Stephen Nasse Wins 2nd All American 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds

Stephen Nasse won the 41st All American 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on Sunday, adding another crown jewel trophy to his collection, according to Short Track Scene.

The win puts Nasse in elite company as only the eighth driver in history to capture multiple All American 400 victories, following his first triumph at the event back in 2022. This marks his second crown-jewel win of the season, having already secured the World Crown 300 at Cordele Motor Speedway in October.

Securing the checkered flag required a hard-fought battle to hold off teammate Carson Brown in the closing laps.

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“I mean, there was a lot of emotions,” Nasse said. “Those restarts about killed me there at the end. They came over the radio after we got our tires and went to go back green, and they were like whoever wins this restart is probably going to win the race.

And then I let Carson beat me. I thought I had a good restart, but he just got a better one.”

Brown took control of the race during the final stage and appeared poised to cruise to the victory. However, a caution flag waved for a stopped car with just 11 laps remaining, setting up a decisive 10-lap shootout to the finish.

As the field went green, the Campi teammates raced side-by-side into Turn 1. Exiting Turn 2, slight contact between the two sent Brown sliding into another competitor, ending his bid for the win and relegating him to the rear of the field. Brown managed to climb back to an 11th-place finish over the remaining circuits.

STARS: Stephen Nasse has won the All American 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for the second time. Nasse faced of a challenge by teammate Carson Brown, who was involved in an incident with 10 laps to go. From there, Nasse set sail on the final restart, besting Matt Craig… pic.twitter.com/2GCed3MJBW

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“I slid up and slid in front of Carson,” Nasse explained of the incident. “He went to go cross me over and I think somebody was already there and clipped him and just spun him out.

I felt terrible because I mean, we just came over the radio talking about how we need to race these cars in the Derby, so let’s make it exciting and race hard, but try to keep it clean. And then, of course, that happened.”

Matt Craig capitalized on the late-race chaos to secure a second-place finish. Starting second behind pole sitter Dawson Sutton, Craig stayed in the top ten while adjusting his car's handling.

“Yeah, we fired off okay and got a little too free,” Craig said. “Then we had a pit stop and made the car a little too tight. And then the last pit stop, we got it back and it was better.

You know, we weren’t great, but we were better, and to make a couple passes, get a little luck here and there with dodging some wrecks and end up second. And I can’t complain.”

Jade Avedisian quietly worked her way through the field to claim third place after starting 11th. She ran near the front during the late restarts before Craig passed her in the final laps.

“It was a good race for us and a good day,” Avedisian said. “Started 11th, didn’t make too much headway early on but just kind of got my car a little bit better, and my team did a really good job. So thanks to them, and all weekend my car was really good.”

Dawson Sutton controlled the early portion of the race, leading the field from the pole through the opening stage until Treyten Lapcevich took over on lap 84 to win Stage 1. Nasse subsequently took command of the second stage following a restart with 59 laps remaining, setting the stage for the dramatic late-race finish.