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18 - 20 Jul

Nashville Street Circuit

Nashville Street Circuit

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Practice 1*
05:00 - Sat, 18 Jul
Practice 2*
01:00 - Sun, 19 Jul
Qualifying*
05:00 - Sun, 19 Jul
Warm Up*
01:00 - Mon, 20 Jul
Race (Broadcast Start)*
04:00 - Mon, 20 Jul

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Track Info

Nashville Street Circuit - Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Temporary street course around Nissan Stadium and downtown - clockwise - famous bridge run over the Cumberland River

First Race
2021
IndyCar debuted the Music City Grand Prix on the original stadium-and-bridge layout in August 2021.
Circuit Length
3.492 km
2.170 miles - measured for the 2021-2023 Grand Prix configuration.
Turns
11
Original IndyCar layout used from 2021 to 2023.
Lap Record (Race)
1:15.7491 - Scott McLaughlin (IndyCar), 2022
Official fastest race lap on the 3.492 km street course.
Signature Feature
Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge
A 3,578 ft straight blasts across the Cumberland River - one of the few street circuits in the world to cross a major waterway.

When was the track built?

It is a temporary circuit assembled on city streets linking the Nashville Fairgrounds-side of the river to downtown via the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge. The 2021-2023 layout looped around Nissan Stadium and crossed the bridge in both directions; a revised 2.17 mile, 7 turn downtown-focused route was proposed for 2024 to keep the bridge while shifting more action into the city core.

When was its first race?

The venue’s first race was the 2021 Music City Grand Prix, establishing Nashville’s street race on the IndyCar calendar and drawing huge crowds to the riverfront.

What's the circuit like?

  • Bridge flat-out: Long full-throttle runs over the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge bookend each lap and create big drafting effects into heavy braking.
  • Heavy stops and hairpins: The stadium-side complexes reward patience on entry and traction on exit - mistakes compound fast on the concrete.
  • Best passing zones: Track designer notes highlighted Turns 1, 2 and 7 as the prime overtaking spots on the original 11 turn layout.
  • Street-surface quirks: Crowned roads, paint lines and bumps mean grip builds rapidly through the weekend as rubber goes down.
  • Benchmark pace: IndyCar race lap record 1:15.7491 - qualifying poles typically landed in the low 1:14s to high 1:13s.

Lap records and benchmarks (by series)

  • IndyCar (race lap): 1:15.7491 - Scott McLaughlin, 2022 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix.
  • Indy NXT (race lap): 1:20.8265 - Hunter McElrea, 2023.
  • GT America GT3 (race lap): 1:28.883 - Jason Daskalos, 2023.
  • Trans Am TA2 (race lap): 1:31.350 - Connor Zilisch, 2023.
  • Toyota GR Cup (race lap): 1:43.082 - Tyler González, 2023.

Why go?

A dramatic river-crossing street race with skyline views, festival vibes and multiple heavy-braking passes per lap. The bridge shots are postcard-perfect and the downtown setting means food, music and nightlife are steps from the grandstands.

Where's the best place to watch?

  • Turn 1 complex: Starts, restarts and bold out-braking after the long bridge run.
  • Turn 7 hairpin: Classic divebomb zone leading back toward the stadium side.
  • Bridge approaches: Feel top speed and slipstream trains before big stops at each end.
  • Stadium-side complexes: Tight sequences where precision and traction decide exits back onto the bridge.

Not just IndyCar: support series in Nashville

SRO GT America/GT4 & GT2: Thundering GT sprints showcase big braking into the stadium hairpins.

Trans Am TA2: Muscle cars trade elbows through the concrete canyons with huge crowds.

Toyota GR Cup & ladder series: One-make action adds depth to the program with packed grids.

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