NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is preparing for its crown jewel event for a 40th time.
The Curb Records/Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers All American 400 weekend is set for this weekend, Nov. 1-3.
Action begins on Nov. 1 with Championship Night for the quarter-mile classes. Six different feature events are set to take on the tight confines of the quarter-mile track to battle it out for the final points night of the season. Paschall Heating & Air Limited Late Models, Pure Stocks, Pest Doctor Front Runners, U.S. Air Force Legends and CP Race Wear Bandoleros will all race.
Going into the final night, Murfreesboro, Tenn., youngster Landon Thrasher holds a 13-point advantage over Colt Johnson and a 14-point lead on James Faulkner in the CP Race Wear Bandolero championship standings.
In U.S. Air Force Pro/Masters Legends action, veteran Kevin Rollins leads the points by 36 over Oliver Cordell. In the U.S. Air Force Semi Pro Legends class, Michael Crafton has a 24-point lead on Bradley Swift and rounding out Legends action, Max Olmsted, II holds a 29-point lead on Ayden Oliver.
The tightest point battle is in the Pure Stock class, where John Bradley is up just four points on Chase Cohron and five points on Terry Jackson. In Pest Doctor Front Runner action, Ray Gann is the point leader, 45 points up on Tony Gann. And rounding things out, Johnathan Dishman is up just 13 points on Peyton Hamlett.
In addition to Friday night racing, Super and Pro Late Models will have practice during the early afternoon hours to fine tune for the weekend.
On Nov. 2, the speeds pick up a little more as the action moves over to the five-eighths-mile track. The Vore’s Compact Touring Series powered by Mercer County Electric along with CRA Street Stocks make their annual return to the All American weekend, along with a full program for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Pro Late Models and pole qualifying for the ASA STARS National Tour for Sunday’s headline event.
Racing on Saturday night will begin at 5:00 p.m. with GoFas Pole Qualifying for the STARS tour followed by the Pest Doctor 40 for the Vore’s Compact Touring Series. Up next will be the 40-lapper for the CRA Street Stocks. Finishing off the night will be the best in Pro Late Model racing with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour in the All American 100.
Point battles have already been decided in the CRA Street Stocks, Vores Compact Touring Series and JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, so gloves will be off with drivers racing for the coveted Nashville guitar trophies. The Nashville Pro Late Models will be racing for championship points, with teenager Dawson Sutton the odds-on favorite coming in with a 44-point advantage over Corey Deuser.
As always, everything leads up to All American Sunday, where the best in Super Late Model racing will culminate with a 300-lap main event presented by Curb Records, Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers, and US Tank.
Casey Roderick will be the Sunday afternoon favorite, having previously won the event in addition to being a former Pro Late Model track champion. Roderick is also on his way to the ASA STARS National Tour championship with an insurmountable lead.
That said, top challengers like former winner Stephen Nasse, Winchester 400 winner Cole Butcher, leading rookie Kyle Steckly, series regular Austin Nason, local favorite Sutton, talented rising star Gio Ruggiero, series regulars Billy VanMeter and Albert Francis, former AA 400 winner Boris Jurkovic and many more will be there.