Indy Car Racing at Nashville Superspeedway

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Music City Grand Prix
IndyCar Series
VenueNashville Superspeedway
First race2001
Distance266.6 miles (429.051 km)
Laps206
Previous namesHarrah's Indy 200 (2001)
Firestone Indy 200 (2002-2008)
Music City Grand Prix (2024–present)
Most wins (driver)Scott Dixon (3)
Most wins (team)Chip Ganassi Racing (3) Andretti Global (3)

The Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee has hosted American open-wheel car racing racing events dating back to 2001. The 2001 event marked the first American open-wheel event in the Nashville area. During some years events were held on Saturday nights. The 2007 event was postponed until Sunday after a series of rain showers at the track.

Following the 2008 event, Indy Racing League officials decided to end their association with Nashville Superspeedway. The event was removed from the 2009 schedule, and afterwards the facility shuttered for several years. Subsequently renamed as the IndyCar Series, the series returned to the Nashville area in 2021 with the Music City Grand Prix on a downtown street circuit. Due to construction downtown, the 2024 Music City Grand Prix was moved to the Nashville Superspeedway.[1]

Past winners

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As is a Nashville-area racing tradition, from 2001 through 2008 the winner received a hand-made and painted Gibson Les Paul guitar.

Season Date Driver Team Chassis Engine Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Report Refs
Laps Miles (km)
2001 July 21 United States Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:44:44 144.809 Report [2][3]
2002 July 20 United States Alex Barron Blair Racing Dallara Chevrolet 200 266.6 (429.051) 2:01:53 127.997 Report [4][5]
2003 July 19 Brazil Gil de Ferran Team Penske Dallara Toyota 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:53:18 137.679 Report [6][7]
2004 July 17 Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:55:35 134.975 Report [8][9]
2005 July 16 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:57:13 133.089 Report [10][11]
2006 July 15 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:36:46 161.205 Report [12][13]
2007 July 15* New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 200 266.6 (429.051) 1:35:06 164.03 Report [14][15]
2008 July 12 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 171* 227.943 (366.838) 1:30:05 148.072 Report [16][17]
2009
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2023 		Not held
2024 September 14 United States Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Dallara Honda 206 273.9 (440.8) Report
  • 2007: Race postponed from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon due to rain.[18]
  • 2008: Race shortened due to rain.[16]
Indy Lights winners
2002 July 20 United States Cory Witherill [19]
2003 July 18 United Kingdom Mark Taylor [20]
2004 July 17 Brazil Thiago Medeiros [21]
2005 July 16 Brazil Jaime Camara [22]
2006 July 15 United Kingdom Jay Howard [23]
2007 July 14 United States Robbie Pecorari [24]
2008 July 12 Brazil Ana Beatriz [25]
2009
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2023 		Not held
Indy NXT
2024 September 15 United Kingdom Louis Foster [26]

References

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  1. ^ Pruett, Marshall (14 February 2024). "IndyCar moves season finale to Nashville Speedway". racer.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ "2001 Harrah's 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "2001 Nashville Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "2002 Firestone Indy 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "2002 Nashville Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "2003 Firestone Indy 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "2003 Nashville Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "2004 Firestone Indy 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "2004 Nashville Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "2005 Firestone Indy 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "2005 Nashville Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "2006 Firestone Indy 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "2006 Nashville Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "2007 Firestone Indy 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "2007 Nashville Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "2008 Firestone Indy 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "2008 Nashville Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  18. ^ "Nashville has first IndyCar rainout since 2000; Race rescheduled for Sunday". Taiwan News. Associated Press. July 15, 2007. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "2002 Nashville 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  20. ^ "2003 Cleanevent 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  21. ^ "2004 Cleanevent 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  22. ^ "2005 Cleanevent 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  23. ^ "2006 Sun Belt Rentals 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  24. ^ "2007 Sun Belt Rentals 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  25. ^ "2008 Sun Belt Rentals 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  26. ^ "Event - Summary" (PDF). IndyCar. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
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