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Following an absence of more than three decades, major league auto racing will return to Music City next year as the NASCAR Cup Series and NTT IndyCar Series will both sanction events in what has become one of the nation’s most vibrant markets.
“Nashville is a world-class city and global entertainment capital that provides an exceptional platform for our series,” said Mark Miles, president and CEO of Penske Entertainment, which owns the NTT IndyCar Series. “From professional sports teams and top live music acts to burgeoning food and culture scene, it is a perfect home for a racing event of this magnitude.”
The NASCAR Cup Series will visit Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., on Father’s Day, June 21, while the cars and stars of the NTT IndyCar Series will battle on a 2.17-mile temporary circuit near Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on Aug. 8.