Denny Hamlin chose to race Sunday night in the NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Superspeedway to try to take advantage of his spot on the front line beside pole-sitter Chase Briscoe.

Denny Hamlin says he will skip the Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway if fiancee Jordan Fish goes into labor Sunday.Fish is due to deliver the couple's third child Sunday."I can't miss it," Hamlin said Saturday.

With Denny Hamlin's fiancee Jordan Fish due to deliver the couple's third baby on Sunday, Hamlin could potentially miss Sunday's Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville. If Fish goes into labor, Ryan Truex will drive Hamlin's No.