2025 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix

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Flag of the United States.svg 2025 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix
Race details
17th round of the 2025 IndyCar season
  Previous race
Nashville Superspeedway 2024.svg
Layout of the Nashville Superspeedway circuit
DateAugust 31, 2025
Official name Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix
Location Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee
CourseSuperspeedway
1.330 mi / 2.140 km
Distance225 laps
299.25 mi / 481.5 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward  (Arrow McLaren)
Time00:47.2607
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time00:24.1369 (on lap 184 of 225)
Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Second Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  (Team Penske)
Chronology
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The 2025 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix was the seventeenth and final round of the 2025 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 31, 2025, in Lebanon, Tennessee at the Nashville Superspeedway. [1] [2] Due to construction of New Nissan Stadium, this was the second consecutive year that the race was held at the Superspeedway, The race was contested of 225 laps. Josef Newgarden won the race, Álex Palou finished 2nd, and Scott McLaughlin finished 3rd. Kyffin Simpson and Conor Daly rounded out the top five, while Kyle Kirkwood, Felix Rosenqvist, Santino Ferrucci, Callum Ilott, and Alexander Rossi rounded out the top ten. [3]

Contents

Entry list

KeyMeaning
 R Rookie
 W Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6 Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Siegel  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Rasmussen Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda
28 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda
30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Foster  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Abel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda
60 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda
66 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda
76 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
77 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
83 Flag of Israel.svg Robert Shwartzman  R  PREMA Racing Chevrolet
90 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott PREMA Racing Chevrolet

Practice

The first practice session was held on Saturday, August 30, at 9:30 AM CT. [4]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
15 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:23.6612
227 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 00:23.7059
37 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:23.7447
Source: [3]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on August 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM CT. [4]

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineTimeFinal
grid
15 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:47.26071
24 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas A J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 00:47.42432
37 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:47.47343
410 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:47.49944
59 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:47.53845
62 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 00:47.54956
76 Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:47.553116
83 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 00:47.63347
990 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott PREMA Racing Chevrolet 00:47.684118
108 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:47.71238
1160 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:47.71399
1212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 00:47.727210
1327 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 00:47.762411
1414 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 00:47.775512
1526 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:47.811513
1621 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Rasmussen Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 00:47.878425
1766 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:47.885314
1828 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 00:47.913015
1983 Flag of Israel.svg Robert Shwartzman PREMA Racing Chevrolet 00:47.988917
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 00:48.021319
2177 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 00:48.111820
2215 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:48.206121
2330 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:48.218822
2445 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:48.219523
2576 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 00:48.318124
2618 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda 00:48.523826
2751 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Abel Dale Coyne Racing Honda 00:48.912227
Source: [3]
Notes

Cars 6, 21, and 90 were penalized 9 grid positions.

Final practice

The final practice session was held on Saturday, August 30, at 4:30 PM CT. [4]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:24.0895
22 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 00:24.1250
366 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Chevrolet 00:24.1296
Source: [3]

Race

The race was held on August 31, 2025, at 1:00 PM CT. [4]

Race classification

PosStart PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsLaps
Led
Pit
Stops
Time/RetiredPts.
162 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 22560401:54:50.672751
2410 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 22511401:54:51.174841
373 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 2257401:54:51.403036
488 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 225401:54:51.648032
52476 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 2252401:54:52.919131
61127 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 225401:54:53.380528
7960 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 225401:54:53.997026
81214 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 225401:54:54.755224
91890 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott PREMA Racing Chevrolet 225501:54:56.135622
101920 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 22516501:54:57.886121
111326 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 2253501:54:58.506820
1259 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 2251501:54:59.138219
132618 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda 2252501:54:59.648318
141783 Flag of Israel.svg Robert Shwartzman PREMA Racing Chevrolet 224401:54:57.391016
151528 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 224401:55:00.000415
162077 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 224401:55:00.325514
17166 Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 224501:55:00.922913
182230 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 224501:55:01.252312
191466 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 2241501:55:16.370412
202345 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 223401:55:14.006110
211012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 2225501:55:02.830910
222115 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 220501:55:07.34768
232751 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Abel Dale Coyne Racing Honda 2155Retired7
2415 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1261162Contact10
2537 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1232Mechanical5
2624 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 8211Contact6
272521 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Rasmussen Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet Contact5
Source: [3]

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. Brown, Nathan. "IndyCar is moving to Fox. And with it, a new race schedule. 5 takeaways on 2025 slate". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  2. "Tickets On Sale Now for Season Finale in Nashville". IndyCar.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NTT INDYCAR SERIES Race Results | Official Site of INDYCAR". IndyCar.com. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix". IndyCar.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
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