Ally 400

The Ally 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. The first event took place in 2021 and is the first NASCAR Cup Series race in the Nashville area since 1984.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series host support races with the Tennessee Lottery 250 and Rackley Roofing 200, respectively.

History
The last Cup Series race in the Nashville area took place in 1984 at Fairgrounds Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was inaugurated in Lebanon, Tennessee on April 11, 2001 during a NASCAR Xfinity Series race in the presence of Bill France Jr., president of NASCAR who had also honored the drivers Dale Earnhardt, Bobby Hamilton, Sterling Marlin and Darrell Waltrip.

The circuit had 50,000 seats which was considered insufficient for a NASCAR Cup Series race even though Dover Motorsports president Denis McGlynn, reported in 1999 that the places could be doubled or even tripled if the circuit was awarded a Cup Series race. . During the 2000s, the circuit hosted NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Re/MAX Series and IndyCar Series races. However, the attendances are not extraordinary and the circuit loses the organization of NASCAR races

The Nashville circuit after this period is only used for tests or driving experiences of production cars and serves as a storage area for cars by Nissan, the manufacturer having a factory in Smyrna, city located nearby. Dover Motorsports then put the circuit up for sale but could not find a buyer. Starting in 2019, discussions are taking place that the NASCAR Cup Series could return to Fairgrounds Speedway, with Speedway Motorsports promising to promote the event

NASCAR's other major competitions, the then NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series, were last held there in 2000. However, on June 3, 2020, to everyone's surprise, the company Dover Motorsports announced that the superspeedway would be present in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule (replacing the race originally scheduled on the Dover International Speedway). and that negotiations were continuing for another race possibly already in 2012.

On January 19, 2021, announces that it has acquired the rights to the name of the 2021 race, which will therefore be called Ally 400. A NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race also followed on the same weekend. The Cup Series race was broadcasted by NBCSN.