The NASCAR series experienced chaos on the track last weekend at Nashville Superspeedway, but the NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings saw only a moderate shake-up. Despite crashing after leading 131 laps and winning both stages, Christopher Bell remains in the top spot.
Bell acknowledged his mistake, admitting that he got caught up in traffic and spun out. Tyler Reddick moved up to the third spot after finishing third at Nashville and registering five top 10 finishes in his last six races. Kyle Larson secured the second position in the rankings following his eighth-place finish, continuing his streak of six top 10 finishes in his last eight starts, which includes two wins and a runner-up spot.
Chase Elliott, despite facing multiple incidents on the frontstretch, managed to secure an 18th-place finish, keeping his streak of top 20 finishes this season intact. Denny Hamlin finished 12th with the best average running position in the race at 4.5. Chris Buescher entered the rankings in seventh place after scoring back-to-back fifth-place finishes and accumulating three top-five results in the last four races.
On the other hand, Brad Keselowski dropped to eighth place after finishing 25th due to a wreck. William Byron, who has been consistent in recent races, finished 19th at Nashville and currently holds the ninth spot in the rankings. Ross Chastain was involved in a wreck with Kyle Larson while vying for the lead on an overtime restart and finished 33rd place, marking his worst finish of the season. Josh Berry dropped out of