IndyCar Nashville: Start times, how to watch, entry list & more

This weekend’s event on the streets of Nashville will comprise 80 laps (168 miles) around the 2.1-mile course.

There have been six different winners in 12 IndyCar Series races this season: Marcus Ericsson (St. Petersburg), Josef Newgarden (Texas Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 500 and Iowa Speedway), Kyle Kirkwood (Long Beach), Scott McLaughlin (Barber Motorsports Park), Alex Palou (Indianapolis Road Course, Detroit, Road America and Mid-Ohio) and Christian Lundgaard (Toronto).

This will be the third IndyCar race on Nashville’s streets. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Marcus Ericsson and Scott Dixon won the previous events. Dixon will attempt to make his 318th consecutive start, which would tie Tony Kanaan’s IndyCar record streak.

When is the IndyCar race at Nashville?

Date: Friday, 4 August – Sunday, 6 August

Race start: 11:30am CDT/12:30pm ET

Track: 11-turn, 2.1-mile temporary street course

Race distance: 80 laps / 168 miles

Firestone 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 parameters: 150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation.

Qualifying lap record: Colton Herta, 1m13.6835s, 102.601mph (2021)

Colton Herta, Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda (Photo by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Images)

How can I watch the IndyCar race at Nashville on TV?

NBC’s race coverage will begin on Sunday at 12:00pm ET.

Leigh Diffey is the play-by-play announcer, alongside analysts and former IndyCar racers Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Dave Burns, Kevin Lee and Dillon Welch are the pit reporters.

All IndyCar practice sessions, qualifying and races will stream live on Peacock, NBC’s livestreaming product.

Nashville IndyCar at-track schedule (all times Central)

Friday, 4 August

1:55-2:40pm – Indy NXT by Firestone practice, INDYCAR LIVE

3:00-4:15pm — IndyCar practice (75 minutes), Peacock

Saturday, 5 August

10:40-11:40am – IndyCar practice (45 minutes green flag time or 60 minutes), Peacock

UPDATED:

5:15pm – IndyCar qualifying for the NTT P1 Award (three rounds of knockout qualifications), Peacock

Sunday, 6 August

9:10am – Indy NXT “Drivers, start your engines”

9:15am – Indy NXT Music City Grand Prix (35 laps/73.5 miles/55 minutes), Peacock (live)

11:23am – IndyCar “Drivers, start your engines”

11:30am – IndyCar Big Machine Music City Grand Prix (80 laps/168 miles), NBC (live)

Starting grid for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at Nashville

1. (3) Scott McLaughlin	Chevrolet	01:14.6099 (101.327 mph)
2. (5) Pato O'Ward	Chevrolet	01:14.9395 (100.881)
3. (26) Colton Herta	Honda	01:15.2416 (100.476)
4. (10) Alex Palou	Honda	01:15.2462 (100.470)
5. (18) David Malukas	Honda	01:15.8703 (99.644)
6. (28) Romain Grosjean	Honda	01:15.9921 (99.484)
7. (12) Will Power	Chevrolet	01:15.1384 (100.614)
8. (27) Kyle Kirkwood	Honda	01:15.1641 (100.580)
9. (2) Josef Newgarden	Chevrolet	01:15.4862 (100.151)
10. (7) Alexander Rossi	Chevrolet	01:15.5711 (100.038)
11. (60) Linus Lundqvist	Honda	01:16.0715 (99.380)
12. (9) Scott Dixon	Honda	01:16.7692 (98.477)
13. (45) Christian Lundgaard	Honda	01:16.0985 (99.345)
14. (6) Felix Rosenqvist	Chevrolet	01:15.4638 (100.180)
15. (15) Graham Rahal	Honda	01:16.1825 (99.235)
16. (11) Marcus Armstrong	Chevrolet	01:15.5631 (100.049)
17. (06) Helio Castroneves	Honda	01:16.2203 (99.186)
18. (77) Callum Ilott	Chevrolet	01:16.0170 (99.451)
19. (21) Rinus VeeKay	Chevrolet	01:16.3356 (99.036)
20. (8) Marcus Ericsson	Honda	01:16.0420 (99.419)
21. (14) Santino Ferrucci	Chevrolet	01:16.6416 (98.641)
22. (30) Jack Harvey	Honda	01:16.1193 (99.318)
23. (78) Agustin Canapino	Chevrolet	01:16.6900 (98.579)
24. (51) Sting Ray Robb	Honda	01:16.3907 (98.965)
25. (55) Benjamin Pedersen	Chevrolet	No Time (No Speed)
26. (29) Devlin DeFrancesco	Honda	01:16.4369 (98.905)
27. (20) Ryan Hunter-Reay	Chevrolet	01:17.2417 (97.875)

How can I listen to IndyCar at Nashville on the radio?

All IndyCar Series and Indy NXT practices and qualifying sessions air live on network affiliates, SiriusXM 160, racecontrol.indycar.com and the INDYCAR App.

Mark Jaynes is the anchor alongside driver analyst Davey Hamilton.

Entry list for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at Nashville

Nº	Entrant / Driver	Car	Engine
2	Team Penske Josef Newgarden	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
3	Team Penske Scott McLaughlin	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
5	Arrow McLaren Patricio O'Ward	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
6	Arrow McLaren Felix Rosenqvist	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
06	Meyer Shank Racing Hélio Castroneves	Dallara DW12	Honda
7	Arrow McLaren Alexander Rossi	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
8	Chip Ganassi Racing Marcus Ericsson	Dallara DW12	Honda
9	Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Dixon	Dallara DW12	Honda
10	Chip Ganassi Racing Alex Palou	Dallara DW12	Honda
11	Chip Ganassi Racing Marcus Armstrong	Dallara DW12	Honda
12	Team Penske Will Power	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
14	A.J. Foyt Enterprises Santino Ferrucci	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
15	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Graham Rahal	Dallara DW12	Honda
18	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD David Malukas	Dallara DW12	Honda
20	Ed Carpenter Racing Ryan Hunter-Reay	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
21	Ed Carpenter Racing Rinus van Kalmthout	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
26	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Colton Herta	Dallara DW12	Honda
27	Andretti Autosport Kyle Kirkwood	Dallara DW12	Honda
28	Andretti Autosport Romain Grosjean	Dallara DW12	Honda
29	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Devlin Defrancesco	Dallara DW12	Honda
30	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Jack Harvey	Dallara DW12	Honda
45	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Christian Lundgaard	Dallara DW12	Honda
51	Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Sting Ray Robb	Dallara DW12	Honda
55	A.J. Foyt Enterprises Benjamin Pedersen	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
60	Meyer Shank Racing Linus Lundqvist	Dallara DW12	Honda
77	Juncos Hollinger Racing Callum Ilott	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
78	Juncos Hollinger Racing Agustín Canapino	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet