Expert tips for the Cup Series race
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The NASCAR Cup Series will compete in the Ally 400 on Sunday at the unique 2.14-kilometer Nashville Superspeedway.
In three races on this track, three Chevrolets (Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain) have won.
Last week, Christopher Bell slid across the wet surface in New Hampshire on rain tires to take his third win of the season.
Here are The Tennessean’s expert picks for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race in Nashville:
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Mike Organ’s Pick: Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
The Ally 400 has never had a repeat winner. At least until this year. Larson, winner of the first Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2021, comes into this race with a lot of momentum and will win again. Larson is second in the points standings behind Denny Hamlin. Larson has two wins and six top-five finishes in 2024. Last week he was fourth in New Hampshire.
Tom Kreager’s choice: Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
The man nicknamed Sliced Bread finally breaks through with his first points race win of the season. Logano has plenty of experience and this is his chance to secure a playoff spot. Logano always seems to qualify well here, too.
Nick Gray’s Pick: William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Byron has a third-place finish and a sixth-place finish and has squeezed in a run outside the top 30 at Nashville Superspeedway. But this team needs to be more consistent overall; Byron finished second at Iowa after finishing 30th at Sonoma and finished 26th at New Hampshire last week. As long as he continues to have ups and downs, I’ll pick him at the tracks where he runs strongest. But for the playoffs? Those ups and downs don’t do justice to the No. 24 team’s championship ambitions in 2024.
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