The IndyCar season finale was supposed to be through the downtown streets of Nashville and utilize the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge and portions of Lower Broadway. The event was such a success in its first three years that IndyCar rewarded it with its championship-deciding race.
Josef Newgarden, left, drives during an IndyCar auto race on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. FILE - Scott Borchetta, CEO, Big Machine Label Group attends the Universal Music Group’s 2018 After Party for the Grammy Awards presented by American Airlines and Citi on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 in New York. Will Power conduce durante una carrera de IndyCar el sábado 17 de agosto de 2024, en el circuito de Worl Wide Technology, en Madison, Illinois.
Then Borchetta took a look at the books and found the Music City Grand Prix was deep in the red with outstanding bills to its vendors. Although Borchetta was a founding partner of the ownership group — which initially including NASCAR’s Justin Marks and Dale Earnhardt Jr., as well as Justin Timberlake — the troubles facing the race took Borchetta by surprise.
Smith told Borchetta he could rent the track and promote the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at the a 1.330-mile tri-oval intermediate speedway. So Borchetta changed the location with a May announcement that pleased almost no one. But, if not for Borchetta, there would be no race at all and the season would have ended two weeks ago at the Milwaukee Mile with Alex Palou crowned champion for the third time in four years.
So Borchetta has instead ensured a proper finale will still take place — and Palou will have to hold off Will Power on Sunday to wrap up the title — while also utilizing downtown Nashville as part of the weekend activities.
The Titans’ new stadium is not due to be completed until early 2027, and, if possible, Borchetta would like to get the event back to a downtown street race utilizing many of Nashville’s iconic landmarks.
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