For the fourth time in five years the NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway has sold out according to Nashville Superspeedway director of communications Alan George.
The fifth-annual race, the Cracker Barrel 400, reached capacity at 38,000 before the 7 p.m. CT. start. It was the third time in the last four years to race sold out ahead of the start. A sellout was announced during the second stage of the 2024 race after a rain delay.
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.
The only year the race failed to sell out was in 2022 when attendance was slightly over 30,000.
Fans attending the race have come from all 50 states and 11 countries, according to Nashville Superspeedway officials.
Nashville Superspeedway has 25,000 permanent seats. Temporary grandstands are brought in each year for the NASCAR tripleheader weekend to expand the capacity to 38,000.
Nashville Superspeedway opened in 2001 without a NASCAR Cup race. It closed in 2011 after attendances for NASCAR Xfinity, truck series and IndyCar races steadily declined.
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