2025 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix
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17th round of the 2025 IndyCar season
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 Layout of the Nashville Superspeedway circuit | |||||
| Date | August 31, 2025 | ||||
| Official name | Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee | ||||
| Course | Superspeedway 1.330 mi / 2.140 km | ||||
| Distance | 225 laps 299.25 mi / 481.5 km | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |  Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) | ||||
| Time | 00:47.2607 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Time | 00:24.1369 (on lap 184 of 225) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |  Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) | ||||
| Second | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Third |  Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) | ||||
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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 |
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| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
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Practice
The first practice session was held on Saturday, August 30, at 9:30 AM CT.[4]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 00:23.6612 |
| 2 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
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Andretti Global | Honda | 00:23.7059 |
| 3 | 7 |  Christian Lundgaard
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 00:23.7447 |
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Qualifying
Qualifying was held on August 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM CT.[4]
Qualifying classification
- 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]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:24.0895 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:24.1250 |
| 3 | 66 | Marcus Armstrong
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Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Chevrolet | 00:24.1296 |
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Race
The race was held on August 31, 2025, at 1:00 PM CT.[4]
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tickets On Sale Now for Season Finale in Nashville". IndyCar.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "NTT INDYCAR SERIES Race Results | Official Site of INDYCAR". IndyCar.com. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix". IndyCar.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.