HFT Weekend Preview: Nashville Superspeedway.
By Haas Factory Team
Saturday O’Reilly Series Action:
Date: Saturday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. ET
Track: Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN
Race Distance: 188 laps / 250.04 miles
Broadcast: CW | PRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Sunday Cup Series Action:
Date: Sunday, May 31 at 7 p.m. ET
Track: Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN
Race Distance: 300 laps / 399 miles
Broadcast: Prime | PRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
On-Track Activity:
Saturday:
2 p.m. ET – O’Reilly Practice
CW App | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
3:05 p.m. ET – O’Reilly Qualifying
CW App | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
4:30 p.m. ET – Cup Practice
Prime | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
5:40 p.m. ET – Cup Qualifying
Prime | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
7:30 p.m. ET – O’Reilly Race
CW | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Sunday:
7 p.m. ET – Cup Race
Prime | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Race Weekend Quick Hits:
Nashville Superspeedway – the 1.33-mile tri-oval – hosts its sixth ever NASCAR Cup Series race this weekend in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Sheldon Creed (510) sits fourth in the O’Reilly Series points standings behind only Corey Day (529), Jesse Love (551) and Justin Allgaier (696).
Creed holds the fifth highest average finish (10.4) in the O’Reilly Series this season and is one of four drivers with 10+ top-10 finishes.
Sam Mayer boasts the second highest average starting position (7.1) in the O’Reilly Series this season and has started inside the top six in each of his last three races.
Mayer has finished inside the top 10 in all four of his starts at Nashville, and his 5.3 average finish at the track ranks as his third-best mark among active O’Reilly Series circuits.
Cup Driver Lineup:
No. 41 Driver: Cole Custer
Hometown: : Ladera Ranch, CA
Crew Chief: Aaron Kramer
Partner: HaasTooling.com
Custer’s Nashville Cup Series History:
Starts: 3
Wins: —
Top-10s: —
Poles: —
Key Numbers:
Custer makes his fourth NASCAR Cup Series start at Nashville Superspeedway this weekend, where he owns a 25.0 average finish. His best result came last season when he finished 19th after starting 29th.
He has one top-10 start at the 1.33-mile oval, rolling off seventh in 2021, and carries a 17.7 average starting position at the track.
Custer has also recorded two top-10 finishes in two O’Reilly Series starts at Nashville, including a pole in 2023.
O’Reilly Auto Parts Driver Lineup:
No. 00 Driver: Sheldon Creed
Hometown: Alpine, CA
Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
Partner: Ollie’s
Creed’s Nashville O’Reilly Series History:
Starts: 4
Wins: —
Top-10s: 1
Poles: —
Key Numbers:
Creed is set to make his fifth O’Reilly Series start at Nashville on Saturday, where he led 25 laps and finished fourth in last year’s race.
His best career starting position at the track is fifth, earned last season, and he carries a 14.3 average starting position at the 1.33-mile oval.
No. 41 Driver: Sam Mayer
Hometown: Franklin, WI
Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
Partner: Audibel
Mayer’s Nashville O’Reilly Series History:
Starts: 4
Wins: —
Top-10s: 4
Poles: —
Key Numbers:
Mayer is in line for his fifth O’Reilly Series start at Nashville this weekend, coming off a third-place finish in last year’s race. He has finished inside the top 10 in all four of his starts at NSS, including three top-five results, and owns a 5.3 average finish.
He earned his first career top-10 start at the track last season with a third-place qualifying effort and holds a 20.5 average starting position.
HFT Charlotte Recap:
Cole Custer led HFT with an eighth-place finish in the O’Reilly Series race at Charlotte despite multiple rain delays, while teammates Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer were sidelined by Stage Two incidents. Custer followed it up with a consistent run in Sunday’s weather-shortened Coca-Cola 600, rallying from 22nd to finish 16th and secure his second straight top-20 result.