| CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway tri-oval Lebanon, Tennessee Race AdvanceJuly 18-19, 2026 DETROIT, Michigan (July 16, 2026) – Stop 12 of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES for the dozen Team Chevy drivers and teams is the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee, just east of Nashville. The third of five short oval races, the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix has added 75 laps of additional action on the 1.3-mile Nashville Superspeedway tri-oval, making it the second longest of the year at 390 miles. Team Chevy has won the last four short oval (ovals under 1.3 miles in length) races, going back to Christian Rasmussen’s (ECR) maiden win at the Milwaukee Mile last year, and including a trio of wins by Josef Newgarden Team Penske) at Nashville Superspeedway (2025), Phoenix Raceway (2026), and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway (2026). Team Chevy is currently on a three-race win streak, where drivers wearing Bowties have stood on nine of the 12 possible podiums. Four of the top-six drivers in the season-long points standings represent the Chevrolet Bowtie, with Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren), David Malukas (Team Penske) and Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren) within 100 points of the championship lead. Malukas leads all drivers on ovals, scoring 116 points across the first three oval races of the season (Phoenix Raceway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway), nine more than his teammate Newgarden. Chevrolet-powered cars have won twice at the Nashville Superspeedway, Newgarden (2026) and Alex Barron (2002) for Blair Racing, driving to victory lane. General Motors adds a third win with Buddy Lazier (Hemelgarn Racing), winning with Oldsmobile power in 2001. Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward (2025) and Tomas Scheckter (2005) for Panther Racing have the two Team Chevy poles at the track in Lebanon, Tennessee. Greg Ray (Team Menard) was a pole sitter with an Oldsmobile in 2001, giving General Motors a trio of poles. Josef Newgarden leads all Team Chevy drivers with a pair of podiums, while Team Penske’s four podiums lead all teams. O’Ward’s 137 laps led over the past two years are the most for drivers with Chevrolet power, and his Arrow McLaren team leads the way with 169 laps led. |
| Chevrolet’s Short Oval Success WinsIncluding George Follmer’s surprise victory at Phoenix Raceway in 1969, and Josef Newgarden’s win at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway in June, Chevrolet-powered cars have visited victory lane on short ovals 57 times.Twenty-five drivers have driven to victory for Team Chevy on short ovals, with one driver winning accounting for a quarter of those wins. Newgarden’s June victory was his 15th on short ovals since his first win at Iowa Speedway in 2016.Seventeen teams have won races with Chevrolet power on short ovals, with Team Penske collecting 56.1 % (32 of 57) of those wins. PolesChevrolet-powered cars have also won 56 poles on short ovals, starting with Jim Hurtubise at Langhorne Speedway through David Malukas’ first career pole at Phoenix Raceway in March.Eighteen drivers have earned Team Chevy poles on short ovals, with Rick Mears and Will Power tied at 11 each to lead all drivers.A dozen different teams have earned poles for Team Chevy on short ovals, but one stands out as dominant. Team Penske drivers have won 73.4% (42 of 57) of the short oval poles for Team Chevy. Even better recently Since the introduction of the 2.2L Twin-Turbo V6 in 2012, Chevrolet-powered drivers havedominated on short ovals (Iowa Speedway, Milwaukee Mile, Nashville Superspeedway,Phoenix Raceway and World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway. In those 15 seasonsTeam Chevy has:Won 78.6% (33 of 42) of the racesStarted on 75.6% (31 of 42) of the polesStood on 73.2% (90 of 123) of the podiumsLed 76.3% (8206 of 10760) laps |
 Pato O’Ward (left), Josef Newgarden (center) and Will Power (right) share a podium at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway. The trio of drivers are have the most podiums for Team Chevy on short ovals since 2012. |
