The History
First IndyCar race: 2001
Number of races held: 10
Number of different winners: 8
2025 winner: Josef Newgarden
Lap record: 20.9685 seconds (Sam Hornish Jr., 2003)
Most successful driver: Scott Dixon, 3 wins (2006, 2007 and 2008)
The 2026 Race
Race length: 300 laps / 399 miles (642 km)
Tires: Seven sets of hard and five sets of soft Firestone tires, plus one additional set for High Line practice. During the race, teams must use at least two sets of soft tires and one set of hard tires.
Green flag: Sunday, July 19, 5:40 PM ET
Expected race duration: +/- 2 hours and 30 minutes
Number of participants: 25
Entry List for the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix
#2 Josef Newgarden – Astemo Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – Odyssey Battery Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 Caio Collet – Combitrans Amazona 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 – Sunoco Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou – DHL Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 David Malukas – Verizon Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci – Homes For Our Troops AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal – Fifth Third Bank Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Romain Grosjean – BMAX Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#19 Dennis Hauger – Ault Block Chain Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Alexander Rossi – ECR Java House (Chevrolet)
#21 Christian Rasmussen – ECR Splenda (Chevrolet)
#26 Will Power – TWG AI Andretti Global (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood – Sam's Club Andretti Global (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson – Delaware Life Andretti Global (Honda)
#45 Louis Foster – Desnuda Organic Tequila Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#47 Mick Schumacher – ENVE Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist – Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 Marcus Armstrong – Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#76 Rinus VeeKay – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#77 Sting Ray Robb – Goodheart Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
Time schedule for the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix
Saturday, July 18
Practice: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
Qualification: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
‘High Line’-practice: 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM ET
Warm-up: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
Sunday, July 19
Race – “Drivers, Start Your Engines”: 5:35 PM ET
Race – Green Flag: 5:40 PM ET
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Practice: Saturday, July 18 at 10:00 AM ET on FS1
Qualifying: Saturday, July 18 at 3:00 PM ET on FOX
‘High-Line’-Practice: Saturday, July 18 at 6:00 PM ET on FS2
Warm-up: Saturday, July 18 at 7:00 AM ET on FS2
Race – Pre-Race show: Sunday, July 19 at 4:30 PM ET on FS1
Race: Sunday, July 19 at 5:30 PM ET on FOX
Canada
Practices, qualifying and warm-up will be available on TSN+. The race will only be broadcast on TSN+, starting at 5:30 PM ET.
UK
Due to a timing conflict with the Formula 1 Belgium Grand Prix, practice will be shown tape-delayed on Sky Sports F1 at 7:00 PM, followed directly by qualifying at 8:00 PM. ‘High-Line’-Practice and the warm-up will also be shown at Sky Sports F1, just like the race on Sunday, with the show starting at 10:30 PM BST.
Australia
All sessions and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. The race broadcast begins on Monday morning at 7:30 AM (AEST).
New Zealand
Practice 1: Not shown
Qualifying: Sky Sport 7
‘High-Line’-Practice & Warm-up: Sky Sport 9
Race: Sky Sport 1, the broadcast starts Monday morning at 9:30 AM (NZST)
Weather Forecast
Just like the previous two oval races, the weather could once again play a major role. Temperatures will be scorching this weekend in Lebanon, Tennessee, home to Nashville Superspeedway. Both Saturday and Sunday carry a chance of thunderstorms, with the risk slightly higher on Sunday. With the race scheduled to start at 4:40 PM local time, it could coincide with the late-afternoon thunderstorms currently in the forecast. Let's hope the weather won't interfere with the race.
Saturday, July 18: 93°F (34°C), partly cloudy with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms
Sunday, July 19: 90°F (32°C), cloudy with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms
Source: AccuWeather.com
Historical Results
Number of Pole Positions
1. Scott Dixon – 2
2. Kyle Kirkwood – 1
= Pato O’Ward – 1
Number of Wins
1. Scott Dixon – 3
2. Josef Newgarden – 1
Number of Podium Finishes
1. Scott Dixon – 4
2. Josef Newgarden – 2
3. Pato O’Ward – 1
= Alex Palou – 1
= Scott McLaughlin – 1
Average Finish Position
1. Josef Newgarden – 2,00 (2 races)
2. Scott McLaughlin – 4,00 (2 races)
3. Kyle Kirkwood – 5,00 (2 races)
4. Scott Dixon – 6,00 (8 races)
5. Alex Palou – 6,50 (2 races)
6. Santino Ferrucci – 7,00 (2 races)
7. Alexander Rossi – 12,50 (2 races)
8. Rinus VeeKay – 12,50 (2 races)
9. Marcus Armstrong – 13,00 (2 races)
10. Kyffin Simpson – 13,00 (2 races)
11. Pato O'Ward – 13,00 (2 races)
12. Romain Grosjean – 16,00 (1 race)
13. Felix Rosenqvist – 17,00 (2 races)
14. David Malukas – 17,50 (2 races)
15. Nolan Siegel – 17,50 (2 races)
16. Sting Ray Robb – 18,00 (2 races)
17. Will Power – 18,67 (3 races)
18. Graham Rahal – 19,00 (3 races)
19. Louis Foster – 20,00 (1 race)
20. Marcus Ericsson – 20,00 (2 races)
21. Christian Rasmussen – 20,50 (2 races)
22. Christian Lundgaard – 22,00 (2 races)
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