The permanent track with the briefest history of any on the Indycar circuit will make history next weekend when a three time IndyCar champion is determined. Either Alex Palou or Will Power will win their third title September 15.

Nashville Superspeedway has a strange, twisted history. The track was built in hopes of attracting a NASCAR Cup race, but the delays in its construction and the new tracks at Kansas and Chicagoland diminished those dreams. The addition of a Cup race at Kentucky Speedway killed any hope Nashville Superspeedway ever having a place on the NASCAR Cup schedule. It hosted its first race in 2001, then closed in 2011 because of poos attendance and deterioration of the facility. The track returned in 2021. IndyCar ran at Nashville from 2001-2008, Negotiations to renew the race for 2009 and beyond failed to reach an agreement

The series returns only as an alternative to the Nashville street circuit, which is not feasible because of construction of the new Tennessee Titans football stadium. Whether Indycar ever returns to the streets of Nashville is yet to be determined, but it won’t be until 2027 at the earliest.

Buddy Lazier won the first IRL race at Nashville. Greg Ray sat on the pole for the race. Scott Dixon won the last three races at the track, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Dixon also has two poles and is the only winner to start from the pole. He also has a second place result at Nashville. The lowest starting spot for a race winner is 6th, when Buddy Lazier won the inaugural event in 2001.

Indycar winners at Nashville Superspeedway

2008 Scott Dixon (148.072)

2007 Scott Dixon (164.030)

006 Scott Dixon (161.205)

 2005 Dario Franchitti (133.089)

2004 Tony Kanaan (134.975)

2003 Gil de Ferran (137.679))\

2002 Alex Barron (127.997

2001 Buddy Lazier (144.809)