The Music City Grand Prix was being set up as the final race of the upcoming season on Sept. 15, but now the event has been pulled in favour of a return to Nashville Superspeedway.
IndyCar made its debut on the 11-turn, 2.170-mile street circuit in 2021, which carried drivers across the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge through downtown and around the stadium that hosts the NFL’s Tennessee Titans.
There were plans announced last August for the event to host the season finale for 2024, which was also going to include a different layout that would keep some elements of the original, such as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, but also a run-through Broadway and included a curved pit lane.
The 1.33-mile asphalt oval in Lebanon, Tennessee, roughly 30 minutes outside of Nashville, becomes the first oval season finale for IndyCar since Fontana 2014.
“Nashville Superspeedway is ideally suited to our highly competitive and extremely intense style of racing, and we look forward to adding a Speedway Motorsports track to our schedule,” Penske Entertainment President & CEO Mark Miles said.
“Our fans will eagerly anticipate watching a championship be decided on a high-speed oval, with NBC providing a must-see network telecast to viewers around the country. Scott and his team will do a terrific job organising our finale weekend, and I’m incredibly appreciative of their efforts to pivot and find a fitting venue for our fans, drivers and teams.”
Source: Autosport