Cracker Barrel 400 NASCAR Nashville race sells out for fifth time in 6 years

For the fifth time in its six years as a NASCAR Cup Series race, the Cracker Barrel 400 is a sellout, Nashville Superspeedway director of marketing Alan George said on May 31.

The 2026 race reached capacity at 38,000 before its 6 p.m. CT start. It was the fourth time in the last five years the race sold out ahead of the scheduled race time. A sellout was announced during the second stage of the 2024 race after a rain delay.

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The 2023 race, formerly known as the Ally 400, sold out a week in advance along with the inaugural race in 2021, which was the first NASCAR Cup race in the Nashville area in 37 years.

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The only year the race did not sell out was in 2022, when attendance was slightly over 30,000.

Fans attending the 2026 race have come from all 50 states and 26 countries, according to track officials.

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