Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix

July 18 - 19 |Lebanon, Tennessee

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Race Preview: 2026 INDYCAR at Nashville

Get ready for the return of INDYCAR oval racing as we break down the key storylines, drivers to watch and everything you need to know ahead of the 2026 race at Nashville Superspeedway.

Fan Resources

Schedule

Saturday, Jul 18

10:00AM ET

FS1

NTT INDYCAR SERIES - Practice 1

Highlights

Results

3:00PM ET

Fox

NTT INDYCAR SERIES - Qualifying

Highlights

Results

6:00PM ET

FS1

NTT INDYCAR SERIES - Final Practice

Highlights

Results

Sunday, Jul 19

4:30PM ET

FS1

NTT INDYCAR SERIES - Pre-Race Show

5:30PM ET

Fox

NTT INDYCAR SERIES - Race

Highlights

Results

Event Details

Nashville Superspeedway

Track Length

1.33 Miles

Race Distance

300 Laps 399 Miles

Nashville Superspeedway

Official Track Map

Nashville Superspeedway, Middle Tennessee’s racing jewel, is known for its high-intensity, wheel-to-wheel action and serves as the home of the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and INDY NXT by Firestone. The 1.33-mile, D-shaped concrete oval features 14 degrees of banking and has hosted multiple INDYCAR races, consistently delivering fast, close-quarters competition.

Event News

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INDYCAR.com

Editorial Staff

Favorites and Sleepers: Nashville

Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward is a driver to watch this Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway, as he has four career oval victories and won the last NTT INDYCAR SERIES event, on July 5 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

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INDYCAR.com

Editorial Staff

Special (De)Livery: Nashville

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and rookie Mick Schumacher welcome new sponsor Vanda Pharmaceuticals to the No. 47 Honda (image) this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway.

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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Longer Race Could Change Strategies Sunday on Nashville Oval

Josef Newgarden (photo) and the rest of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES field will race 300 laps Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway, up from 225 in 2025.

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INDYCAR.com

Editorial Staff

Inside Line: Josef Newgarden’s Biggest Threat at Nashville?

One member of the Inside Line panel thinks the biggest threat to Josef Newgarden this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway is his Team Penske teammate David Malukas (photo), who has scored more points on ovals than any other driver this season.

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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Numbers Prove Josef Newgarden, Pato O’Ward Tough To Top on Ovals

Just how dominant has Josef Newgarden been on ovals recently? He has won 13 of the last 30 NTT INDYCAR SERIES races on circle tracks, a strike rate of 43 percent, and his last 10 wins have come on ovals.

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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

World Cup Lead-in To Kick Nashville Race Into Action With Big Attention

Team Penske's Josef Newgarden (photo) has won 13 of the last 30 NTT INDYCAR SERIES oval races since 2021, including last year at Nashville Superspeedway.

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INDYCAR.com

Editorial Staff

Inside Line: Who Is Best Positioned To Challenge Alex Palou?

Three members of the Inside Line panel think Team Penske's David Malukas (photo, center) will be the strongest challenger to reigning champion and points leader Alex Palou in the stretch run to the title.

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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Plenty at Stake for All Drivers Entering Second Half of 2026 Season

Christian Lundgaard (photo) is trying to become the highest-scoring driver for Arrow McLaren not named Pato O'Ward since O'Ward arrived at the team in 2020.

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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Plenty of Storylines To Add Spice To Second Half of Season

Alex Palou's pursuit of a record-tying fourth consecutive NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship and fifth overall is arguably the top storyline of the final nine races of 2026.

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INDYCAR.com

Editorial Staff

OnlyBulls Joins Nashville Event as Presenting Sponsor

OnlyBulls is designed to simplify investing and digital asset ownership through an intuitive platform powered by AI-driven tools and next-generation financial technology.

INDYCAR.com

Editorial Staff

Sam’s Club To Sponsor Kyle Kirkwood at Indy, Rest of Season

The leading membership retail club is increasing its involvement with Andretti Global after its initial partnership resulted in a 24 percent sales lift for featured items last year.

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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Schedule Favorable for Scott Dixon To Get Back on Winning Track

The next victory by the Chip Ganassi Racing driver (photo) will be his 60th, making him only the second driver in INDYCAR SERIES history to reach that milestone, behind fellow legend A.J. Foyt.

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Race Preview: 2026 INDYCAR at Nashville

Get ready for the return of INDYCAR oval racing as we break down the key storylines, drivers to watch and everything you need to know ahead of the 2026 race at Nashville Superspeedway.

Previous Winners

2025

Josef

Newgarden

2024

Colton

Herta

2023

Kyle

Kirkwood

2022

Scott

Dixon

2021

Marcus

Ericsson

2008 + ' ' + Scott Dixon

2008

Scott

Dixon

2007 + ' ' + Scott Dixon

2007

Scott

Dixon

2006 + ' ' + Scott Dixon

2006

Scott

Dixon

2005 + ' ' + Dario Franchitti

2005

Dario

Franchitti

2004 + ' ' + Tony Kanaan

2004

Tony

Kanaan

2003 + ' ' + Gil de Ferran

2003

Gil de

Ferran

2002 + ' ' + Alex Barron

2002

Alex

Barron

2001 + ' ' + Buddy Lazier

2001

Buddy

Lazier