![]() They actually live and breathe motorsports, and that all lends itself to (event) longevity.” “These aren’t just capital people that are there to try to make an investment and make a return. Everyone’s really passionate, and a lot of the owners are very intimate with motorsports and understand the landscape. “It’s a great promoter group it’s a great ownership group. “From a longevity standpoint, if the track is built correctly and if the event is run right, then the staying power of this street course event is really high,” he said. 2 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet) expects this to be the first of many races in his hometown. ![]() “Other than the Indy 500, this is the race that everyone says they’re going to.” “The main reason for that is because the bridge is so long down and back, and there are some areas of the track that are very wide, as well. ![]() 15 United Rentals Honda of Rahal Letterman Lanigan) said there are many reasons to like this circuit. “It’s a very complicated layout, but once you get into the rhythm, I think it’s going to be an incredible event.” “It’s tight, it’s bumpy, but then you have a super flat-out section where you go over the bridge and then a very flowing section next to the stadium. 51 Nurtec ODT Honda of Dale Coyne Racing with RWR. “(It) looks like a super-challenging track, but also super exciting,” said Romain Grosjean, driver of the No. The drivers have only experienced the circuit in simulators and unofficial track walks, but they like what they’ve seen. Like the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, this track will use different locations for the start and the finish to offer images of the cars crossing the bridge in rows of two. Cotman said even the flatter portions of the track are sweeping in nature - think Lakeshore Drive in Long Beach, California - and the bumps figure to be like those at Detroit’s Belle Isle circuit. Unlike other street circuits, this one has very few places where the track surface is level. As is the case at Laguna Seca, seven turns will be to the left and four to the right. For starters, this is one of only two non-oval tracks where the action travels in a counterclockwise direction (the other is WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, where INDYCAR will race Sept. There are other features of the course that are unique to the series. ET, NBCSN and the INDYCAR Radio Network). The bridge actually spans three times that, which means the drivers will experience frequent elevation changes like they’ve never experienced on a street circuit in Sunday’s 80-lap race (5:30 p.m. It’s quite possible that never in the history of motorsports has more time been spent racing over water, with two crossings per lap. The cars might spend a lot of time alongside the football stadium – where the paddock and pit road are - but the scenic bridge over the Cumberland River will be front and center, as it should be. You will hear a lot about Nashville over the next three days, but it’s likely that Tony Cotman’s track design will be among the most discussed. The following are important things to know and watch for: ET (live on Peacock, NBC’s streaming service). And when the cars maneuver through the corners on the west side of the bridge, their roar will reverberate through Broadway, where Nashville’s famous nightlife comes alive.Ĭars hit the track Friday, with INDYCAR engines revving for the first practice at 5:10 p.m. The drivers will twice cross the 2,500-foot bridge arcing over the Cumberland River, creating one of the most dynamic passages on the schedule. The start of the race figures to be the most dramatic this side of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, the money shot framed by the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge with downtown Nashville as a backdrop. The NFL’s Tennessee Titans are invested, too, offering the use of their home stadium and the property surrounding it for the core of the 11-turn, 2.17-mile temporary street. So is Dale Earnhardt Jr., the NASCAR Hall of Famer, and Scott Borchetta, founder and CEO of Big Machine Label Group. Pop superstar Justin Timberlake is part of the group backing the event. It can be argued that INDYCAR has never had a weekend outside of Indianapolis with so much anticipation, with so much star power, with this type of intriguing circuit, in the heart of a sports hotbed. The excitement comes in the form of a destination city acclaimed for its country music and hosting marquee sporting events like the NFL Draft and the NHL All-Star Game. Anticipation for the inaugural Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville becomes reality this weekend for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.
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