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If you've seen a piece of the roof lift up while watching videos of gnarly NASCAR crashes, don't fret, it's an important safety feature.

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to “Music City” for the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night. As always, we’re interviewing our motorsports experts, Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi, about some of the biggest controversies after Memorial Day weekend’s events, and what to expect from this week’s race. Take it away, guys!

The NASCAR Cup Series begins the second half of the regular season with Sunday’s trip to Nashville Superspeedway. Ross Chastain’s Coca-Cola 600 victory last weekend made him the fourth different winner in the last four points races. Kyle Larson won at Kansas, Joey Logano at Texas and Austin Cindric at Talladega in that stretch.

Ross Chastain edged out stage winner William Byron in a thrilling finish to claim victory in the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

Robbins grew up a NASCAR fan, living within earshot of the Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville. In the 1950s, he began racing at the Fairgrounds on weekends after his shows at the Grand Ole Opry, and by 1966 he had worked his way up to the NASCAR Grand National Series (now the Cup Series).

Connor Zilisch has confirmed his NASCAR return after suffering a back injury as he shared an update on his recovery with his fans. Confirming the news on social media, the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver stated:

CONCORD, N.C. — William Byron overcame a pit road speeding penalty and passed Justin Allgaier in overtime to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his fifth career Xfinity victory and first since Phoenix in November 2017 — a span of 10 starts for the Cup Series regular.

Eric Church ‘s Nashville bar, Chief’s, was unveiled today as the sponsor for the #67 car for Corey Heim, who will be making his second start of the season for 23XI Racing.

NASCAR altercation left Clayton Hughes injured, Eddie Troconis convicted, and Jennifer Jo Cobb facing personal and career fallout.