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After a scary incident during practice at Mid-Ohio in early July, Simon Pagenaud has still yet to be cleared by the IndyCar medical team.

  NASHVILLE, TN - Kyle Kirkwood in Indycar number 27, took home the victory in 1-hour, 58-minutes and 2-seconds. Kirkwood's average speed was 85.396 miles per hour. During his time on the track, which were the downtown city streets of Nashville, he made a total of 3-pit-stops over the 80-laps he accomplished (See complete race results HERE). Kyle Kirkwood used a combination of smart strategy and raw speed to win the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix on Sunday on the streets of Nash...

Josef Newgarden can cap a week that started with Tennessee naming a day after him by taking a big step closer to a third IndyCar Series championship. Standing in his way is today’s Music City Grand Prix. This is his home race, which has proven quite a challenge the past two years.

Crash IndyCar journalist Chad Smith goes through the field to hand out driver ratings for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at Nashville.

Kyle Kirkwood used a combination of smart strategy and raw speed to win the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix on Sunday on the streets of Nashville.

Josef Newgarden can cap a week that started with Tennessee naming a day after him by taking a big step closer to a third IndyCar Series championship. “It’s a unique opportunity in that I only get one shot of that every year," Newgarden said. Newgarden won the Indianapolis 500 in May, and he's tied with points leader Alex Palou with four wins this season by sweeping the doubleheader in Iowa for Team Penske in the series' last stop.

Josef Newgarden can cap a week that started with Tennessee naming a day after him by taking a big step closer to a third IndyCar Series championship. Standing in his way is the Music City Grand Prix. This is essentially his home race that has proven quite the challenge the past two years. Newgarden said it's a unique opportunity since he only gets a chance once every year similar to the Indianapolis 500. He won that race in May and swept the doubleheader in Iowa for Team Penske in the serie...

Josef Newgarden can cap a week that started with Tennessee naming a day after him by taking a big step closer to a third IndyCar Series championship. Standing in his way is the Music City Grand Prix. …

Josef Newgarden can cap a week that started with Tennessee naming a day after him by taking a big step closer to a third IndyCar Series championship. Standing in his way is the Music City Grand Prix. This is essentially his home race that has proven quite the challenge the past two years. Newgarden said it's a unique opportunity since he only gets a chance once every year similar to the Indianapolis 500. He won that race in May and swept the doubleheader in Iowa for Team Penske in the serie...

Josef Newgarden can cap a week that started with Tennessee naming a day after him by taking a big step closer to a third IndyCar Series championship. Standing in his way is the Music City Grand Prix. …