailey Zimmerman Religiously Chevrolet Camaro

AJ Allmendinger has made two NXS starts are Nashville Speedway where he has led 48 laps and earned one top-5 finish.
Allmendinger will make his third NXS start of the season and has so far earned one win and one runner up finish in the 2023 NXS season.

“Last year we had a good run in the Cup car at Nashville. It feels like another unique oval which make it a lot of fun for me to drive. It’s not your typical short track; it’s like a crossbreed. Nashville has some speed, but it drives like a short track, and you can maneuver around the racetrack as it widens out. I’ve had a lot of fun the last couple years between Xfinity and Cup. Hopefully, we can go there and do the same; it’s definitely a race track I’ve looked forward to going to over the last two years.”
– AJ Allmendinger on Nashville Superspeedway

Daniel Hemric, No. 11 Cirkul Chevrolet Camaro

Daniel Hemric has made two NXS starts at Nashville Superspeedway with an average finish of 15th.
Hemric currently sits 12th in the NXS Playoffs with one top-5 and six top-10’s after 14 races.

“Nashville is obviously a very important market for our sport. I am excited about what Nashville offers and the way NASCAR has gone about prepping the racetrack by giving us more lanes. It has been fun celebrating some really good times there for myself in the past. I used to watch races from Nashville as a kid. It has been fun to go back there and put on a race over the past two seasons. I look forward to doing it for the third year in a row. Your car needs to be good and as a driver you have to be on top of it. Hopefully we can do that this weekend and have a good weekend.”

– Daniel Hemric on Nashville Superspeedway

Chandler Smith, No. 16 Quick Tie Products Chevrolet Camaro

Chandler Smith will make his first start at Nashville in an Xfinity Series race in the Tennessee Lottery 250 Saturday, June 24.
Smith made two starts in the Craftsman Truck Series at Nashville in 2021 and 2022, qualifying in the top ten positions twice. He led 48 laps in the 2021 Rackley Roofing 200 at the 1.333-mile track.
Smith sits sixth in the NXS standings after 14 races with one win, four top 5s and six top 10s.

“Nashville is always a fun track to race at because it doesn’t run like any other place we go to. It’s not a mile-and-a-half, it’s smaller, but there’s obviously some similarities between it and those tracks. It’s fully concrete like Dover, so grip levels and tire wear are different than what we usually deal with. It all makes for a fun challenge, and I’m curious to see how the Xfinity car will handle there compared to the trucks.”
– Chandler Smith on Nashville Superspeedway