Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville in May 2026

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The NASCAR Cup Series competed at Nashville Superspeedway, and it was a thrilling event. A.J. Allmendinger won Stage 1, while Daniel Suarez won Stage 2; however, neither driver reached victory lane. At the end of the night, it was a Joe Gibbs Racing driver who stole the show in Tennessee.

Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 team for Joe Gibbs Racing won the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville on Sunday night, earning their second victory of the 2026 Cup Series season. Hamlin had to battle Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe, but he came out on top after passing the No. 20 car in Turn 2 on the final lap.

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver jumped the start as the pole sitter and climbed all the way through the field. While Hamlin didn't have the same speed as Bell and Briscoe, he took advantage of his strong restarts. Hamlin looks like a championship contender, and he is closing the gap on Tyler Reddick during the regular season.

NASCAR results: Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway (May 2026)​

1. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
2. No. 20 Christopher Bell
3. No. 19 Chase Briscoe
4. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
5. No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen
6. No. 45 Tyler Reddick
7. No. 9 Chase Elliott
8. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
9. No. 38 Zane Smith
10. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
11. No. 43 Erik Jones
12. No. 10 Ty Dillon
13. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
14. No. 22 Joey Logano
15. No. 71 Michael McDowell
16. No. 4 Noah Gragson
17. No. 35 Riley Herbst
18. No. 3 Austin Dillon
19. No. 7 Daniel Suarez
20. No. 34 Todd Gilliland
21. No. 41 Cole Custer
22. No. 51 Cody Ware
23. No. 5 Kyle Larson
24. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
25. No. 67 Corey Heim
26. No. 2 Austin Cindric
27. No. 33 Austin Hill
28. No. 66 Chad Finchum
29. No. 17 Chris Buescher
30. No. 24 William Byron
31. No. 21 Josh Berry
32. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
33. No. 48 Alex Bowman
34. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
35. No. 16 AJ Allmendinger
36. No. 60 Ryan Preece
37. No. 1 Ross Chastain
38. No. 88 Connor Zilisch

This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville in May 2026

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