The NTT IndyCar Series will be on the streets of Nashville this weekend for the third annual Music City Grand Prix, which will be making a lap around Nissan Stadium for the final time.
With the Tennessee Titans’ home being replaced, next year’s race will move to a new layout (but still in the downtown area) and reportedly as the season finale.
Chip Ganassi Racing has swept the first two IndyCar races in Nashville with victories by Scott Dixon last year and Marcus Ericsson in the 2021 inaugural event.
The Music City Grand Prix has become synonymous with mayhem during its first two years. Both of the 80-lap races featured nine caution flags that chewed up nearly 40 percent of each race. There were two red flags in the race, which Ericsson rebounded to win after his car went airborne on Lap 5.
Ericsson? More like AIR-icsson! 😳@Ericsson_Marcus' win in the first @MusicCityGP started out like this. pic.twitter.com/i00HbJ0RgC
— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) July 31, 2023
Here are the details and IndyCar start times for the Music City Grand Prix in Nashville this weekend (all times are ET):
INDYCAR NASHVILLE MUSIC CITY GRAND PRIX START TIMES
TV: The broadcast will begin at noon ET on NBC and Peacock. Leigh Diffey is the announcer with analysts Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Dave Burns, Kevin Lee and Dillon Welch are the pit reporters. Click here for the full NBC Sports schedule for IndyCar in 2023.
Peacock also will be the streaming broadcast for both practices and qualifying and the race. Click here for more information about how to access Peacock.
POSTRACE SHOW ON PEACOCK: After the race’s conclusion, an exclusive postrace show will air on Peacock with driver interviews, postrace analysis and the podium presentation.
INDYCAR RADIO NETWORK: Mark Jaynes is the announcer with analyst Davey Hamilton; turn announcers Jake Query, Nick Yeoman and Michael Young; and pit reporters Alex Wollf, Joel Sebastianelli and Georgia Henneberry. The IndyCar and Indy NXT practice, qualifying and race sessions will air live on network affiliates, SiriusXM 160, racecontrol.indycar.com and the IndyCar app powered by NTT Data.
COMMAND TO START ENGINES: 12:23 p.m. ET
GREEN FLAG: 12:30 p.m. ET
RACE DISTANCE: The race is 80 laps (168 miles) on an 11-turn, 2.1-mile street course in Nashville.
TIRE ALLOTMENT: Six sets primary, four sets alternate to be used during the event weekend. One additional set of primary tires may be used by teams fielding a rookie driver. Teams must use one set of primary and one set of new (sticker) alternate tires for at least two laps in the race.
PUSH TO PASS: 150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation (Indy NXT: 150 seconds total; 15 seconds per). The push-to-pass is not available on the initial start or any restart unless it occurs in the final two laps or three minutes of a timed race. The feature increases the power of the engine by approximately 60 horsepower.
FORECAST: According to Wunderground.com, it’s expected to be 87 degrees at the green flag with a 15 percent chance of rain.
PRACTICE: Friday, 4 p.m. ET (Peacock); Saturday, 11:40 a.m. ET (Peacock). Final practice was canceled because of inclement weather Saturday.
PRACTICE RESULTS: Session I l Session II l Combined
QUALIFYING: Saturday, 6:15 p.m. ET (Peacock); delayed because of rain
ENTRY LIST: Click here for the 27 cars entered in the Music City Grand Prix
INDY NXT RACE: Sunday, 9:55 a.m. (35 laps/73.5 miles/55 minutes), Peacock
INDY NXT ENTRY LIST: Click here for the 19 cars entered in the Indy NXT race
INDY NXT RESULTS: Where everyone finished l Lap leaders l Points
INDYCAR IOWA SPEEDWAY HY-VEE WEEKEND SCHEDULE
(All times are ET)
Friday, Aug. 4
11:45 a.m.: Trans-Am Series practice
12:30 p.m.: SRO GT America practice
1:15 p.m.: SRO GR Cup practice
2 p.m.: Trans-Am Series practice
2:55 p.m.: Indy NXT practice
4 p.m.: IndyCar practice (Peacock)
5:30 p.m.: Stadium Super Trucks practice and qualifying
6:30 p.m.: SRO GT America practice
7:05 p.m.: SRO GR Cup practice
Saturday, Aug. 5
9:30 a.m.: Trans-Am qualifying
10:35 a.m.: Indy NXT practice
11:40 a.m.: IndyCar practice (Peacock)
12:55 p.m.: SRO GT America qualifying
1:30 p.m.: SRO GR Cup qualifying
2:05 p.m.: Indy NXT qualifying
2:45 p.m.: IndyCar qualifying (Peacock)
4:40 p.m.: Trans-Am race
6:25 p.m.: IndyCar practice (Peacock)
7:10 p.m.: Stadium Super Trucks Race 1
8:05 p.m.: SRO GT America Race 1
9:15 p.m.: SRO GR Cup Race 1
Sunday, Aug. 6
10:15 a.m.: Indy NXT race (Peacock)
12:30 p.m.: IndyCar Big Machine Music City Grand Prix (NBC, Peacock)
3:30 p.m.: Stadium Super Trucks Race 2
4:15 p.m.: SRO GR Cup Race 2
5:35 p.m.: SRO GT America Race 2
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ROUND 7: Alex Palou wins from the pole in downtown Detroit
ROUND 8: Alex Palou rebounds from crash to win Road America
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