Betting News is your trusted source for betting picks and up to date news and stats on the NFL, MLB, NHL and many other sports.

We analyze every game to help you find the best bets and best odds to wager on today’s games.

We also review online gambling websites to help you find the best sportsbooks and casino sites to play at.

We are Here to Help You Make Informed Betting Decisions and help players have more fun and more wins when gambling online.

Copyright © 2019 – 2025 Betting News All Rights Reserved.

Content reserved for readers of 18+ years of age or legal majority in their jurisdiction. Responsible Gaming.

If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling, and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (USA), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN only), 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ only), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA only) or 1-800-522-4700 (CO only).

It’s been an unfortunate start to William Sawalich’s maiden campaign in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, with the Joe Gibbs Racing driver sitting 24th in series point standings at the halfway point of the regular season.

However, by scoring a pole position ahead of Saturday’s Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway, the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-native is looking to make a significant turnaround for the No. 18 Toyota GR Supra team.

Sawalich, driving the Starkey-sponsored No. 18, turned a lap time of 30.860 seconds (155.152mph) to secure the pole for Saturday’s 250-mile contest, beating NASCAR Xfinity Series veteran Austin Hill for the top spot.

It’s the second career pole position for Sawalich in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the first of which came in last season’s finale at Phoenix Raceway.

Austin Hill will start on the outside of the front row, driving for Richard Childress Racing. The driver of the No. 21 Chevrolet posted a lap of 30.944 seconds.

STARTING LINEUP: Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville

Sam Mayer will start the race from third place, with Justin Allgaier and Sheldon Creed completing the race’s top-five starters. Carson Kvapil, Nick Sanchez, Aric Almirola, Ross Chastain, and Connor Zilisch rounded out the top-10.

Other notables starting outside the top-10 include Ryan Sieg (11th), Christian Eckes (12th), Brandon Jones (13th), Sammy Smith (14th), Jesse Love (15th), Corey Day (21st), Taylor Gray (24th).

Kyle Sieg, who paced NASCAR Xfinity Series practice on Saturday afternoon, will start the event from 28th-place.

With 40 drivers on the entry list for Saturday’s Tennessee Lottery 250, two drivers were sent home prior to the green flag, those being Katherine Legge (Jordan Anderson Racing) and Glen Reen (Joey Gase Motorsports).

The green flag for the Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway will drop at 7:00 PM ET on The CW, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Brad Keselowski said RFK Racing has made some small changes and talked about the “complexities” and team burdens under the NASCAR rulebook after an appeal reduced a penalty given to driver Chris Buescher and his team at Kansas Speedway.

Keselowski compared the NASCAR rulebook a bit to the IRS tax code during practice and qualifying Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway for Sunday night’s Cracker Barrel 400.

“You read this paper and then you got to reference this paper to reference this paper to reference this paper, and when your head’s down and digging and you’re running 38 weeks a year, oversights are going to happen,” Keselowski said.

The co-owner of RFK Racing said that’s not an excuse. Keselowski said the team changed some roles and responsibilities this week to help the team be “better prepared and more mindful of what it takes to to be in compliance.”

NASCAR penalized Buescher and his team May 15 for illegal modifications to the bumper of his No. 17 Ford at Kansas. The team was docked 60 driver points, 60 owner points, five driver playoff points and five owner playoff points for the level one violation. It also fined the team $75,000 and suspended crew chief Scott Graves from the next two races: the All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600.

Those penalties came three days after Buescher finished eighth at Kansas and dropped him from 12th to 24th in the Cup Series point standings.

RFK Racing appealed and had a partial win Wednesday with the appeals panel ruling the team violated the rule on the front bumper cover but not the exhaust cover panel.

Buescher got back 30 points, moving him to 16th in the Cup Series points standing. That’s a slot below the playoff cutline and six points behind RFK Racing teammate Ryan Preece.

___

AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing

Teresa M. Walker, The Associated Press

Justin Allgaier held off teammate Connor Zilisch to win the Tennessee Lottery 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race on May 31 at Nashville Superspeedway.

Saturday’s victory was Allgaier’s second at Nashville Superspeedway and his third win of the season.

Advertisement

Allgaier made the winning move on the final restart, darting below Zilisch and Brandon Jones in a three-wide battle into the first turn. Allgaier’s margin of victory was 1.289 seconds.

Coca-Cola 600 winner Ross Chastain rode in the top 10 for most of the day and finished in 5th in a JR Motorsports Chevrolet.

Here are the full results for Saturday’s race:

Who won the NASCAR Xfinity Nashville race? Winner, race results for the Tennessee Lottery 250

Unofficial results from the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on May 31, 2025 at Nashville Superspeedway.

