After completing sixteen races over the past six months, the 2025 IndyCar Series season will come to an end this weekend. At Nashville Superspeedway, the green flag will wave for the final time this year. Alex Palou has already secured the championship, but all drivers will be eager to finish the season on a strong note. For the last time, we’ve gathered all the key information for the upcoming race weekend!

The History

First IndyCar race: 2001
Number of races held: 9
Number of different winners: 7
2024 winner: Colton Herta
Lap record: Sam Hornish Jr. in 2003, 20.9685 seconds
Most successful driver: Scott Dixon, 3 wins (2006, 2007, and 2008)

The 2025 Race

Race length: 225 laps / 299.25 miles (481.5 km)
Tires: 6 sets of hard and 4 sets of soft Firestone tires. During the race, teams must use at least two sets of soft tires and one set of hard tires.
Green flag: Sunday, August 31, 2:45 PM ET
Expected race duration: +/- 1 hour and 50 minutes
Number of participants: 27

Entry List for the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix

#2 Josef Newgarden – Astemo Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – DEX Imaging Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 David Malukas – Clarience AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#5 Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#6 Nolan Siegel – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#7 Christian Lundgaard – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#8 Kyffin Simpson – Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou – DHL Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 Will Power – Verizon Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci – Phoenix Investors AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal – Fifth Third Bank Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Rinus VeeKay – askROI Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Alexander Rossi – ECR Java House (Chevrolet)
#21 Christian Rasmussen – ESC Splenda Stevia (Chevrolet)
#26 Colton Herta – Gainbridge Andretti Global (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood – Sam's Club Andretti Global (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson – Browning Chapman Andretti Global (Honda)
#30 Devlin DeFrancesco – Dodgecoin Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#45 Louis Foster – Desnude Tequila Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#51 Jacob Abel – Abel Construction Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist – SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 Marcus Armstrong – Root Insurance Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#77 Conor Daly – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#78 Sting Ray Robb – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#83 Robert Schwartzman – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)
#90 Callum Ilott – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)

Time schedule for the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix

Saturday, August 30
Practice: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Qualification: 2:05 PM - 3:55 PM
Warm-up: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Sunday, August 31
Race – “Drivers, Start Your Engines”: 2:40 PM
Race – Green Flag: 2:45 PM

All times are Eastern Time.

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USA: All practice and qualifying sessions will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1 or 2. Race coverage begins at 2:00 PM ET on FOX.
Canada: All practice sessions and the race will be shown on TSN+, with the race also airing on TSN5. Coverage starts at 2:00 PM ET.
UK: Qualifying, the warm-up, and the race will be broadcast on Sky Sports F1. Race coverage begins at 7:00 PM.
Australia: All sessions and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. Race coverage begins Monday morning at 4:00 AM AEST.
New Zealand: The first practice will air on Sky Sport 7, qualifying and the warm-up on Sky Sport 5, and the race on Sky Sport 3. Race coverage begins Monday morning at 6:00 AM.

Weather Forecast

It’s going to be another hot weekend in Nashville. The weather on both Saturday and Sunday will be nearly identical: 88°F (31°C) with partly cloudy skies and barely any wind (around 5 mph / Beaufort scale 2).

Saturday, August 30: 88°F (31°C), partly cloudy
Sunday, August 31: 88°F (31°C), partly cloudy

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Scott Dixon – 2
2. Kyle Kirkwood – 1

Number of Wins
1. Scott Dixon – 3
2. Colton Herta – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Scott Dixon – 4
2. Colton Herta – 1
= Pato O’Ward – 1
= Josef Newgarden – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Colton Herta – 1,00 (1 race)
2. Pato O'Ward – 2,00 (1 race)
3. Josef Newgarden – 3,00 (1 race)
4. Kyle Kirkwood – 4,00 (1 race)
5. Scott McLaughlin – 5,00 (1 race)
6. Scott Dixon – 5,14 (7 races)
7. Santino Ferrucci – 6,00 (1 race)
8. Marcus Armstrong – 7,00 (1 race)
9. David Malukas – 9,00 (1 race)
10. Conor Daly – 10,00 (1 race)
11. Alex Palou – 11,00 (1 race)
12. Rinus VeeKay – 12,00 (1 race)
13. Christian Rasmussen – 14,00 (1 race)
14. Alexander Rossi – 15,00 (1 race)
15. Will Power – 17,50 (2 races)
16. Graham Rahal – 17,50 (2 races)
17. Nolan Siegel – 18,00 (1 race)
18. Christian Lundgaard – 19,00 (1 race)
19. Sting Ray Robb – 20,00 (1 race)
20. Kyffin Simpson – 22,00 (1 race)
21. Marcus Ericsson – 25,00 (1 race)
22. Felix Rosenqvist – 27,00 (1 race)