IndyCar’s Music City Grand Prix will be promoted internally by IndyCar beginning with this year’s event at the conclusion of the season.
The event has been a part of the IndyCar schedule since the 2021 season when it was added as a new street circuit in downtown Nashville.
The course was unique in that it crossed over the Cumberland River via the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge and had drivers racing in the shadows of the Tennessee Titans NFL stadium.
Construction on a new stadium where the paddock had been assembled forced the course to be redesigned.
Eventually Big Machine, who had stepped into the promoter role, realized the logistics were not going to work and had to make a late decision to move the race to a new venue entirely for 2024.
IndyCar concluded its season at the Nashville Superspeedway, and the plan is to hold the event there for at least the next couple years.
Starting in 2025, IndyCar will take over promotion of the event, adding to its growing list of internally-run events.
“Year one at Nashville Superspeedway was a tremendous success, thanks in great part to the terrific partnership and strong leadership exhibited by Scott Borchetta and his team at Big Machine,” said Penske President and CEO Mark Miles.
“As we grow our event portfolio at Penske Entertainment, it’s strategically important to take the reins of our season finale at such an exciting and renowned racetrack. And to see the relationship with Big Machine carry forward through this continued partnership only underscores the growth opportunities before us in the Music City.”
Big Machine will continue to be the race’s title sponsor and will support the event in multiple ways, but will step away from the full promotional duties.
The NTT IndyCar Series also internally promotes races in Detroit, Iowa, Milwaukee, as well as both races held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway each year.
