For the ultimate race fans, we are inviting you to join The Founders. The Camping World Truck Series is scheduled to race Friday, Xfinity cars Saturday and Cup cars Sunday. Sometimes its easy to forget that, but I think were doing a good job here. Since arriving in the fall of 2019 at the former Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, she said she has watched Arrow McLaren grow while maintaining its gritty origins. Adding 2016 Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi as a teammate to Pato OWard and Felix Rosenqvist, the team will be running three full-time cars for the first time (and a fourth Indy 500 entry for Tony Kanaan). The track has hosted 13 Camping World Truck Series races beginning with its first event in 2001. The recruitment pitch to join the Arrow McLaren IndyCar team started with the 21st century social media version of a corporate headhunters cold call. Maximizing and encouraging people to bring ideas to the table is so often overlooked in motorsports, Rossi said. The 1.33-mile of Nashville Superspeedway is set to host a triple-header race weekend with the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Truck Series. Sunday night was terrible and half the fans left after the storm. Rossis signing was followed by the arrival of Brian Barnhart, the former IndyCar VP of competition who called strategy in Rossis final season at Andretti (when he ended a three-year winless drought). Planning Your Visit. Join the RunGuides newsletter. Jacuzzi said the engine panel strakes are metal pieces that sweep outward behind the front tires and make front downforce. Some of the world's best drivers are about to do what some . Were not where we want to be right now, but thats normal. Festival Weekend. Racing both days was boring. Phoenix . This unique experience, located in Nissan Stadium, also includes premium, all-inclusive food and beverage (beer, wine . Ward said McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, who also oversees the F1 team, attended more IndyCar races last year and will continue to be a more constant presence this year as the team ramps up. Also this year, if a wheel comes off a car while the vehicle is still on pit road, the vehicle restarts at the tail end of the field. Scott said Arrow McLaren has lost only three team members since last years Sept. 11 finale at Laguna Seca, an unheard-of number that she attributes to working hard on trying to give back to employees with extra cash and time off. Job Posting Title: Machine Operator Location: Nashville, TN . Reddick needs a boost at Las Vegas to bounce back from tough runs at Daytona (39th) and Auto Club (34th). Nevada and Utah are two of my favorite states to ride motorcycles in, Petty said in a statement. 0. . As in any industry, networking and recruiting are cornerstones to motorsports, where big-league success is predicated as much on driver and car as the countless people who support the stars and build the machines behind the scenes for any IndyCar, NASCAR or Formula One team. The annual Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America is scheduled April 29 May 5 in Nevada and Utah. Thats what we like to avoid doing because you lose a little of the human touch that way. SpeedwayMedia.com. Arrow McLaren still has done much of its hiring through the paddocks traditional word of mouth manner. NASCAR has suspended tire changer Danny Olszowy and jackman Kellen Mills two races each for a tire coming off Martin Truex Jr.s car during last weekends Cup race at Auto Club Speedway. He said that NASCAR will remove three of the five diffuser strakes. On Sunday, David Poile announced his plans to retire as GM . All rights reserved. All we can do is look across what corporations and companies are doing when people tell us we could do better in one space or another, she said. Just like the U.S. business world since the Great Resignation of 2020-21, one of the loudest narratives in racing has been the difficulty of hiring and keeping strong personnel since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the worlds workforce. We have an ethos here where we dont necessarily want to do things the way theyve always been done in the IndyCar world. . (Its) retaining the people youve got, he said. CHEVY NCS AT NASHVILLE: Team Chevy Advance, Five Things To Watch at REV Group Grand Prix presented by AMR, John Hunter Nemechek nabs the Xfinity Series Production Alliance Group 300, Kyle Busch claims first win for Richard Childress Racing at Fontana, Coca Cola Zero Sugar No. His three Las Vegas wins have all come in the past eight races. NASCAR returns to Nashville Superspeedway for the first time in over a decade on June 18-20 with races by all three major national touring series at the 1.33-mile track. Circuit of The Americas. Upcoming Races. Thats racing. Honestly, this team comes from humble beginnings in the IndyCar world. ET with Countdown to Green on Peacock. More importantly, Im just excited to be racing in downtown Nashville. People get to see how much enthusiasm Zak brings. Weve pulled a No. The trip is scheduled to begin and end in Salt Lake City, Utah. But also building a machine of a race team that can develop all year round, not sort of go racing in the season and do development in the offseason. Im really happy to be working with (Todd) because its a different culture for her. The featured Cup series race, a 399-mile run over the 1.33-mile track, will find Kyle Larson seeking to repeat his win from 2021, when Cup racing made its debut at the venue. INDYCAR and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns to