Ally 400 Preview Article

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Ally 400 Preview and Best Bet

NASCAR Cup Series: Ally 400
Sunday, June 20, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. ET (NBCSN) at Nashville Superspeedway in Gladeville, Tennessee

Race Info

NASCAR's Cup Series will continue this upcoming Sunday with the Ally 400, which will take place at Nashville's superspeedway track in Gladeville, Tennessee.

Drivers must complete a total of 300 laps for this racing event.

As usual, this event is composed of three stages.

The first stage requires 90 laps. Stage 2 demands 95 laps. The third and final stage consists in 115 laps.

Just like in previous weeks, an entry list has been posted for this race. 39 teams/drivers are officially on this entry list.
So barring any unforeseen occurrences, we know who will compete in this race.

This racing event is relatively unique because it will be preceded by both practice and qualifying.

Usually, a predetermined formula has established what the starting lineup will be. For this race, qualifying will replace the formula in order to determine which driver will start in what position.

Along with qualifying, there will be a practice session. This practice session has taken place in special, more prestigious NASCAR events, as well as at events where drivers are less expected to be familiar with the track.

So, for example, there was a practice session for the race at Austin, which was a first-time ordeal for the NASCAR Cup Series.

This is the first cup event to be held at Nashville since 1984. Moreover, this is the first NASCAR event in Nashville since 2011. This will be the first race that will take place at the Nashville Superspeedway.

It's important to watch the practice session so that you can see how drivers and their respective car look on the track, especially when there is less prior driver history to look at.

So keep in mind that the practice session will take place on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. ET, a little over 24 hours before the actual race.

Qualifying will take place at 11:05 a.m. ET on Sunday, the day of the race, about two hours before the race begins.

Track Info

The Nashville Superspeedway requires 1.333 miles per lap. At its current length, the Nashville Superspeedway is the longest concrete oval track that NASCAR has to offer.

So in completing 300 laps, drivers will have completed just about 400 miles.

There are four turns. They own a moderate degree of banking -- at 14 degrees per turn.

Driver To Avoid

Be sure.to avoid investing in Brad Keselowski.

Keselowski had finished outside the top-10 in five straight races before finishing second in the weirdly formatted All Star race.

Like the event last week with its uniquely high number of segments with relatively fewer laps. Keselowski seems to favor shorter races.

In a similar vein, he owns one of the top average finishing positions on short tracks.

Conversely, per his career stats, his third-worst and worst racing tracks are Daytona and Talladega. Pocono and Michigan are also relatively long and he is relatively worse at those tracks.

Since Nashville's track is long, a superspeedway, Keselowski will not do well on Sunday.

My Guy

The lack of driver history at this track -- which is new to the NASCAR Cup Series circuit -- might make it seem like this racing event is harder to predict. But this is incorrect reasoning.

I like Kyle Busch because he will accumulate more of a history at this track by participating in the lower-leveled Xfinity race, which will likewise take place on this track, before the NASCAR Cup Series event on Sunday.

By participating in this additional race, Busch will prepare himself for the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series event by gaining a superior feel for the track that other drivers will not have.

Moreover, Busch already enjoys strong racing form in general. After suffering earlier struggles, he has finished top-nine in three consecutive races.

Best Bet: Kyle Busch To Win (Odds TBA)
 
Good qualify for Busch. He's probably the one guy that can beat the Hendrick 4 right now. Truex will be starting 35th today.

I dont think this is a track you can start too far back and win.
 
Just played Logano -108 over Kez -121

Logano starting 3rd and he can be a bear to pass especially on this track. Contemplating a play on him at +1600.

But it's still hard to try and beat Hendrick here. Similar track to Dover that they ran 1-2-3-4 on.
 
What‘s so special about the Hendrick cars?
They are probably doing something that is giving them a slight edge now. Usually how it goes with Nascar. Someone from another garage estimates they have about 17 more horsepower right now than they do.

SHR got 4 guys into the playoffs last year and they are on the struggle bus this year. Why? Rumor is Nascar found out something they were doing to the cars last year and made it illegal this year.
 
What‘s so special about the Hendrick cars?
They build their own engines. I think RCR uses their engines too. The Chevy cars in general seem to have a slight advantage over the other makes now, probably gettting away with something that others are not. Also, they have the hottest driver in Larson who seems to be bringing up the team in general.
 
Played:

Byron +1000
Logano -108 over Keselowski
Suarez -114 over Bubba
Kyle Busch Top 5 +125
I added Bowman +102 over Byron

I like Byron, but going to the back will make it tough to not be involved in a wreck. Plus Bowman's car is as good as Byron's, Ally is sponsoring the race, etc.
 
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