Rookie Zane Smith finished second in Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway, while Joey Logano emerged as the winner after completing a series-record five overtimes. Tyler Reddick finished third, Ryan Preece fourth, and Chris Buescher fifth.
Unfortunately for Christopher Bell, who had clinched victory in both stages, he crashed in the third stage and ended up finishing in the 36th position. This unfortunate incident ended his streak of five consecutive top-10 finishes.
Logano’s win shifted the playoff cutline, elevating him from the final playoff spot. This victory makes him the 11th driver to lock in a playoff berth through a win, while five spots remain available via points with seven races remaining. Alex Bowman currently holds the final playoff position, with Bubba Wallace, Chase Briscoe, and Kyle Busch following behind but trailing by considerable margins.
The NASCAR Cup field faced a bottleneck during the race after Kyle Larson ran out of fuel approaching the green flag on the third overtime restart at Nashville Superspeedway, with Kyle Busch sustaining the most damage as a result.