ATYL: Five Overtime Restarts Create a Frantic End to The Ally 400

Nashville Superspeedway had a little bit of everything: rain, retaliation, and wrecks.

Following a rather calm start to the Ally 400 where Christopher Bell dominated both stages, weather moved into the area. After a short delay, the race took a complete turn into chaos.

When the NASCAR Cup Series went back racing, 10 cautions followed due to incident.

Unfortunately, one of those wrecks involved the No. 20 Dewalt Camry XSE. On lap 228, Bell’s car spun into the wall. With too much damage, the car was taken out of contention, leaving the gates wide open for another driver to snag a win.

As the race was drawing to a close, fans watched Ross Chastain and Denny Hamlin duke it out for the win. Both cars battled side by side for many laps, reliving old memories of the foes intense racing in the past. It wasn’t until Hamlin was finally able to get ahead that the race for the win was seemingly over. However, the caution came out, sending the Ally 400 into 5 overtime restarts.

Each attempt at completing the race was more chaotic than before as drivers were desperate for a win. With cars running out of fuel and a questionable call from NASCAR regarding on-track position following an incident, things got messy really fast.

Join Taylor Kitchen to analyze the fuel saving strategy and potential penalties following the Ally 400 on a new episode of Above The Yellow Line.

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Taylor Kitchen

Taylor Kitchen found her passion for motorsports after watching a NASCAR Xfinity Series race with her grandma in 2016. The following year, she would attend her first race at Kentucky Speedway. The smell of the gas and the roar of the engines filling her ears was enough to solidify her love of the sport. In 2021, Taylor created her motorsports media outlet, “Above The Yellow Line”. On this platform, she produces high-quality videos discussing the latest news and events from the sport. The following year, Taylor partnered with TobyChristie.com to bring her video content to the TC platform. Graduating with a B.S. in Journalism in 2023, Taylor is continuing her reporting duties while also working in the motorsports marketing and PR space. Previously working with Team Hornaday Development and AT Racing Development, Taylor has gathered valuable insight through these roles that have helped her bring unique content to her viewers while also helping drivers at any level bring value to their brands.