{"id":95320,"date":"2021-08-09T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-ericsson-honda-hit-all-the-right-notes-in-nashville\/"},"modified":"2021-08-09T16:10:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T20:10:01","slug":"gran-exito-de-ericsson-y-honda-en-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/gran-exito-de-ericsson-y-honda-en-nashville\/","title":{"rendered":"Ericsson, Honda Hit All the Right Notes in Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen3{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; TEXT-ALIGN: LEFT; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt initial; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt initial; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt initial; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt initial\n}\n.prngen4{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt initial; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt initial; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt initial; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt initial\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE; BORDER-TOP:1pt  black; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt  black; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt  black; BORDER-LEFT:1pt  black\n}\ntable p, #divContent table p\n{\nmargin: 0px;\nmargin-left: 3.8px;\nfont-size: 8pt !important;\nfont-family: Arial;\ncolor: black;\nmargin-right: 0pt;\n}\ntable th, #divContent table th\n{\nfont-weight: unset !important;\ntext-align: unset !important;\nvertical-align: unset !important;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NASHVILLE, Tenn.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 9, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Honda&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-person\">Marcus Ericsson<\/span> turned a spectacular start-line crash into an incredible victory Sunday on the streets of <span class=\"xn-location\">Nashville Tennessee<\/span>, as Honda NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers and teams dominated the inaugural Big Machine Music City Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpga7d0left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpga7d0left\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 267px;\" title=\"Honda's Marcus Ericsson rebounded from an opening-lap collision to win Sunday's inaugural Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, Tennessee.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1590566\/Marcus_Ericsson_for_Honda.jpg\" alt=\"Honda's Marcus Ericsson rebounded from an opening-lap collision to win Sunday's inaugural Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, Tennessee.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>In the first of many incidents in the 80-lap contest, Ericsson hit the back of <span class=\"xn-person\">Sebastien Bourdais&#8217;<\/span> A.J. Foyt Racing Indy car, with Ericsson&#8217;s Chip Ganassi Racing machine rising high in the air after making wheel-to-wheel contact with Bourdais. Ericsson was assessed a stop-and-go penalty for avoidable contact, but came back to hold off a previously-dominant <span class=\"xn-person\">Colton Herta<\/span> and score his second career INDYCAR victory.<\/p>\n<p>Honda drivers and teams swept the top seven finishing positions today, with every Honda team featuring at least one driver in the top 10.\u00a0Behind Ericsson, teammate and defending series champion <span class=\"xn-person\">Scott Dixon<\/span> moved to second in the drivers&#8217; championship standings with a second-place finish. Andretti Autosport teammates <span class=\"xn-person\">James Hinchcliffe<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Ryan Hunter-Reay<\/span> finished third and fourth, respectively; and <span class=\"xn-person\">Graham Rahal<\/span> rounded out the top five for Honda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Hinchcliffe, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ed Jones<\/span> also had his best finish of 2021 in sixth for Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan.\u00a0Championship leader <span class=\"xn-person\">Alex Palou<\/span> ran seventh in a third <span class=\"xn-person\">Chip Ganassi Honda<\/span>; while Helio Castroneves, in his first Indy car race since winning the <span class=\"xn-location\">Indianapolis<\/span> 500, finished ninth for Meyer Shank Racing.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTable023e\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4 prntac\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n              <b><br \/>\n                <u>\u00a0Big Machine Music City Grand Prix Honda Race Results<\/u><br \/>\n              <\/b><br \/>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a01<sup>st<\/sup> Marcus Ericsson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Chip Ganassi Racing Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a02<sup>nd<\/sup> Scott Dixon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Chip Ganassi Racing Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a03<sup>rd<\/sup> James Hinchcliffe\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Andretti Autosport Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a04<sup>th<\/sup> Ryan Hunter-Reay\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Andretti Autosport Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a05<sup>th<\/sup> Graham Rahal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a06<sup>th<\/sup> Ed Jones\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a07<sup>th<\/sup> Alex Palou\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Chip Ganassi Racing Honda* <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a09<sup>th<\/sup> Helio Castroneves\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Meyer Shank Racing Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a011<sup>th<\/sup> Santino Ferrucci\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a015<sup>th<\/sup> Jack Harvey\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Meyer Shank Racing Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a016<sup>th<\/sup> Romain Grosjean<b>-R<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a017<sup>th<\/sup> Alexander Rossi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Andretti Autosport Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a019<sup>th<\/sup> Colton Herta\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Andretti Autosport Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a020<sup>th<\/sup> Cody Ware<b>-R<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Honda <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a025<sup>th<\/sup> Takuma Sato\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a026<sup>th<\/sup> Jimmie Johnson<b>-R<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0Chip Ganassi Racing Honda<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\">\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n              <b>\u00a0R \u2013<\/b>\u00a0Rookie<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\">\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTable3da8\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n              <b><br \/>\n                <u>NTT INDYCAR SERIES Manufacturers&#8217; Championship (unofficial, after 11 of 16 rounds<\/u><br \/>\n              <\/b><br \/>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">Honda\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0959 points<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">Chevrolet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0838 <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTable0215\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n              <b><br \/>\n                <u>NTT INDYCAR SERIES Drivers&#8217; Championship (unofficial, after 11 rounds)<\/u><br \/>\n              <\/b><br \/>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">1. Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Honda\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0410 points [2 race wins]<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">2. Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing Honda\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0368 [1 win]<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n            <span class=\"prnews_span\">3. Pato O&#8217;Ward, Arrow McLaren SP\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0362 [2 wins]<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n    <b><br \/>\n      <u>Quotes<br \/><\/u><br \/>\n    <\/b><br \/>\n    <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Marcus Ericsson<\/span> <\/b>(#8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda<b>) Race winner, his second win of 2021 and second career Indy car victory: <\/b>&#8220;It&#8217;s unbelievable. It just goes to show that anything can happen in INDYCAR.\u00a0You can never give up.\u00a0If you have a good team, and a good car, you can get to Victory Lane.\u00a0This one is for all my guys.\u00a0They repaired my car beautifully [after a start-line crash with <span class=\"xn-person\">Sebastien Bourdais<\/span>].\u00a0The Honda engine was awesome, the power was great all day. I just can&#8217;t believe it. <span class=\"xn-person\">Colton [Herta]<\/span> was so fast all weekend.\u00a0To keep him behind while also saving fuel, I think was honestly one of my best performances.\u00a0I&#8217;m sorry he [Herta] ended up in the fence there [in a late-race single-car crash], because he should be on this podium. But I&#8217;m just so proud of my whole team, I&#8217;m so proud and thankful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n    <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Scott Dixon<\/span> <\/b>(#9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) <b>Finished second, moves to second in the Drivers&#8217; Championship after 11 of 16 races: <\/b>&#8220;Mentally, I think this was one of the most draining races on the schedule. With all the cautions, and even two red flags, it was really tough to focus on what you needed to do, strategy wise.\u00a0Kudos to Honda, [teammate] Marcus [Ericsson, race winner] the Chip Ganssi team, and my guys in the pits.\u00a0We did almost 50 laps on that last set of tires. It was good call, and gained us a bunch of positions, but definitely made the car difficult to hold onto at the end of the race.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n    <b><span class=\"xn-person\">James Hinchcliffe<\/span> <\/b>(#29 Andretti Autosports Honda) <b>Finished third, first podium result of 2021: <\/b>&#8220;Thanks to all the fans coming out today, and sticking it out through the cautions and red flags. By the end, it was getting hard to see with the sun going down and a dark visor! But for us, after we got caught up in that early [multi-car collision], my guys called a great strategy to pit when we did.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve had a rough year, and have had a lot of things go against us. So I&#8217;m really happy things went our way today here in <span class=\"xn-location\">Nashville<\/span>. It&#8217;s nice to be back on the podium.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n    <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Kelvin Fu<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(Director Program Management, Honda Performance Development) <b>on today&#8217;s Honda sweep in the inaugural Big Machine Music City Grand Prix: <\/b>&#8220;It was a great inaugural event here in <span class=\"xn-location\">Nashville<\/span>. I think everyone really enjoyed it and the fan turnout was fantastic.\u00a0 Congratulations to Chip Ganassi Racing for a well-earned one-two finish and to <span class=\"xn-person\">Marcus Ericsson<\/span> on his second win of the season.\u00a0Thanks to all our Honda teams, really, as every one of our five teams had at least one driver in the top 10 at the finish on a tight and very challenging course. We were glad to be back racing after a four-week break in the schedule, and we look forward to the Indy road course event next week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n    <b><br \/>\n      <u>Fast Facts<\/u><br \/>\n    <\/b>\n  <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Sunday&#8217;s NTT INDYCAR SERIES race on the city streets of downtown <span class=\"xn-location\">Nashville<\/span> was the inaugural running of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. Previously, INDYCAR conducted eight races on the 1.33-mile Nashville Super Speedway oval in <span class=\"xn-location\">Lebanon, Tennessee<\/span>, from 2001-2008. Honda drivers and teams won five of the six races the manufacturer contested from 2003-08.<\/li>\n<li>Previous Honda winners at Nashville Speedway included <span class=\"xn-person\">Tony Kanaan<\/span> in 2003, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Dario Franchitti<\/span> in 2004.\u00a0Scott Dixon won three consecutive races on the <span class=\"xn-location\">Nashville<\/span> oval, from 2006-08, in his Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    <b><br \/>\n      <u>Next<br \/><\/u><br \/>\n    <\/b>Next weekend, NTT INDYCAR SERIES continues with the second of three consecutive race weekends, returning to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course for the August 14\u00a0 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Honda Racing social media content and video links from the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix can be found on Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3253119-1&amp;h=1296148142&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhondaracing_hpd&amp;a=www.instagram.com%2Fhondaracing_hpd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.instagram.com\/hondaracing_hpd<\/a>), Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3253119-1&amp;h=271414104&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHondaRacing_HPD&amp;a=twitter.com%2FHondaRacing_HPD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">twitter.com\/HondaRacing_HPD<\/a>) and Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3253119-1&amp;h=2837329529&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHondaRacingHPD)&amp;a=www.facebook.com%2FHondaRacingHPD)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.facebook.com\/HondaRacingHPD)<\/a>.\u00a0 Additional features and long-form videos can be found on the Honda Racing\/HPD YouTube channel (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3253119-1&amp;h=1831673998&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2FHondaRacingHPDTV)&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2FHondaRacingHPDTV)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/HondaRacingHPDTV)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgaf81left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgaf81left\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 54px;\" title=\"Honda Racing HPD Logo. 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