The IndyCar Collection is again for a Monday matinee of the Borchetta Bourbon Music Metropolis Grand Prix on July 20 at Nashville Superspeedway.
The inexperienced flag waved at 2:07 p.m. Central.
The race, initially scheduled for July 19, was postponed attributable to climate after a number of storms soaked the monitor.
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After a day full of World Cup extra-time angst and climate coming and going, the outlook for each is best on this Monday. The World Cup is full, and rain shouldn’t be within the forecast.
However groups, drivers and followers alike should cope with a triple-digit warmth index all through the day. The Nationwide Climate Service forecasts a temperature of 92 levels and the warmth index at 105 levels on the time of the inexperienced flag.
Kyle Kirkwood is on pole, with Hendersonville’s Josef Newgarden beginning second and aiming to repeat as Music Metropolis GP champion.
The race additionally has been shortened all the way down to 225 laps, the size of final yr’s Music Metropolis GP.
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Drivers should handle a warmer monitor floor throughout the warmest a part of the day whereas constructing again any washed-off rubber from the rain.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Kyle Kirkwood (27) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Kyle Kirkwood (27) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Kyle Kirkwood (27) earns the pole place throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Kyle Kirkwood (27) waits for his flip throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Kyle Kirkwood places his sticker on his automotive after incomes the pole place throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Kyle Kirkwood places his sticker on his automotive after incomes the pole place throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Kyle Kirkwood places his sticker on his automotive after incomes the pole place throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Josef Newgarden (2) prepares for qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Josef Newgarden (2) drives throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Josef Newgarden (2) prepares for qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Mick Schumacher (47) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Scott McLaughlin (3) drives throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Josef Newgarden (2) will get in his automotive throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Alex Palou (10) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Josef Newgarden (2) prepares for qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Caio Collet (4) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Josef Newgarden (2) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Scott Dixon (9) drives throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Josef Newgarden (2) heads to his automotive throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Alex Palou (10) drives throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Finest photographs from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Collection driver Alex Palou (10) will get in his automotive throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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Observe together with the Tennessean’s IndyCar race updates beneath:
IndyCar race at Nashville dwell updates, highlights, dwell leaderboard for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix
LIVE LEADERBOARD: Full area leaderboard of IndyCar Collection Music Metropolis Grand Prix
Lap 108: Marcus Armstrong on pit highway with engine concern
03:58 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
FOX experiences that Marcus Armstrong’s unscheduled cease is for an engine concern.
Armstrong is already a number of laps down.
Leaderboard after pit cycle full
03:50 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
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After the green-flag pit cycle, the highest 6:
Malukas’ lead is all the way down to about 2 seconds as he’s now the one on older tires and dealing by visitors because the chief.
Lap 82: Scott McLaughlin begins pit cycle for leaders
03:48 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
Scott McLaughlin pits on Lap 82, however David Malukas is about 5 seconds forward of McLaughlin after the cease.
Malukas is answerable for the race once more.
Christian Rasmussen, Josef Newgarden amongst vehicles struggling for second-lane grip
03:44 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
Josef Newgarden and Christian Rasmussen have separate frightful moments within the nook after peeking up the monitor and getting out of the groove.
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Newgarden loses a spot to fourth, whereas Rasmussen loses two.
This set of tires is growing old, so anticipate some pit stops quickly.
Lap 67: Josef Newgarden to P3, quickest automotive on the monitor
03:40 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
Josef Newgarden is the lone driver operating 25.1-second laps and strikes previous Alex Palou for third.
He’s about two seconds behind new chief Scott McLaughlin.
Lap 61: Rinus VeeKay robust on this run; David Malukas pits underneath inexperienced
03:37 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
Rinus VeeKay is transferring up throughout this stint, as much as seventh and settling in between Christian Rasmussen and Santino Ferrucci.
In the meantime, David Malukas will pit from the lead. Malukas will desire a lengthy green-flag run.
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Lap 53: Scott Dixon nonetheless not discovering velocity
03:34 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
Even with a brand new set of tires, Scott Dixon is struggling to seek out tempo.
He has misplaced a number of spots because the restart, again to seventeenth and at risk of dropping a pair extra positions quickly.
Lap 45: David Malukas growing lead on older tires
03:31 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
David Malukas is pulling away from teammate Scott McLaughlin, as much as 2.7 seconds.
Dennis Hauger needed to serve a penalty for a pit highway lane violation and is a lap down.
A have a look at Caio Collet’s crash
03:27 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
This is a clip of Caio Collet’s early exit by way of a crash on Lap 19, by way of IndyCar.