1. Justin Allgaier, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

2. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

3. Sam Mayer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford

4. Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Haas Factory Team Ford

5. Ross Chastain, No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

6. Aric Almirola, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

7. Austin Hill, No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

8. Jesse Love, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

9. Daniel Dye, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

10. Carson Kvapil, No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

11. Sammy Smith, No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

12. Corey Day, No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

13. Harrison Burton, No. 25 AM Racing Ford

14. Brandon Jones, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

15. Nick Sanchez, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet

16. Jeb Burton, No. 27 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet

17. Brennan Poole, No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet

18. Josh Williams, No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

19. Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet

20. Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 24 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota

21. Thomas Annunziata, No. 70 Cope Family Racing Chevrolet (-1)

22. Ryan Sieg, No. 39 RSS Racing Ford (-1)

23. Myatt Snider, No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet (-1)

24. Logan Bearden, No. 14 SS Green Light Racing Chevrolet (-1)

25. Mason Massey, No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet (-1)

26. Taylor Gray, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (-1)

27. Kyle Sieg, No. 28 RSS Racing Ford (-1)

28. Nick Leitz, No. 07 SS Green Light Racing Ford (-1)

29. Mason Maggio, No. 53 Joey Gase Motorsports Ford (-1)

30. Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet (-1)

31. Kris Wright, No. 5 Our Motorsports Chevrolet (-1)

32. Blaine Perkins, No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet (-1)

33. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet (-2)

34. Dean Thompson, No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota (-4)

35. William Sawalich, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (Out)

36. Christian Eckes, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (Out)

37. Ryan Ellis, No. 71 DGM Racing Chevrolet (Out)

38. Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet (Out)

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Xfinity results at Nashville: Justin Allgaier is winner Saturday

Denny Hamlin will make his 700th start in the NASCAR Cup Series Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway.

The statement, however, comes with a caveat. Hamlin will make his 700th start as long as he doesn’t get the call that fiancé Jordan Fish has gone into labor with their third child. Fish is due Sunday.

“It’s obviously any minute,” Hamlin said before practice and qualifying for the Cracker Barrel 400. “I think Ryan [Truex] has been fitted in there, and if I get a call, I’ve got to go.”

Truex is Joe Gibbs Racing’s reserve driver for any situation where they need a substitute. He and Hamlin are of similar size, so the No. 11 team should not have to make much of a seat change if Truex has to get behind the wheel.

Hamlin, as of now, plans to stay in Nashville overnight, but he acknowledged there’s probably time he needs to set aside for when the decision needs to be made about having to go home since there is an eight-hour window where he’ll no longer be able to make both events happen (the race and the birth).

“Oh, yeah,” Hamlin said about the possibility that he wouldn’t race Sunday. “I can’t miss it. I certainly have to be there for her, and that’s the biggest priority. I wish she would hang on a little bit longer.”

NASCAR will allow a waiver for a driver who misses an event because of the birth of a child. It is one of the few exceptions where a driver can request and be granted one.

Hamlin will be the 22nd driver to reach 700 career starts.

The Virginia native made his first Cup Series start with Joe Gibbs in the fall Kansas Speedway race on Oct. 9, 2005. A year later, he won two races and was crowned Rookie of the Year. Since then, he’s won a total of 56 races, among those are three Daytona 500 wins, three in the Southern 500, a Coca-Cola 600 and an All-Star Race.

“It honestly feels good to still be as competitive as I was in [the first start],” Hamlin said. “What I’m most grateful for in all this is that, 700 starts later, I still can go out here and win this weekend. I don’t know if anyone has won it in their 700th, but I’d like to.”

No driver has won in their 700th start. Jeff Gordon is credited with being the driver who has the best finish in his 700th race – a third in his milestone start at Darlington Raceway in 2013.

Hamlin’s career longevity can be attributed to a number of factors – among them, Hamlin has driven for the same team his entire career and still finds enjoyment in putting in the work to get results.

“You don’t take for granted that you’re driving for one of the top three organizations that essentially win all the races,” Hamlin said. “That plays into the statistical columns that have been filled throughout my career. It certainly has been helpful, but I think most of it has been my ability and willingness to adapt to different scenarios, cars, tracks and aero packages. I never stop learning. Every racetrack I go to – it could be the 25th time I’m going to it, but I guarantee you I’m taking something there this weekend that I hadn’t thought of or hadn’t approached that way in the past, so always learning.”

View this email in your browser
Niece Motorsports
@NieceMotorsport
@NieceMotorsports
Website
NIECE MOTORSPORTS
NCTS RACE RECAP: NASHVILLE SPEEDWAY

Event: Rackley Roofing 200 (150 laps / 199.95 miles)
Round: 12 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Nashville Superspeedway
Location: Lebanon, Tennessee
Date & Time: Friday, May 30 | 8:00 PM ET
No. 42 J.F. Electric / Utilitra Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Matt Mills | Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
Matt Mills Racing
@MattMillsRacing
@MattMillsRacing
Website
Start: 11th
Stage 1: 16th
Stage 2: 24th
Finish: 22nd
Driver Points: 17th
Owner Points: 20th

• Key Takeaway: Matt Mills and the No. 42 team fought hard in Nashville, but struggled to gain track position in dirty air. Mills started 11th and maintained inside the top-15 through the opening part of the race, but began to fade in stage two. Stuck in traffic, the team made adjustments throughout the race to help the balance, and assisted Mills to pick up some spots late to finish 22nd.
• Matt Mills’ Post-Race Thoughts: “Tonight was a tough race for us. We went into the weekend with high hopes going off of what we had last year, but the truck just didn’t feel the same. I think the cooler temperatures changed how the track raced, and the resin made it hard for me to gain any ground on the guys around us. If we could have gotten into some cleaner air, we might have been in a better position, but it was really difficult to make anything happen once we got back there. Hopefully next week will be a better one for us on the J.F. Electric team; thanks to all my guys for giving it their all.”

