After a three-wide battle for the win, Denny Hamlin emerged victorious over Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe.
This is Hamlin’s 62nd career NASCAR Cup win, his second of the 2026 season, and his first at Nashville.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. earned his first top five since the Daytona 500, finishing fourth for the small Hyak Motorsports team.
Originally, Chase Elliott was scored in fifth, but NASCAR later corrected the results. Shane van Gisbergen earned his career-best oval finish in fifth, then Tyler Reddick in sixth, and Chase Elliott seventh.
Reddick and Elliott also crashed after crossing the finish line.
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2026 NASCAR Cup Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville results
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Photos from Nashville – Sunday
Joey Logano, Team Penske
Joey Logano, Team Penske
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Tribute to Kyle Busch
Tribute to Kyle Busch
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Tribute to Kyle Busch
Tribute to Kyle Busch
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Ryan Preece, RFK Racing
Ryan Preece, RFK Racing
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Ryan Preece, RFK Racing, Joey Logano, Team Penske
Ryan Preece, RFK Racing, Joey Logano, Team Penske
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Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing
Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing
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Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports
Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports
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AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing
AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing
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Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing
Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske
Ryan Blaney, Team Penske
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Kyle Larson, Cliff Daniels, Hendrick Motorsports
Kyle Larson, Cliff Daniels, Hendrick Motorsports
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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
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Joe Gibbs
Joe Gibbs
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Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing
Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing
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Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
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General view
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Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports, Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports, Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
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Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing
Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing
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Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
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Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports
Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports
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Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports
Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports
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Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing
Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing
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Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing
Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing
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Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing
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Joey Logano, Team Penske
Joey Logano, Team Penske
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Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing, Joey Logano, Team Penske
Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing, Joey Logano, Team Penske
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