| Short oval podiums by driver since the introduction of the 2.2L Twin-Turbo V6 in 2012 |
| RANKDRIVERPODIUMS1Josef Newgarden192Will Power143Pato O’Ward124Scott McLaughlin105Tony Kanaan66Simon Pagenaud47Ryan Hunter-Reay48Helio Castroneves39Christian Rasmussen310Scott Dixon211JR Hildebrand212James Hinchcliffe213David Malukas114Juan Montoya115Sebastien Bourdais116Marco Andretti117Spencer Pigot118Ed Carpenter119Sage Karem120Conor Daly121Oliver Askew1 |
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| Josef Newgarden celebrates short oval wins at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway (2021), Iowa Speedway (2023) and Phoenix Raceway (2026).Dominance While Team Chevy as a whole has had fantastic short oval success recently, one driver in particular has stood out. Josef Newgarden, driving the No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet this weekend, is aiming for a fourth straight NTT INDYCAR SERIES win on a short oval (ovals under 1.33 miles in length), going back to his win at this same Lebanon, Tennessee track to end the 2025 season, and includes trips to victory lane at Phoenix Raceway and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway this season. The local driver has made 42 starts on short ovals since the introduction of the 2.2L Twin-Turbo V6 in 2012, including 36 with Team Chevy starting in 2015. The 35-year-old’s average short oval starting spot is 4.8, and his average short oval finish is 6.6. Over those 36 Chevrolet-powered races, Newgarden’s impressive record on short ovals includes: 15 wins, giving him a win percentage of 41.7%19 podiums, giving him a podium percentage of 52.8%30 top tens, giving him a top ten percentage of 83.3%3095 laps led, giving him a laps led percentage of 40.2%6 poles, giving him a pole percentage of 16.7%22 starts in the first two rows, giving him a top-four start percentage of 61.1%Tune-In Guide Saturday, July 18NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice #1 – 10am (ET)/9am (CT)/8am (MT)/7am (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218NTT INDYCAR SERIES Qualifying – 3pm (ET)/2pm (CT)/1pm (MT)/noon (PT) –FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Final Practice – 6pm (ET)/5pm (CT)/4pm (MT)/3pm (PT) – FS2/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 Sunday, July 19 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix (Pre-Race Show) – 4:30pm (ET)/3:30pm (CT)/2:30pm (PT)/1:30pm (PT) – FS1Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix (300 laps)– 5:30pm (ET)/4:30pm (CT)/3:30pm (MT)/2:30pm (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 |
| Josef Newgarden crosses the under the checkered flags at Nashville Superspeedway to win the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season finale |
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| CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIESBorchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway tri-ovalLebanon, TennesseeRace AdvanceJuly 18-19, 2026 DETROIT, Michigan (July 16, 2026) – Stop 12 of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES for the dozen Team Chevy drivers and teams is the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee, just east of Nashville. The third of five short oval races, the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix has added 75 laps of additional action on the 1.3-mile Nashville Superspeedway tri-oval, making it the second longest of the year at 390 miles. Team Chevy has won the last four short oval (ovals under 1.3 miles in length) races, going back to Christian Rasmussen’s (ECR) maiden win at the Milwaukee Mile last year, and including a trio of wins by Josef Newgarden Team Penske) at Nashville Superspeedway (2025), Phoenix Raceway (2026), and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway (2026). Team Chevy is currently on a three-race win streak, where drivers wearing Bowties have stood on nine of the 12 possible podiums. Four of the top-six drivers in the