The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series will resume this week with the 2022 Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Which driver is going to take the checkered flag this time? With that said, it’s time to check out some of the favorites, sleepers, and a long shot to win this race.
Larson has a win in 12 starts this season. He also has six top 5s and 8 top 10s. In his last start, Larson snagged a 15th-place finish at Sonoma. In 2021, he won the Ally 400 while leading in 264 of 300 laps.
Busch was just 30th at Sonoma in his most recent start, but he is still sixth in the standings with 53 points. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has a win and six top 5s with 11 top 10s this season.
Ranked fifth with 536 points, Elliott snapped his four-start streak of non-top-10 finishes when he placed eighth at Sonoma. He comes into this week’s race at Nashville Superspeedway with a win, three top 5s, and 10 top 10s.
Here’s what we said about Suarez in our 2022 Ally 400 sleepers preview:
Suarez is currently 10th in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series standings with 366 points, and he will be coming into this week’s race with a win, three top 5s, and five top 10s so far this season. Last year, he finished seventh in the 2021 edition of the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Suarez is also coming off a win at the 2022 Toyota / Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway.
Here’s what we said about Cindric in our 2022 Ally 400 sleepers preview:
Cindric is 11th in the standings heading to this week’s race with 362 points. He’s virtually in the playoffs with a win at the 2022 Daytona 500 back in 500. Overall this season so far, Cindric has a couple of top 5s and three top 10s in 11 starts. In his most recent start, he finished fifth at the 2022 Toyota / Save Mart 350.
Burton is just 28th in the standings with 241 points, with zero top 5s and no top 10s to show so far. He recently finished 11th at the 2022 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