4 vehicles keep out, Louis Foster leads on the restart
03:26 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
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Most take new tires, whereas 4 vehicles keep out together with Louis Foster and David Malukas.
Foster assumes the lead on the restart, however Malukas rapidly takes the lead. Scott McLaughlin, Kyle Kirkwood, Alex Palou and Josef Newgarden make up the remainder of the highest 5 on more energizing tires.
Lap 19: Caio Collet within the wall
03:17 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
Warning is out for Caio Collet, who has fairly the shunt off of flip 4.
Collett made contact with the surface wall. He’s carried out for the day.
Lap 12: Scott Dixon with a not-so-good begin
03:12 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
Scott Dixon has slipped again to tenth after beginning fifth.
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Marcus Armstrong can be struggling on the new and quick floor, dropping three spots in a two-lap span.
Kyle Kirkwood’s lead is a few half-second over Josef NewGarden.
Inexperienced flag!
03:07 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
After an additional tempo lap, the Music Metropolis Grand Prix is inexperienced!
Kyle Kirkwood leads, whereas Josef Newgarden appears to be like to the surface. Alex Palou holds off Scott McLaughlin for third.
Engines fired for the IndyCar Collection at Nashville
03:01 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
Engines have fired at Nashville Superspeedway for the Borchetta Bourbon Music Metropolis Grand Prix IndyCar Collection race.
A lightweight crowd at the moment, although not surprising with the Monday begin.
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Inexperienced flag in 20 minutes
02:44 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
Automobiles are on pit lane, and the solar is shining above Nashville Superspeedway.
225 laps, simply in need of 300 miles at the moment.
IndyCar Collection 2026 schedule, race outcomes
01:45 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
All occasions Central.
March 1: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg avenue course (Winner: Alex Palou)
March 7: Good Ranchers 250, Phoenix Raceway (Winner: Josef Newgarden)
March 15: Java Home Grand Prix of Arlington, Arlington avenue course (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
March 29: Kids’s of Alabama Grand Prix, Barber Motorsports Park (Winner: Alex Palou)
April 19: Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Bech, Lengthy Seaside Avenue Circuit (Winner: Alex Palou)
Could 9: Sonsio Grand Prix, Indianapolis Motor Speedway highway course (Winner: Christian Lundgaard)
Could 24: Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Winner: Felix Rosenqvist)
Could 31: Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, Detroit avenue course (Winner: Alex Palou)
June 7: Bommarito Automotive Group 500, World Vast Expertise Raceway (Winner: Josef Newgarden)
June 21: XPEL Grand Prix, Highway America (Winner: Christian Lundgaard)
July 5: Honda Indy 200, Mid-Ohio Sports activities Automotive Course (Winner: Pato O’Ward)
July 20: Borchetta Bourbon Music Metropolis Grand Prix, Nashville Superspeedway (2 p.m., FOX)
Aug. 9: OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland, Portland Worldwide Raceway (3 p.m., FOX)
Aug. 16: Ontario Honda Sellers Indy at Markham, Markham avenue course (11 a.m., FOX)
Aug. 23: Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., Washington D.C. avenue course (10:30 a.m., FOX)
Aug. 29: Snap-On Makers and Fixers 250, Milwaukee Mile (1:30 p.m., FOX)
Aug. 30: Snap-On Milwaukee Mile 250, Milwaukee Mile (12 p.m., FOX)
Sept. 6: IndyCar Grand Prix of Monterey, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (1:30 p.m., FOX)
Music Metropolis Grand Prix beginning lineup
01:20 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti World Honda
Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Staff Penske Chevrolet
Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Staff Penske Chevrolet
Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Alexander Rossi, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Marcus Armstrong, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti World Honda
Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
Will Energy, No. 26 Andretti World Honda
Caio Collet, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Kyffin Simpson, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Romain Grosjean, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet (9-spot grid penalty)
David Malukas, No. 12 Staff Penske Chevrolet (9-spot grid penalty)
IndyCar Nashville TV schedule, begin time for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix
01:05 PM ET, July 20 2026, Nick Grey
Inexperienced Flag Time: Approx. 2:05 p.m. CT on Monday, July 20
Observe: Nashville Superspeedway (1.33-mile oval) in Lebanon, Tennessee
Size: 225 laps, 299 miles
Radio: IndyCar Radio Community (102.5-FM The Sport in Nashville)
Streaming: FOX One app, SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
The Music Metropolis Grand Prix will probably be broadcast nationally on FOX. Different streaming choices for the race embody the FOX One app.
