Scott Borchetta Assumes Leadership Role For Big Machine Music City Grand Prix
Big Machine Label Group (BMLG) Chairman & CEO Scott Borchetta will now oversee operations for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix (BMMCGP), Nashville’s annual NTT IndyCar Series race, and Big Machine will continue to be the event’s entitlement sponsor.
“Nashville is a world-class sports and entertainment market that loves its racing,” says Borchetta. “In its first three years, the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix successfully established itself as a major event in Nashville and has tremendous potential for growth, so I couldn’t be more excited to make this statement regarding its future.”
After spending the last several weeks reviewing each aspect of the organization as well as plans for the event, he has decided that this year’s race will run at Nashville Superspeedway on the same weekend as previously announced, with the IndyCar Series Season Finale remaining on Sunday, Sept. 15.
“With construction set to begin for the new Titans Stadium, the Grand Prix operations team knew the course used for the first three years would have to change dramatically for 2024’s race,” he states. “The proposed course change that would have run through the streets of downtown Nashville (a big loop that utilizes the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge, 1st Avenue, Broadway, 4th Avenue and Korean Veterans Blvd), simply doesn’t have the proper space needed by the race teams nor the proper access for downtown businesses and residences to execute the world-class event that is expected by our amazing fans, IndyCar teams and sponsors. With the significant challenges of the proposed new layout and unknowns with the new stadium construction, which has been the center of operations for the first three years of the Grand Prix, the decision has been made to move the 2024 race to the Nashville Superspeedway.”
Borchetta continues, “This has no bearing on our great relationship with the Tennessee Titans. The team’s management has been nothing but supportive regarding the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix and we fully intend to continue conversations with them and the city of Nashville as to when the right time will be to return to the streets of Nashville. We also want to underline how supportive Metro and new Mayor Freddie O’Connell and his team have been during this transition. He and his team have helped us address all angles in how best to proceed and we feel that we’ve landed on the best option for a great race experience, for both fans and race teams, by moving to Speedway Motorsports’ Nashville Superspeedway.”
“The Music City Grand Prix has been more than a race. It’s a festival that celebrates both Nashville and racing,” says Mayor O’Connell. “We appreciate Scott Borchetta and Big Machine’s vision and partnership and look forward to the race returning to downtown Nashville in the future. I’ve enjoyed attending all three Music City Grand Prix races and appreciate their continued commitment to Nashville. Racing at the Nashville Superspeedway will add new intrigue to this year’s event.”
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