2025 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix

2025 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix
Race details
17th round of the 2025 IndyCar season
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Layout of the Nashville Superspeedway circuit
DateAugust 31, 2025
Official nameBorchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix
LocationNashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee
CourseSuperspeedway
1.330 mi / 2.140 km
Distance225 laps
299.25 mi / 481.5 km
Pole position
Driver Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
Time00:47.2607
Fastest lap
Driver Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time00:24.1369 (on lap 184 of 225)
Podium
First Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Second Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third 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]

Entry list

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
4 David Malukas A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6 Nolan Siegel  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20 Alexander Rossi Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Christian Rasmussen Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda
28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda
30 Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45 Louis Foster  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 Jacob Abel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda
60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda
66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda
76 Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
83 Robert Shwartzman  R  PREMA Racing Chevrolet
90 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
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:23.6612
2 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 00:23.7059
3 7 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

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
1 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:47.2607 1
2 4 David Malukas A J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 00:47.4243 2
3 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:47.4734 3
4 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:47.4994 4
5 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:47.5384 5
6 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 00:47.5495 6
7 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:47.5531 16
8 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 00:47.6334 7
9 90 Callum Ilott PREMA Racing Chevrolet 00:47.6841 18
10 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:47.7123 8
11 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:47.7139 9
12 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 00:47.7272 10
13 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 00:47.7624 11
14 14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 00:47.7755 12
15 26 Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:47.8115 13
16 21 Christian Rasmussen Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 00:47.8784 25
17 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:47.8853 14
18 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 00:47.9130 15
19 83 Robert Shwartzman PREMA Racing Chevrolet 00:47.9889 17
20 20 Alexander Rossi Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 00:48.0213 19
21 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 00:48.1118 20
22 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:48.2061 21
23 30 Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:48.2188 22
24 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:48.2195 23
25 76 Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 00:48.3181 24
26 18 Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda 00:48.5238 26
27 51 Jacob Abel Dale Coyne Racing Honda 00:48.9122 27
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
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:24.0895
2 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 00:24.1250
3 66 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

Pos Start Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Laps
Led 		Pit
Stops 		Time/Retired Pts.
1 6 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 225 60 4 01:54:50.6727 51
2 4 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 225 11 4 01:54:51.1748 41
3 7 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 225 7 4 01:54:51.4030 36
4 8 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 225 – 4 01:54:51.6480 32
5 24 76 Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 225 2 4 01:54:52.9191 31
6 11 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 225 – 4 01:54:53.3805 28
7 9 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 225 – 4 01:54:53.9970 26
8 12 14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 225 – 4 01:54:54.7552 24
9 18 90 Callum Ilott PREMA Racing Chevrolet 225 – 5 01:54:56.1356 22
10 19 20 Alexander Rossi Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 225 16 5 01:54:57.8861 21
11 13 26 Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 225 3 5 01:54:58.5068 20
12 5 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 225 1 5 01:54:59.1382 19
13 26 18 Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda 225 2 5 01:54:59.6483 18
14 17 83 Robert Shwartzman PREMA Racing Chevrolet 224 – 4 01:54:57.3910 16
15 15 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 224 – 4 01:55:00.0004 15
16 20 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 224 – 4 01:55:00.3255 14
17 16 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 224 – 5 01:55:00.9229 13
18 22 30 Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 224 – 5 01:55:01.2523 12
19 14 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 224 1 5 01:55:16.3704 12
20 23 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 223 – 4 01:55:14.0061 10
21 10 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 222 5 5 01:55:02.8309 10
22 21 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 220 – 5 01:55:07.3476 8
23 27 51 Jacob Abel Dale Coyne Racing Honda 215 – 5 Retired 7
24 1 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 126 116 2 Contact 10
25 3 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 123 – 2 Mechanical 5
26 2 4 David Malukas A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 82 1 1 Contact 6
27 25 21 Christian Rasmussen Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet – – – Contact 5
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. ^ a b c d e f g "NTT INDYCAR SERIES Race Results | Official Site of INDYCAR". IndyCar.com. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix". IndyCar.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.


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