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Big Nashville Stars Watch Big NASCAR Star Get A Win
Driver Chase Elliott poses with Hendersonville, Tenn. resident Lindsey Stuffle after Sunday’s Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway. (RacinToday photo by Jeff Hood)
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer
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LEBANON, Tenn. – Celebrities of acting, music and sports were out in full force at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday.
So, it was only fitting that NASCAR’s biggest star wound up strumming the winner’s Les Paul guitar in victory lane in the rain-delayed Ally 400.
In just its second year hosting NASCAR’s Cup Series at the concrete speedway located about 30 miles east of downtown Nashville, fans were able to rub shoulders and snap selfies on pit road during pre-race with the likes of past and current NBA and NFL players, music recording artists and Sheamus, one of the WWE’s top wrestlers.
The grandstands were nearly filled to capacity when the green flag dropped a few minutes after 4 p.m. local time. Following a pair of lightning and rain delays, the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was the first to streak past the finish line on the final lap in a race that concluded deep in the Tennessee night.
The fact that many of the fans stuck around until the conclusion didn’t go unnoticed by NASCAR’s championship points leader.
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
LEBANON, Tenn. – Celebrities of acting, music and sports were out in full force at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday.
So, it was only fitting that NASCAR’s biggest star wound up strumming …
Chase Elliott pulled away from runner-up Kurt Busch in the late going of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway and went on to cross the finish line with a .551 second victory.
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