Thunderstorms and rain in Nashville: IndyCar race postponed to Monday

Thunderstorms and rain in Nashville: IndyCar race postponed to Monday

– That was (still) nothing! After the IndyCar series on Sunday waited as planned for the end of the football World Cup final before it was supposed to start at the Nashville Superspeedway, the weather had to be endured for hours first.

Read more Who slept best last night: Kimi Antonelli

Titel-Bild zur News: Mick Schumacher

A thunderstorm and rainfall hit the area east of Nashville. There were several severe weather warnings, which meant that the spectators on site had to clear the stands. When the thunderstorm had passed, rainfall was the main problem.

In the meantime, the rain stopped briefly and the track was almost completely dried again. But then it started raining again and the forecast for the following hours looked bleak.

In the end, about three hours after the originally planned start time, the decision was made to postpone the race, which had not yet started, completely. The new start time for the Nashville race of the 2026 IndyCar season is converted to Central European Time Monday, 9:00 PM CEST. In Nashville local time, the race will start at 2:00 PM.

Read more 400,000 spectators: record audience at Spa-Francorchamps

Mick Schumacher (Rahal-Honda) will start the 300-lap race from 16th position. From pole will start Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti-Honda), with local hero and last year’s winner Josef Newgarden (Penske-Chevrolet) beside him in the first row (Complete starting grid in Nashville).

Most read
  • Formula 1Who slept worst last night: Jolyon Palmer
  • Formula 1Spa in analysis: Heavy fine for Ferrari
  • Formula 1Who slept best last night: Kimi Antonelli
  • Formula 2Team guest wears wrong headset: Formula 2 driver disqualified

The pay-TV broadcasters Sky and Motorvision+ will broadcast live on Monday from 9:00 PM CEST.

Read more Who slept the worst last night: Jolyon Palmer

Translated from

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *