NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of the biggest short track racing weekends in the country makes its return to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Oct. 28-30, for the 38th running of the US Tank All American 400 in memory of Jonathan and Jillian Brown.
Three straight days of racing action — featuring 10 divisions of stock cars — descends upon Music City next weekend, bringing over 40 of the most talented wheelmen in the country. Festivities kick off Friday night, Oct. 28, with the local quarter-mile championship night.
All six local divisions will battle it out to etch their names in Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway track championship history.
Saturday will play host to a full day of racing action, featuring super and pro late model practice and qualifying for the All American 400. Supers and pros will also run a special last chance showdown that night. Following the last chance showdown, the Vores Compact Touring Series and CRA Street Stock series’ will take to the track for their feature races.
Sunday’s finale will include a 100-lap Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway pro late model championship feature and the 300-lap super late model feature combining for the US Tank All American 400 in Memory of Jonathan and Jillian Brown.
The super late model showdown is co-sanctioned by three of the country’s top racing series — ARCA/CRA Super Series, ARCA Midwest Tour and Southern Super Series. Some of the expected stars to compete in the US Tank All American 400 include Stephen Nasse, Bubba Pollard, Chandler Smith, Casey Roderick, Derek Thorn and Jake Garcia.
The US Tank All American 400 has been a staple event for Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway since 1981 when Butch Lindley took the checkered for the first-ever All American 400. Thirty years later, rising late model star Matt Craig took home the checkered in the 37th running of the All American 400.
A new champion will add their name to a historic list of past champions including Chase Elliot, John Hunter Nemechek, Daniel Hemric, Jeff Purvis, Darrell Waltrip, Rusty Wallace and Jim Sauter.