IndyCar Series at Nashville Superspeedway

Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix
IndyCar Series
VenueNashville Superspeedway
First race2001
Distance299.25 miles (481.49 km)
Laps225
Previous namesHarrah's Indy 200 (2001)
Firestone Indy 200 (2002–2008)
Big Machine Music City Grand Prix (2024)
Most wins (driver)Scott Dixon (3)
Most wins (team)Chip Ganassi Racing (3) Andretti Global (3)

The Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee has hosted American open-wheel car racing events dating back to 2001. The 2001 event marked the first American open-wheel event in the Nashville area. During some years events were held on Saturday nights. The 2007 event was postponed until Sunday after a series of rain showers at the track.

Following the 2008 event, Indy Racing League officials decided to end their association with Nashville Superspeedway. The event was removed from the 2009 schedule, and afterwards the facility shuttered for several years. Subsequently renamed as the IndyCar Series, the series returned to the Nashville area in 2021 with the Music City Grand Prix on a downtown street circuit. Due to construction downtown, beginning in 2024 the race was moved to the Nashville Superspeedway.[1] As of 2025, the race is officially known as the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix.[2]

Race summaries

  • 2024: For 2024 the Music City Grand Prix was moved to Nashville Superspeedway and scheduled as the season finale. The race would be a championship deciding showdown between Álex Palou and Will Power. Palou only needed to finish ninth or better to secure the championship, while Power had to win the race and hope Palou finished no better than tenth to win the championship. A glimmer of hope was given to Power during qualifying when he managed to qualify fourth while Palou had to take a nine position grid penalty for an unscheduled engine change, leaving him to start 24th on the grid. Kyle Kirkwood meanwhile qualified on pole, earning his first oval pole position. Power's championship hopes faded early in the race when he had to make an unusual early green flag pit stop on lap 13 for a seatbelt that had come undone in his car. Josef Newgarden took the lead before a yellow on lap 56 came out when Felix Rosenqvist blew a tire. Through two more caution periods the race turned to a head to head battle between Newgarden and Colton Herta, with Herta finally getting the best of Newgarden on lap 147. After clearing David Malukas and Scott Dixon, Herta battled with lapped traffic and eventually Pato O'Ward to retake the lead for good, taking his first victory on an oval. With Power multiple laps down, Palou secured his third IndyCar championship. Pato O'Ward finished second while Josef Newgarden rounded out the podium in third.

Past winners

IndyCar Series

As is a Nashville-area racing tradition, from 2001 through 2008 the winner received a hand-made and painted Gibson Les Paul guitar.

Season Date Driver Team Chassis Engine Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Report Refs
Laps Miles (km)
2001 July 21 Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:44:44 144.809 Report [3][4]
2002 July 20 Alex Barron Blair Racing Dallara Chevrolet 200 266.6 (429.051) 2:01:53 127.997 Report [5][6]
2003 July 19 Gil de Ferran Team Penske Dallara Toyota 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:53:18 137.679 Report [7][8]
2004 July 17 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:55:35 134.975 Report [9][10]
2005 July 16 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:57:13 133.089 Report [11][12]
2006 July 15 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:36:46 161.205 Report [13][14]
2007 July 15* Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:35:06 164.03 Report [15][16]
2008 July 12 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 171* 227.943 (366.838) 1:30:05 148.072 Report [17][18]
2009
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2023 		Not held
2024 September 15 Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Dallara Honda 206 273.98 (440.93) 1:43:15 159.207 Report [19]
  • 2007: Race postponed from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon due to rain.[20]
  • 2008: Race shortened due to rain.[17]

Indy Lights / Indy NXT

Season Date Winning driver Ref
2002 July 20 Cory Witherill [21]
2003 July 18 Mark Taylor [22]
2004 July 17 Thiago Medeiros [23]
2005 July 16 Jaime Camara [24]
2006 July 15 Jay Howard [25]
2007 July 14 Robbie Pecorari [26]
2008 July 12 Ana Beatriz [27]
2009
–
2023 		Not held
2024 September 15 Louis Foster [28]

References

  1. ^ Pruett, Marshall (14 February 2024). "IndyCar moves season finale to Nashville Speedway". racer.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Tickets On Sale Now for Season Finale in Nashville". IndyCar.com. Retrieved July 7, 2025. Previously known as the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix for the past four years, the Labor Day Weekend celebration will become the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix in 2025 and into the future.
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  18. ^ "2008 Nashville Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "2024 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  20. ^ "Nashville has first IndyCar rainout since 2000; Race rescheduled for Sunday". Taiwan News. Associated Press. July 15, 2007. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  21. ^ "2002 Nashville 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  22. ^ "2003 Cleanevent 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  23. ^ "2004 Cleanevent 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  24. ^ "2005 Cleanevent 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  25. ^ "2006 Sun Belt Rentals 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  26. ^ "2007 Sun Belt Rentals 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  27. ^ "2008 Sun Belt Rentals 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  28. ^ "Event - Summary" (PDF). IndyCar. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
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