Nashville Race Review and Analysis
Racing in music city! The Nascar Cup Series visited Nashville Superspeedway for a Sunday showdown! After a long fought race, Chase Elliott takes home the checkered flag! This is Elliott’s 2nd win of the 2022 season and the 15th of his career. Chase Elliott joins Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, William Byron, and Ross Chastain as the only drivers with two wins in the season. (Chase Elliott with the Checkered Flag) The weather was a huge issue in today’s race. This weekend was hot in Nashville, majority of the weekend the temperature stayed around 90 to 100 degrees. The race cars were even hotter, as AJ Allmedinger's #16 machine read 111 degrees inside the car. 94 degrees was the temperature at Nashville Superspeedway when the race started at 5:00pm ET. A lightning delay came when a lighting strike hit within an 8-mile radius of the track. The Delay was about an hour after drivers climbed back into their racecars. Martin ...