For the fourth time this season and the 57th time in his career, Doug Kalitta earned the No. 1 qualifier and will begin Sunday’s eliminations at Summit Motorsports Park at the top spot.
RILEY HERBST, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang Dark Horse – ARE YOU OK? “I’m hot. Hopefully, I’ll go to the infield care center and get a couple bags of fluid and then go to sleep in 30 minutes and hop in a Cup car for 400 miles and try to go learn."
John Hunter Nemechek came to the front in the second stage and would not be denied as he earned his second NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season at Nashville Superspeedway.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was made available to the media on Saturday after earning the pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
OSH BERRY, No. 4 Overstock.com Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “We had a really solid practice. The car felt really good and then I was little bit worried about the short run speed, but I felt like in practice I was just getting acclimated to everything."
Drew also earned his second consecutive podium finish and third of the season. He was third last weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, and second April 14 at NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, Louisiana.
William Byron, Driver of the No. 24 Valvoline Camaro ZL1, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Nashville Superspeedway.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell was made available to the media on Saturday prior to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
Ross Chastain, Driver of the No. 1 Busch Light Country Camaro ZL1, met with the media in advance of racing double duty in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series at Nashville Superspeedway
Josh Berry, driver of the No. 4 Overstock.com Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series, has four top-10 finishes in the last six races and currently sits 73 points below the cut line.
The 24-year-old native of Washington, D.C. will return to JR Motorsports and drive the No. 88 Chevrolet on a full-time basis for the 2027 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season.
Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry being fined and docked 25 points apiece for brake-checking a pair of Team Penske competitors highlights the penalty report from NASCAR's penultimate race weekend festivities in Ridgeway, Virginia.
The 23-year-old Hocevar from Portage, Michigan, was barred by Spire Motorsports from competing in the 2026 Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead following his on-track incident and brake-checking Austin Cindric at Martinsville.
Spire Motorsports has suspended Carson Hocevar for this weekend’s NASCAR Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Justin Haley will drive the No. 77 Spectrum Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
