While weather delays forced the cancellation of NASCAR Cup Series practice for Sunday’s Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, NASCAR was able to carve out enough time for a 45-minute joint practice session.
Christopher Bell, the driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, was the fastest driver of the bunch in the practice, as he clocked in at 29.802 seconds, which allowed him to pace Ross Chastain by a margin of 0.022 seconds.
Denny Hamlin, Ty Gibbs, and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top-five fastest drivers in the session.
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Cracker Barrel 400 Practice Results
| Rank | Car | Driver | Team | Make | B. Time | Diff | Speed | B. Lap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.802 | 0.000 | 160.660 | 2 | 54 |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 29.824 | 0.022 | 160.542 | 2 | 36 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.827 | 0.025 | 160.526 | 3 | 50 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.935 | 0.133 | 159.947 | 3 | 37 |
| 5 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 29.937 | 0.135 | 159.936 | 3 | 42 |
| 6 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.941 | 0.139 | 159.914 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.945 | 0.143 | 159.893 | 38 | 51 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 29.952 | 0.150 | 159.856 | 8 | 46 |
| 9 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.970 | 0.168 | 159.760 | 7 | 38 |
| 10 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.004 | 0.202 | 159.579 | 2 | 43 |
| 11 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.006 | 0.204 | 159.568 | 5 | 45 |
| 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.018 | 0.216 | 159.504 | 5 | 52 |
| 13 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.020 | 0.218 | 159.494 | 4 | 39 |
| 14 | 88 | Connor Zilisch # | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 30.024 | 0.222 | 159.472 | 11 | 46 |
| 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 30.042 | 0.240 | 159.377 | 8 | 30 |
| 16 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.044 | 0.242 | 159.366 | 3 | 35 |
| 17 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.061 | 0.259 | 159.276 | 14 | 39 |
| 18 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota | 30.062 | 0.260 | 159.271 | 3 | 49 |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.064 | 0.262 | 159.260 | 3 | 40 |
| 20 | 67 | * Corey Heim(i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.077 | 0.275 | 159.191 | 9 | 37 |
| 21 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.078 | 0.276 | 159.186 | 5 | 45 |
| 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota | 30.093 | 0.291 | 159.107 | 4 | 42 |
| 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.122 | 0.320 | 158.954 | 8 | 48 |
| 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.123 | 0.321 | 158.948 | 3 | 37 |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.130 | 0.328 | 158.911 | 11 | 40 |
| 26 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.158 | 0.356 | 158.764 | 11 | 44 |
| 27 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.164 | 0.362 | 158.732 | 2 | 23 |
| 28 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 30.171 | 0.369 | 158.695 | 7 | 49 |
| 29 | 33 | Austin Hill(i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.188 | 0.386 | 158.606 | 6 | 52 |
| 30 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 30.209 | 0.407 | 158.496 | 3 | 16 |
| 31 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 30.212 | 0.410 | 158.480 | 9 | 45 |
| 32 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.225 | 0.423 | 158.412 | 6 | 40 |
| 33 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.269 | 0.467 | 158.182 | 3 | 33 |
| 34 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.286 | 0.484 | 158.093 | 18 | 36 |
| 35 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 30.319 | 0.517 | 157.921 | 7 | 32 |
| 36 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.335 | 0.533 | 157.837 | 12 | 28 |
| 37 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.387 | 0.585 | 157.567 | 5 | 27 |
| 38 | 66 | * Chad Finchum(i) | Garage 66 | Ford | 31.325 | 1.523 | 152.849 | 7 | 40 |