season-long points standings represent the Chevrolet Bowtie, with Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren), David Malukas (Team Penske) and Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren) within 100 points of the championship lead. Malukas leads all drivers on ovals, scoring 116 points across the first three oval races of the season (Phoenix Raceway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway), nine more than his teammate Newgarden. Chevrolet-powered cars have won twice at the Nashville Superspeedway, Newgarden (2026) and Alex Barron (2002) for Blair Racing, driving to victory lane. General Motors adds a third win with Buddy Lazier (Hemelgarn Racing), winning with Oldsmobile power in 2001. Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward (2025) and Tomas Scheckter (2005) for Panther Racing have the two Team Chevy poles at the track in Lebanon, Tennessee. Greg Ray (Team Menard) was a pole sitter with an Oldsmobile in 2001, giving General Motors a trio of poles. Josef Newgarden leads all Team Chevy drivers with a pair of podiums, while Team Penske’s four podiums lead all teams. O’Ward’s 137 laps led over the past two years are the most for drivers with Chevrolet power, and his Arrow McLaren team leads the way with 169 laps led. |
| Chevrolet’s Short Oval Success WinsIncluding George Follmer’s surprise victory at Phoenix Raceway in 1969, and Josef Newgarden’s win at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway in June, Chevrolet-powered cars have visited victory lane on short ovals 57 times.Twenty-five drivers have driven to victory for Team Chevy on short ovals, with one driver winning accounting for a quarter of those wins. Newgarden’s June victory was his 15th on short ovals since his first win at Iowa Speedway in 2016.Seventeen teams have won races with Chevrolet power on short ovals, with Team Penske collecting 56.1 % (32 of 57) of those wins. PolesChevrolet-powered cars have also won 56 poles on short ovals, starting with Jim Hurtubise at Langhorne Speedway through David Malukas’ first career pole at Phoenix Raceway in March.Eighteen drivers have earned Team Chevy poles on short ovals, with Rick Mears and Will Power tied at 11 each to lead all drivers.A dozen different teams have earned poles for Team Chevy on short ovals, but one stands out as dominant. Team Penske drivers have won 73.4% (42 of 57) of the short oval poles for Team Chevy. Even better recently Since the introduction of the 2.2L Twin-Turbo V6 in 2012, Chevrolet-powered drivers havedominated on short ovals (Iowa Speedway, Milwaukee Mile, Nashville Superspeedway,Phoenix Raceway and World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway. In those 15 seasonsTeam Chevy has:Won 78.6% (33 of 42) of the racesStarted on 75.6% (31 of 42) of the polesStood on 73.2% (90 of 123) of the podiumsLed 76.3% (8206 of 10760) laps |
| Pato O’Ward (left), Josef Newgarden (center) and Will Power (right) share a podium at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway. The trio of drivers are have the most podiums for Team Chevy on short ovals since 2012. |
| Short oval podiums by driver since the introduction of the 2.2L Twin-Turbo V6 in 2012 |
| RANKDRIVERPODIUMS1Josef Newgarden192Will Power143Pato O’Ward124Scott McLaughlin105Tony Kanaan66Simon Pagenaud47Ryan Hunter-Reay48Helio Castroneves39Christian Rasmussen310Scott Dixon211JR Hildebrand212James Hinchcliffe213David Malukas114Juan Montoya115Sebastien Bourdais116Marco Andretti117Spencer Pigot118Ed Carpenter119Sage Karem120Conor Daly121Oliver Askew1 |
