The History
First IndyCar race: 2001
Number of races held: 8
Number of different winners: 6
2008 winner: Scott Dixon
Lap record: Sam Hornish Jr. in 2003, 20.9685 seconds
Most successful driver: Scott Dixon, 3 wins (2006, 2007, and 2008)
The 2024 Race
Race length: 206 laps / 273.88 miles (440.83 km)
Tires: 6 standard, hard tires and 4 alternative, soft tires (teams must use at least 2 sets of soft tires and 1 set of hard tires during the race)
Green flag: Sunday, September 15, 3:30 PM ET
Expected race duration: +/- 1 hour and 45 minutes
Number of participants: 27
Entry List for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix
#2 Josef Newgarden – Hitachi Astemo Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – DEX Imaging Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 Kyffin Simpson - Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#5 Pato O’Ward - Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#6 Nolan Siegel - Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#7 Alexander Rossi - Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#8 Linus Lundqvist - American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon - PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou - DHL Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#11 Marcus Armstrong - Root Insurance Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 Will Power - Verizon Business Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci – Sexton Properties AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal – Fifth Third Bank Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Jack Harvey - Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Christian Rasmussen - Guy Care Ed Carpenter Racing (Chevrolet)
#21 Rinus VeeKay - Ed Carpenter Racing (Chevrolet)
#26 Colton Herta - Gainbridge Andretti Autosport (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood - AutoNation Andretti Autosport (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson - Delaware Life Andretti Autosport (Honda)
#30 Pietro Fittipaldi – 5-Hour Energy Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#41 Sting Ray Robb - Goodheart Vet / Pray.com AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#45 Christian Lundgaard - Hy-Vee Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#51 Katherine Legge - e.l.f. Cosmetics Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist - AutoNation/Sirius XM Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 David Malukas - AutoNation/Arctic Wolf Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#77 Romain Grosjean - Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#78 Conor Daly - Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
Time schedule for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix
Saturday, September 14
Practice: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Qualification: 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Warm-up: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 15
Race: 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM
All times are Eastern Time.
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USA: All sessions and the race will be broadcast live on Peacock, with the race also available on NBC. The broadcast starts at 3:00 PM ET.
Canada: The race will be broadcast on TSN3 and TSN+, with coverage starting at 3:30 PM ET.
UK: All sessions and the race will be shown on Sky Sports F1. The race broadcast starts at 8:00 PM.
Australia: All sessions and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. The race broadcast starts on Monday morning at 5:00 AM AEST.
New Zealand: All sessions and the race will be broadcast on Sky Sport 1. The race broadcast starts on Monday morning at 7:00 AM.
Weather Forecast
IndyCar teams will face challenging conditions during setup on Thursday and Friday due to the remnants of Hurricane Francine, which could bring strong winds and potential flooding. Once everything is set up, the race days will also present some challenges.
Most of the rain will have moved away by Saturday and Sunday, but showers and thunderstorms remain possible. With temperatures of 73°F (23°C) on Saturday and 75°F (24°C) on Sunday, conditions will be relatively cool in Nashville.
Saturday, September 14: 73°F (23°C), cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Sunday, September 15: 75°F (24°C), cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Source: AccuWeather.com
Historical Results
Number of Pole Positions
1. Scott Dixon - 2
Number of Wins
1. Scott Dixon – 3
Number of Podium Finishes
1. Scott Dixon – 4
Average Finish Position
1. Scott Dixon – 3,17 (6 races)
2. Will Power – 11,00 (1 race)
3. Graham Rahal – 12,00 (1 race)
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