About J.F. Electric: J.F. Electric is an electrical contractor that provides engineering expertise, backed by construction and installation know-how in a diverse range of service offerings, from utilities and commercial projects, to industrial and telecommunications customers. When having a long family history in an industry, a company not only builds on its knowledge and experience, it takes pride in cultivating a solid understanding of client needs, all the while nurturing strong relationships with its employees. Evolving through five generations of the Fowler family, J.F. Electric has matured into a well-managed and thoughtfully diversified electrical contractor which is poised to continue its growth and expansion into the future.

About Utilitra: Utilitra is a woman-owned firm specializing in utility and technology solutions with a diverse team of specialized professionals. Utilitra is committed to solving their client’s unique challenges, whether one expert or a team of experts is needed. By adapting to the needs of their respective industries, Utilitra has built a range of services for their utility and technology partners.
No. 44 AutoVentive / Precision Vehicle Logistics Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Bayley Currey | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
Bayley Currey
@BayleyCurrey
@BayleyCurrey05
Website
Start: 6th
Stage 1: 9th
Stage 2: 7th
Finish: 9th
Driver Points: 21st
Owner Points: 16th

• Key Takeaway: Bayley Currey and the No. 44 team showcased raw pace throughout the night in Nashville en route to another solid finish. Currey started sixth in the 150-lap event and maintained track position in both of the opening two stages. By finishing ninth in stage one and seventh in stage two, Currey picked up a total of six stage points. As the checkered flag flew, Currey secured his third top-10 finish of the year in ninth-place.
• Bayley Currey’s Post-Race Thoughts:

Interviewer: This was a tough track, but you kind of kept with it throughout the evening.

“Yeah, for sure. Track position seemed like everything. Just trying to find that clean air, how to take the runs when you had them, no matter how sketchy they were, and get all you could on restarts. Luckily, our pit crew was on fire tonight and they gave me some really good track position.”

Interviewer: I was talking to your teammate, Kaden Honeycutt, about the difference between running full time and being a part time guy. How hard is it to get in the rhythm when you run part time?

“It’s definitely tough, you know, I was a little worried when the rain came earlier, that I was going to just jump in this thing and go. I didn’t really get much sim time for this weekend, and yeah, luckily, we got 50 minutes there to let me get in my rhythm, and then once you get in the race, it all kind of always comes back to you. It’s like riding a bike. I’ve raced here quite a few times, and jumping in with a team like Nice Motorsports who work as hard as they do to give you good trucks is pretty easy.”

About AutoVentive: AutoVentive is an industry-leading Software as a Service (SaaS) applications developer providing customized solutions to the automotive logistics industry. The company is part of Liberty Hill Equity Partners, LLC, a Cincinnati-based private equity firm.

About Precision Vehicle Logistics: Precision Vehicle Logistics is a customer-focused group of professionals committed to service excellence in finished vehicle logistics. Precision offers a unique combination of talented experience, industry-leading software and systems, and a network of partners and resources to deliver customized solutions to the world’s leading automakers.
No. 45 DQS Solutions & Staffing / Masked Owl Technologies Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Kaden Honeycutt | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
Kaden Honeycutt Racing
@KadenWHoneycutt
@KadenHoneycutt10
Website
Start: 2nd
Stage 1: 5th
Stage 2: 5th
Finish: 6th
Driver Points: 7th
Owner Points: 7th

• Key Takeaway: Kaden Honeycutt and the No. 45 team had a great points night in Nashville. With qualifying cancelled due to rain, Honeycutt started on the front row in second place. The team took full advantage of the track position and stayed near the front of the pack all race long. Honeycutt earned 10 extra points by finishing fifth in both stages. At the end of the night, the No. 45 came home in sixth-place, marking their eighth top-10 of the year.
• Kaden Honeycutt’s Post-Race Thoughts:

Interviewer: That was a heck of a run. You stayed in the hunt throughout the night.

“Yeah, just, we just needed to find some speed tonight. I don’t really know what our issue was, man. We showed up with the same setup we had there last year, and it was really good. We just didn’t have it tonight. I mean, we were top five pretty much the whole night just, you know, we’re fighting to win races. All of us, you know, we’re fighters and we want to win. So, you know, not what we wanted, but it’s still a good points tonight. Just got to look at the positive sides of it. So thanks DQS Solutions & Staffing , Masked Owl Technologies, AutoVentive, Precision, everyone that helps us on us on this deal, Butlerbuilt seats for keeping me safe. Yeah, a good run. I hate that we didn’t get a top-five there, but we’ll keep on going. We got a lot of momentum on our side, just going to keep on building great trucks and a win will eventually follow one day.”

Niece Motorsports PR