Nashville, Tennessee for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. Enhanced Amenities for 2023 For a better fan experience, we have added more shaded seating and water refill stations with the same great food trucks from local Nashville restaurants. Nashville Tennessean. Also, the crew chief is no longer penalized unless they are one of the two crew members responsible for putting on the tire that comes off. All Rights Reserved. INDYCAR NASHVILLE MUSIC CITY GRAND PRIX WEEKEND SCHEDULE, START TIMES (All times are Eastern) Friday, Aug. 5 10:30 a.m.: Gates open 11:15 a.m.: Trans Am practice 12:55 p.m.: GT America practice 2:15 p.m.: Trans Am practice 3 p.m.: Indy Lights practice 4:15 p.m.: IndyCar practice, Peacock Premium 5:45 p.m.: Stadium Super Trucks qualifying Getting Zak more plugged into the team has been a fantastic side effect of this change, Ward said. The Ride allows me to combine my passion for helping others with my love of motorcycles, and it is such a special gift.. IndyCar Nashville Music City Grand Prix start times: After its longest break this year, the NTT IndyCar Series will return this weekend for one of the most highly anticipated events of the 2021 season. The Arrow McLaren organizational hierarchy was restructured with last years departure of Taylor Kiel (who left to become team manager for Ganassi). Concessions were ok on first and second levels. Music City Grand Prix map: See the track route for the race in Nashville this weekend. No listings found, try adjusting your filter settings or expanding the map view. These ticket packages will go fast, and you dont want to miss out. In Sundays Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Gundlach and Hackenberg (a damper specialist who also works on pit stops) will begin their third year together in the engineering department of Arrow McLaren as the team enters its most critical season yet in trying to become a perennial powerhouse championship contender. . Here is the full on-track schedule: NASCAR at Nashville . Those are all tracks that have the wet weather package (rain tires, wipers, etc.). Weve got to take care of our people through those hard stretches, but for the most part, its a little less time away, the travels not quite so far. He makes an effort to keep everyone up to date from top to bottom as to where things are, what the current objectives are and whats the future look like. I think weve got a very good tribe of people here, and part of that includes just diversity of humans in general, Gundlach said. Hopes are high that Nashville will have the staying power of Long Beach and St. Petersburg, which have been the twin pillars of IndyCar street circuits. Weve really tried to stretch ourselves to find the best and the brightest no matter where they live, Scott said. 1, 4:30 5:30 p.m. Truck qualifying (FS1), 5:35 6:25 p.m. Xfinity practice (USA), 6:30 7:20 p.m. Cup practice (USA, Motor Racing Network), 8 p.m. Truck race (FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM Radio), Noon 12:50 p.m. Xfinity qualifying (USA), 1 2:20 p.m. Cup qualifying (USA, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM Radio), 3:30 p.m. Xfinity race (188 laps, 250 miles; USA, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM Radio), 5 p.m. Cup race (NBC, Peacock, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM Radio), Past at Las Vegas: Finished top three in both races last year, Past as Las Vegas: Has a win and two top 10s in past five races, Past at Las Vegas: Won in March 2021 and was runner-up last March, Past at Las Vegas: Three consecutive finishes of seventh or better, Past at Las Vegas: Best career finish is fifth, Past at Las Vegas: Five consecutive finishes of 16th or worse. Super positive. 1 mechanic out of F1. That is still here fueling this and educating all the new people coming in to continue that mentality. Ward said the schedule was among the reasons that engineer Ryan Kelly chose to join Rossis car after multiple seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series. 1, MORE: Kyle Petty Charity Ride to visit Utah, Nevada. It is a fun group. Will Power won the 2011 debut at Baltimore, another street circuit that lasted only three years. We needed to fill the car communicator role, and Alex was pretty happy with (Barnhart) previously, Ward said. Weve had more people come to us than weve reached out to other people. NASCAR weekend schedule: Nashville By Mike Hembree Jun 23, 2022, 7:00 AM EDT 0 Comments All three major NASCAR National Series will return to action this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. So its been a challenge, but Im really happy with how we managed to hit it in a short period of time. Gracie is a rock star and can do anything, Gundlach said. I think that also helps to diversify the portfolio of talent that we have internally and the ability to learn from one another and grow as a team.. Upon joining Arrow McLaren, Ward said his No. It will be the first-ever Cup Series event at the track. Over the past year, the team has received tens of thousands of resumes sometimes hundreds specifically for an open position while transforming its staff. Start your morning with speed as the drivers zip to the finish line. And wants to make this something special. Upcoming Races in Nashville, TN Races Find by State Find by Name Virtual Counts Calendar Saved Claimed Upcoming Races in Nashville, TN Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Upcoming All Dates Specify Dates. The Cup Series was last in Middle Tennessee at the Fairgrounds Speedway in 1984, with Geoff Bodine claiming victory in the final race.