06/22/2022
Roush Fenway Keselowski Weekly Advance | Nashville
The NASCAR Cup Series returns to action this weekend and makes just its second trip to Nashville Superspeedway with a full weekend of on-track activity on tap.
NASCAR Cup Series Race at Nashville
Sunday, June 26 | 5 p.m. ET
NBC, MRN, SiriusXM Channel 90
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6 King’s Hawaiian Ford Mustang
- Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fastenal Ford Mustang
Roush Responsible for Marquee Wins at Nashville SS
NASCAR’s initial tenure at Nashville lasted around a decade, and Jack Roush not only opened but closed out the run the Xfinity Series had there with victories. In the very first NXS race back in 2001, Greg Biffle led 133 of the 225 laps to capture one of his five series wins that season. Carl Edwards, responsible for five NXS wins at Nashville Superspeedway, won the very last NASCAR Xfinity race there, leading 124 of the 225 laps in July of 2011.
Cousin Carl Dominates in Music City
Edwards dominated in his 13 starts at Nashville, finishing top-10 in all but once race, and top five in all but two. He averaged a finish of 3.5 with five overall wins, including three-straight from 2006-07, and the final two in 2011. Driving the No. 60 entry in all 13 events, Edwards led a combined 247 laps in the first three wins, then went on to lead a combined 272 laps in the 2011 races, which stands as the last time NASCAR visited the facility.
Tale of the Tape
Overall at Nashville SS, 14 different drivers have driven for Jack Roush at the 1.33-mile track. RFK has 28 top-10s in 48 starts, 17 of which were inside the top five, with an average finish of 12th and 813 laps led.
RFK Nashville Wins
2001 Biffle
2006 Edwards
2007 Edwards
2011 Edwards
2011 Edwards
2007 Edwards
By the Numbers at Nashville Superspeedway
Race Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led AvSt AvFn Miles
2 0 0 0 0 377 0 23.0 24.5 501.4
46 6 17 28 4 9668 813 10.2 12.0 12858.4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
48 6 17 28 4 10045 813 11.5 13.5 13359.8
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