Pit Pass Preview: All American 400

October 29, 2024

The ASA STARS National Tour’s ten race long season will come to a climactic conclusion this weekend at the historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

Casey Roderick has had a sensational 2024 season, virtually clinching this year’s ASA STARS National Tour championship. Roderick will still have a lot to fight for, as he seeks his second All American 400 victory.

Here’s your “Pit Pass Preview” that will cover all you need to know.

ASA STARS National Tour Standings

Heading into the final race of the season, it’s Casey Roderick and Anthony Campi Racing who have led a dominant campaign to secure the 2024 ASA STARS National Tour championship.

Roderick broke through a few races ago at Toledo Speedway to claim his first and only ASA STARS win in 2024 to this point, but consistency has been key for the no. 26 team.

Roderick has scored the one aforementioned win at Toledo, seven top-fives, and eight top-tens, meaning he has only finished outside of the top ten once with his eleventh place finishing position at Five Flags Speedway back in March.

On top of these accolades, Roderick has scored three poles, all within the most recent three race weekends of the season. He has also scored four stage wins over the course of the year.

With all these impressive stats, there’s no sugarcoating it — no one is coming close to Roderick’s title.

The remaining points positions in the top ten still have plenty of opportunity to be jumbled, with close battles still raging on throughout the charts.

Kyle Steckly and Cole Butcher find themselves tied for the second position in points, both 155 points behind Roderick. Another close battle is that between young guns Dawson Sutton and Gio Ruggiero. Fifth place Sutton leads sixth place Ruggiero by a margin of just four points, meaning a spot in the final top five is far from guaranteed for either driver.

The top ten positions in ASA STARS National Tour points heading into All American 400 weekend can be found below.

ASA STARS National Tour Points (as of 10/29/24):

Casey Roderick – 674 points
Kyle Steckly – 519 points
Cole Butcher – 519 points
Austin Nason – 494 points
Dawson Sutton – 463 points
Gio Ruggiero – 459 points
Billy VanMeter – 390 points
Albert Francis – 344 points
Derek Kraus – 296 points
Ty Majeski – 285 points

Weekend Schedule

Friday sees the start of the weekend’s action for the ASA STARS National Tour, along with a plethora of other racing divisions.

Friday, which serves as practice day for the ASA Super Late Models along with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Pro Late Models, also serves as raceday for six separate local divisions at the Fairgrounds.

Bandoleros, Front Runners, Legends Pros/Masters, Legends Semi-Pro/Young Lions, Pure Stocks, and Limited Late Models will all take to the 1/4-mile track within the larger 5/8-mile circuit.

Saturday serves as qualifying day for the ASA STARS National Tour, with features taking place for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, Vores Compact Touring Series, and the CRA Street Stocks.

Finally, Sunday is the big day — All American 400 raceday, where a race winner along with the 2024 ASA STARS National Tour champion will be crowned.

The full weekend schedule can be found below.

Event History

The All American 400 has seen some of stock car racing history’s greatest wheelmen be crowned as winners. Names like Gary Balough, Rusty Wallace, Darrell Waltrip, Chase Elliott, Bubba Pollard, and Stephen Nasse are just a handful of recognizable drivers who have won the famed event.

This event is even a special one for ASA STARS National Tour Competition Director Freddie Query, who won the event in 1997 and 1998.

Most recently, it was William Sawalich who took home the victory in 2023, with Stephen Nasse scoring the win in 2022 and Matt Craig winning in 2021.

Entry List

The 2024 All American 400 entry list is stacked with talent and prowess.

In addition to points leader Casey Roderick, big short track names like Derek Thorn, Cole Butcher, Stephen Nasse, and Matthew Craig highlight the entry list.

A strong battalion of young guns also highlights the race’s entries, with names such as Jake Finch, Gio Ruggiero, Dawson Sutton, Kyle Steckly, Michael Hinde, and even NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitor Jake Garcia having entered.

A three-time track champion at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway also can be found on the entry list, that being Lebanon, Tennessee’s Dylan Fetcho.

Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers Hall-of-Famer Johnny Brazier has also entered into the event.

The full entry list can be found below.

#1 – Kasey Kleyn (Quincy, WA)
#5 – Jonathan Knee (Cold Springs, CO)
#7 – Derek Thorn (Bakersfield, CA)
#14 – Austin Nason (Roscoe, IL)
#14 – Connor Okrzesik (Grand Bay, AL)
#18 – Chase Burda (Lapeer, MI)
#22 – Gio Ruggiero (Seekonk, MA)
#23 – Billy VanMeter (Indianapolis, IN)
#24 – Albert Francis (Painesville, OH)
#26 – Casey Roderick (Pulaski, MS)
#26 – Dawson Sutton (Lebanon, TN)
#28 – Cole Butcher (Mooresville, NC)
#30 – Kyle Steckly (Milverton, ONT)
#35 – Jake Garcia (Eatonton, GA)
#51 – Stephen Nasse (Pinellas Park, FL)
#51 – Jake Finch (Lynn Haven, FL)
#53 – Boris Jurkovic (Fort Myers Beach, FL)
#54 – Matthew Craig (Mount Pleasant, NC)
#55 – Haeden Plybon (Spokane, WA)
#65 – Tyler Tanner (Mooresville, NC)
#69 – Michael Hinde (Hernando, FL)
#71 – Johnny Brazier (Hazel Green, AL)
#89 – Dylan Fetcho (Lebanon, TN)
#91 – Dylan Bates (Fair Grove, MO)

Track Facts

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Year opened: 1904

Length: 5/8-mile (1/4-mile circuit inside)

Maximum banking: 18°

Capacity: 15,000

Streaming

Fans unable to make it to the track for the All American 400 can watch on TrackTV.com

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Schedule graphic: Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Cover photo: Reid Scott/Liberty Racing Review