| Team Chevy leads Engine Manufacturer, Driver points heading to Music City DETROIT (August 3, 2022) – The championship chase in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is heating up as it heads south to Nashville for the second-year Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. Chevrolet arrives at the downtown Nashville street festival four races from winning its seventh Engine Manufacturer Championship in 11 seasons. The Nashville street circuit is one of the most unique in North America. It’s 2.17 miles in length with 11 turns but with three distinct sections. Most notable is the long run on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge that goes over the Cumberland River. On either end of the bridge are traditional sections of narrow city streets with concrete walls on each side. Needless to say, it presents a very different engineering challenge for teams during the 3 p.m. ET race Sunday (NBC, Peacock, INDYCAR Radio). “It’s good to go back to Nashville,” said Rob Buckner, Chevrolet Program Manager for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. “I think everyone was stunned and really happy with the crowds and the excitement around town for last year’s event. Based on what we’re hearing it will be more of the same for this year’s race, which is great for everyone involved in INDYCAR. “From a competition perspective, calling Nashville a unique circuit is a huge understatement!” Buckner added. “The tight and twisty sections on either side of the river plus the long runs over the bridge can present a lot of different options on the amount of downforce you can run. There have been lots of time spent looking at last year’s data to see where we can improve. Our street course record this year has been excellent and it would be great to close out the year’s final street circuit with another win.” |
| Nashville is the fifth street race for INDYCAR, and Chevrolet has won three of the previous four: Scott McLaughlin (St. Petersburg), Josef Newgarden (Long Beach) and Will Power (Detroit). Since rejoining INDYCAR in 2012 with its 2.2-liter, twin-turbo V6 engine, Chevrolet power has won 32 of 61 street races to date. Chevrolet drivers hold three of the top four positions in the Drivers Championship. Team Penske’s Will Power, No. 12 Verizon 5G Chevrolet, leads with one victory this year and seven podium finishes. Nashville resident Josef Newgarden, No. 2 PPG Chevrolet for Team Penske, is third with a series-high four wins this year. Arrow McLaren SP’s Pato O’Ward in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet sits fifth with a pair of wins this year. On the way to the green flag, the field for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix will follow a red Corvette Stingray, which will serve as Official Pace Car. And while at the Nashville street festival, Team Chevy fans can enjoy all that the Chevrolet display has to offer. Included in the display activities will be a series of Q&A sessions Friday and Saturday with some of Chevrolet’s star drivers. Friday· 12:30 p.m.: Arrow McLaren SP – Pato O’Ward, Felix Rosenqvist· 2 p.m.: Team Penske – Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, Will Power· 2:15 p.m.: AJ Foyt Racing – Dalton Kellett, Kyle Kirkwood Saturday· 1:00 p.m.: Juncos Hollinger Racing – Callum IIott· 1:45 p.m.: Ed Carpenter Racing – Rinus VeeKay and Conor Daly The Chevrolet Motorsports Display opens at 9:30 a.m. Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday. Numerous Chevrolet vehicles will be on display including Corvette Stingray Z51, Camaro ZL1, Silverado 1500 ZR2 and Silverado HD LTZ, Tahoe, Blazer Premier, Equinox RS and a Chevrolet IndyCar showcar. Fans also can register to receive a 2022 Chevrolet Racing T-shirt. Chevrolet and the NTT INDYCAR Series continue the 2022 season with a return to Nashville for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at 3:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 7. The race will air live starting at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, the Peacock streaming service, IndyCar Radio Network affiliates and SiriusXM IndyCar Nation (Channel 160). Live timing and scoring will be available at racecontrol.indycar.com. BY THE NUMBERS: Chevrolet in INDYCAR· 1: Chevrolet’s position in the INDYCAR Engine Manufacturer standings after 13 races· 2: Consecutive front-row starts in the Indianapolis 500 for Rinus Veekay of Ed Carpenter Racing· 3: Consecutive street circuit wins by Team Chevy so far in 2022 – Scott McLaughlin (St. Petersburg), Josef Newgarden (Long Beach) and Will Power (Belle Isle)· 4: Consecutive victories by Chevrolet to open the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES. Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin won the pole and race at St. Petersburg. Penske teammate Josef Newgarden won at Texas and Long Beach, and Pato O’Ward was victorious at Barber Motorsport Park for Arrow McLaren SP· 6: Different Chevrolet drivers to win races dating to the start of 2020. Scott McLaughlin was the most recent at St. Petersburg· 6: Number of Manufacturer Championships in the NTT INDYCAR Series since 2012· 6: Number of Team Chevy Driver/Entrant championships since 2012· 14: Consecutive seasons with at least one win by Will Power, including past 11 with Chevrolet. He won at Belle Isle in 2022· 26: Wins by Will Power since 2012. All have come with Chevrolet, giving him the most of any driver with same manufacturer· 41: Pole starts by Will Power since 2012 in a Chevrolet-powered car, most of any driver· 104: Chevrolet victories in NTT INDYCAR SERIES since 2012· 113: Earned poles by Chevrolet since 2012· 178: NTT INDYCAR SERIES races as V6 engine supplier since 2012 return to INDYCAR |