What race is coming to Nashville?

What race is coming to Nashville?

Music City Grand Prix
80 LAPS | 173.6 Miles INDYCAR and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is coming to Nashville, Tennessee with the inaugural Music City Grand Prix. For three days in August, the streets of downtown will come alive with the sounds of music, food, and racing, all spun into an experience you just have to be there to feel.

Is Nascar coming back to Nashville?

A NASCAR Cup Series race took place at Nashville Superspeedway in June and will return in 2022. Speedway Motorsports Inc. owns 11 tracks including Dover International Speedway, which it purchased in the same deal when it acquired Nashville Superspeedway.

Is there a marathon in Nashville?

The long-awaited return of the St. Jude Rock ‘N’ Roll Nashville Marathon and Half-Marathon is over. The 21st running of the race will finally take place downtown Saturday. The race hasn’t been run since April 2019 because of COVID-19.

How white is Nashville?

60.5 percent
(Nashville is 60.5 percent white, 10 percent Hispanic, 28.4 percent black and 3.1 percent Asian). The average household size is 2.63.

Is there a NASCAR race in Nashville?

Nashville Superspeedway is the longest concrete oval in NASCAR. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000, but will reach up to 38,000 for the NASCAR Cup Series event in 2021.

Is NASCAR racing in Nashville in 2021?

– As the 2021 season comes to an end, NASCAR prepares for a return to Nashville, Tennessee, from Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 to host its annual Champion’s Week celebration.

Why did Nashville Speedway close?

Closure. Following sluggish attendance for major events and no prospects of gaining a Cup Series event, Dover Motorsports announced that the track would not seek NASCAR sanctions in 2012, effectively shutting it down, on August 3, 2011.

How hilly is the Nashville marathon?

Both courses are very hilly. You start on Nashville’s famous Broadway, run downhill and that was probably the only time it was easy! It was only uphill after that. If you’re considering running one of these events, be prepared for hills.

Is Nashville a diverse city?

Nashville is very culturally diverse. There are people here from all races and ethnicities, getting along well. There is a lively LGBT community. There is religious diversity, including but not limited to, Islam, Hindu, Buddhist, Pagan, Christian and Jewish.