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| Josef Newgarden celebrates short oval wins at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway (2021), Iowa Speedway (2023) and Phoenix Raceway (2026).Dominance While Team Chevy as a whole has had fantastic short oval success recently, one driver in particular has stood out. Josef Newgarden, driving the No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet this weekend, is aiming for a fourth straight NTT INDYCAR SERIES win on a short oval (ovals under 1.33 miles in length), going back to his win at this same Lebanon, Tennessee track to end the 2025 season, and includes trips to victory lane at Phoenix Raceway and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway this season. The local driver has made 42 starts on short ovals since the introduction of the 2.2L Twin-Turbo V6 in 2012, including 36 with Team Chevy starting in 2015. The 35-year-old’s average short oval starting spot is 4.8, and his average short oval finish is 6.6. Over those 36 Chevrolet-powered races, Newgarden’s impressive record on short ovals includes: 15 wins, giving him a win percentage of 41.7%19 podiums, giving him a podium percentage of 52.8%30 top tens, giving him a top ten percentage of 83.3%3095 laps led, giving him a laps led percentage of 40.2%6 poles, giving him a pole percentage of 16.7%22 starts in the first two rows, giving him a top-four start percentage of 61.1%Tune-In Guide Saturday, July 18NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice #1 – 10am (ET)/9am (CT)/8am (MT)/7am (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218NTT INDYCAR SERIES Qualifying – 3pm (ET)/2pm (CT)/1pm (MT)/noon (PT) –FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Final Practice – 6pm (ET)/5pm (CT)/4pm (MT)/3pm (PT) – FS2/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 Sunday, July 19 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix (Pre-Race Show) – 4:30pm (ET)/3:30pm (CT)/2:30pm (PT)/1:30pm (PT) – FS1Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix (300 laps)– 5:30pm (ET)/4:30pm (CT)/3:30pm (MT)/2:30pm (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 |
| Chevrolet and General Motors history at Nashville Superspeedway Chevrolet wins at Nashville Superspeedway: 2 2025 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2002 – Alex Baron – Blair Racing Oldsmobile wins at Nashville Superspeedway: 1 2001 – Buddy Lazier – Hemelgarn Racing Chevrolet poles at Nashville Superspeedway: 2 2025 – Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren2005 – Tomas Scheckter – Panther Racing Oldsmobile poles at Nashville Superspeedway: 1 2001 – Greg Ray – Team Menard Chevrolet podiums at Nashville Superspeedway: 7 Chevrolet podiums at Nashville Superspeedway by driver: Josef Newgarden (2), Alex Barron (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Sam Hornish (1), Scott McLaughlin (1), Pato O’Ward (1) Chevrolet podiums at the Nashville Superspeedway by team: Team Penske (4), Arrow McLaren (1), Blair Racing (1), Panther Racing (1) Oldsmobile podiums at Nashville Superspeedway: 3 Oldsmobile podiums at Nashville Superspeedway by driver: Billy Boat (1), Buddy Lazier (1), Jaques Lazier (1) Oldsmobile podiums at Nashville Superspeedway by team: Curb-Agajanian-Beck Motorsports, Hemelgarn Racing (1), Sam Schmidt Motorsports (1) Chevrolet laps led at Nashville Superspeedway: 481 Chevrolet laps led at Nashville Superspeedway by driver: Pato O’Ward (137), Josef Newgarden (114), Sam Hornish (99), Alexander Rossi (48), Tony Renna (35), Scott Sharp (16), Alex Barron (11), Scott McLaughlin (7), Will Power (7), Conor Daly (2), David Malukas (1) Chevrolet laps led at Nashville Superspeedway by team: Panther Racing (103), Team Penske (54), Arrow McLaren (53), Kelley Racing (51), Blair Racing (11) Oldsmobile laps led at Nashville Superspeedway: 200 Oldsmobile laps led at Nashville Superspeedway by driver: Sam Hornish, Jr. (86), Buddy Lazier (71), Billy Boat (26), Eliseo Salazar (8), Greg Ray (6), Robbie McGehee (2), Jaques Lazier (1) Oldsmobile laps led Nashville Superspeedway by team: Panther Racing (86), Hemelgarn Racing (71), Curb-Agajanian-Beck Mortorsports (26), A.J. Foyt Racing (8), Team Menard (6) Cahill Racing (2), Sam Schmidt Motorsports (1) Manufacturer History at Nashville Superspeedway Wins (with competition): 3 – Honda (2024, 2005, 2004)3 – General Motors (Chevrolet/Oldsmobile)2 – Chevrolet (2025, 2002)1 – Oldsmobile (2001)1 – Toyota (2003) Poles (with competition): 3 – General Motors (Chevrolet/Oldsmobile)2 – Honda (2024, 2004)2 – Chevrolet (2025, 2005)1 – Infiniti (2002)1 – Oldsmobile (1)1 – Toyota (2003) |