LEBANON, Tenn. — Ryan Preece gained the primary NASCAR race at Nashville Superspeedway in a decade by scoring a victory in his first profession Truck Collection begin.

Preece received in a truck for the primary time to get bonus observe time forward of Sunday’s Cup race, the primary ever for NASCAR’s prime collection on the observe. Nashville closed after the 2011 season when it could not land a coveted Cup date.

It is reopening Friday night time was the primary act in a three-day present that concludes with the Cup Collection’ return to the Nashville-area for the primary time in 37 years. However only a few present drivers have raced at Nashville Superspeedway, which hosted 21 Xfinity Collection race, 13 Truck Collection races and eight IndyCar occasions earlier than it closed after solely 10 years.

Preece, Ross Chastain and William Byron all entered the Truck Collection race to get an early begin on studying the observe. The remainder of the Cup discipline wasn’t scheduled to be on observe till a Saturday afternoon observe.

Preece already has 150 race laps and a win on the competitors.

Preece handed Grant Enfinger with six laps remaining to grow to be simply the fifth driver to win their Truck Collection debut. He celebrated in victory lane with a Gibson guitar, the standard trophy Nashville awarded its winners throughout its first run.

Todd Gilliland drove from the again of the sector to a second-place end that gave DGR-Crosley a 1-2 end and rebound from a horrible begin to the day. The Ford vehicles of Gilliland and teammate Tanner Gray each failed pre-race inspection and their crew chiefs had been ejected.

Gilliland’s father, David, proprietor of the staff and a former driver, took over as crew chief and guided his son to the end. Grey completed nineteenth.

Enfinger was third in a Toyota and adopted by Zane Smith in a Chevrolet. Stewart Friesen in a Toyota was fifth.

Preece’s win snapped a two-race successful streak by John Hunter Nemechek, who completed tenth.

Austin Dillon gained the final Truck Collection race at Nashville, a 1.33-mile, D-shaped, all concrete oval positioned about 30 miles exterior town. Carl Edwards gained the ultimate Xfinity Collection race in 2011.

Byron, like, Preece, tried to get early observe time alongside his Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Rudy Fugle in Hendrick take care of Rackley W.A.R. However Byron’s engine failed within the closing stretch of the second stage for an early exit.

“It is a bummer however I discovered some issues,” Byron stated.