NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 Predictions, Starting Lineup at Nashville Today

The NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 gets started on Sunday, May 31, at 7:00 p.m. ET at Nashville Superspeedway on Prime Video.

Since Easter, six different drivers have celebrated in the winner's circle over the past six races. Daniel Suarez captured last Sunday’s rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte for his third career victory.

NASCAR heads to Tennessee tonight for 399 miles and 300 laps in the sixth-ever race at Nashville Superspeedway. This is the fifth race run on an intermediate track this season, and four different drivers claimed the opening four events.

Below, we'll break down our NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 predictions and pick to win for Sunday’s race, including top driver picks for PrizePicks.

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NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 Winner, Top 10 Predictions for Nashville – Sunday, May 31

For the second straight Sunday, NASCAR will be in primetime following Suarez’s victory at Charlotte on Memorial Day weekend.

Ryan Blaney is the defending champion in Nashville, leading for 139 laps and holding off Carson Hocevar and Denny Hamlin. Previous winners at this race (formerly known as the Ally 400) include Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, and Joey Logano.

Tyler Reddick looks for his sixth victory of the season and his first in Nashville. Following three finishes of 18th or worse at this event, Reddick placed third in 2024 and ninth last year.

The most consistent driver at this track is Larson, who has never finished lower than eighth in five tries. Larson has been shut out this season but busted out of a mini-slump to close fifth at Charlotte last Sunday.

The favorite to win the Cracker Barrel 400 is Denny Hamlin, entering Sunday's race (7:00 p.m. ET), according to PrizePicks Team Picks.

Hamlin currently has a 4.16x payout ($100 pays out $416) if he wins, while several other drivers, including Reddick, are right behind him at a 5.88x payout to win at Nashville, according to PrizePicks.

Payout multipliers listed below (like 2x) indicate real-money earnings if your NASCAR predictions are correct; for example, 2x on a $100 entry pays $200 if correct on PrizePicks Team Picks — available in 35 states, including Tennessee. “Yes” payouts represent a specific outcome occurring, whereas "No" payouts indicate the opposite.

NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 Winner Payouts on PrizePicks

Here are the payouts for drivers to win the NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 Winner from Nashville Superspeedway on PrizePicks. Make your Cracker Barrel 400 pick on 'Yes' or 'No' for a driver to win.

• Denny Hamlin – Yes 4.16x | No 1.2x‍
• Christopher Bell – Yes 5.55x | No 1.11x
• Tyler Reddick – Yes 5.88x | No 1.11x
• Ryan Blaney – Yes 7.69x | No 1.06x
• Ty Gibbs – Yes 7.69x | 1.06x
• Kyle Larson – Yes 9.09x | No 1.04x
• Chase Briscoe – Yes 14.28x | No 1.01x
• Chase Elliott – Yes 14.28x | No 1.01x
• Ross Chastain – Yes 14.28x | No 1.02x
• William Byron – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x

NASCAR Starting Lineup for Cracker Barrel 400: Hamlin Earns Pole Position

The NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 qualifying was rained out on Saturday afternoon at Nashville Superspeedway. Due to a qualifying metric, Hamlin and Reddick will begin in the first two positions.

Hamlin sits on his third career pole at Nashville but has yet to turn that into a checkered flag. The driver of the #11 Toyota owns a pair of third-place finishes at this event and seeks his first win since Las Vegas on March 15.

Here is the full NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 starting lineup at Nashville Superspeedway for Sunday’s race at 7:00 p.m. ET on Prime Video. 

Row 1: Denny Hamlin / Tyler Reddick

Row 2: Daniel Suarez / Christopher Bell

Row 3: Kyle Larson / Ty Gibbs

Row 4: Ryan Blaney / William Byron

Row 5: Joey Logano / Shane van Gisbergen

Row 6: Zane Smith / Brad Keselowski

Row 7: Erik Jones / Michael McDowell

Row 8: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. / AJ Allmendinger

Row 9: Carson Hocevar / Bubba Wallace

Row 10: Alex Bowman / Cole Custer

Row 11: Todd Gilliand / Chris Buescher

Row 12: Riley Herbst / Corey Heim

Row 13: Austin Hill / Noah Gragson

Row 14: John Hunter Nemechek / Ryan Preece

Row 15: Chase Elliott / Ty Dillon

Row 16: Chase Briscoe / Austin Dillon

Row 17: Josh Berry / Cody Ware

Row 18: Ross Chastain / Austin Cindric

Row 19: Chad Finchum / Connor Zilisch

NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 Predictions, Driver Picks for Nashville Superspeedway

Here are three of the top Cracker Barrel 400 picks to target in the NASCAR race from Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday. Top PrizePicks NASCAR picks are headlined by three drivers: Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe, and Chase Elliott.

Ryan Blaney – 6.5 Finishing Position

Ryan Blaney to Finish Top 10 in Cracker Barrel 400 via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.51x | No 2.04x

• Before last season’s win at Nashville, Blaney racked up a pair of Top 6 finishes and crashed out twice in the previous four events at this track.
• Blaney starts seventh in tonight’s race; in five of eight races he began seventh or higher this season, he finished seventh or lower.
• Since a three-race stretch of closing sixth or higher, Blaney has failed to crack the Top 6 in five consecutive outings.
• In four races on intermediate tracks in 2026, Blaney finished Top 10 once, coming last Sunday at Charlotte (seventh).

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Chase Briscoe – 8.5 Finishing Position

Chase Briscoe to Finish Top 10 in Cracker Barrel 400 via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.92x | No 1.72x

• Nashville has not been friendly to Briscoe, who has not placed higher than 17th in five tries.
• Briscoe captured the pole at last year’s Nashville event and led for 51 laps before a 17th-place finish.
• Following last week’s crash at Charlotte, Briscoe has finished worse than 30th in four of 16 races.
• Two of his best finishes came at intermediate tracks this season, placing eighth at Las Vegas and third at Kansas.

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Chase Elliott – 9.5 Finishing Position

Chase Elliott to Finish Top 10 in Cracker Barrel 400 via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.85x | No 1.66x

• Elliott compiled a mixed bag in Nashville, posting a pair of Top 4 finishes but placing 15th or lower the last two years. 
• Since winning at this track in 2022, Elliott has led for a total of one lap in the past three Nashville events.
• Elliott is starting in his worst position of the season (29th) tonight. In his previous two races beginning 26th or lower, he closed 23rd at Phoenix and 24th at Watkins Glen.
• Last Sunday, Elliott crashed out at Charlotte for the first time this season. Following three crashes in 2025, the driver of the #9 Chevrolet bounced back with Top 10 finishes in the next race.

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Another NASCAR event will close under the lights for the Cracker Barrel 400 this evening. Will Hamlin break through at this track, or can Blaney become the first repeat winner at Nashville?

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