IndyCar race at Nashville shortened, postponed to Monday due to weather
IndyCar’s Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway has been postponed until Monday due to bad weather. It is now set for a 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. local) start.
As a result of scorching temperatures in the region, the race distance has been reduced from 300 to 225 laps. Record temperatures and a heat index over 100 degrees are expected for the event.
The race had been due to start shortly after the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup Final, but the event was already under a weather hold due to lightning before the match ended.
That was followed by rain showers, although the track was close to dry before another, heavier downpour arrived just before 8 p.m. local time.
Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood will start the race from pole position.
Mark Glendenning
During his long career in racing, Mark has been placed into a headlock by a multiple grand prix winner, escaped a burning GT car, ridden a Ferris wheel with Ari Vatanen and almost navigated a rally car into a pond. He’s also had the good fortune to have reported on hundreds of races around the world, first while working for a national publication in his native Australia, and later during his years with Autosport in the UK. He moved to the U.S. in 2012, and after a serving as a contributor to RACER he joined the publication full-time in 2015. Mark now serves as Editor of RACER.com, and is also involved in the production of the magazine.
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