Josef Newgarden’s difficult 2025 season came to an end on Sunday with a win in the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix.
The win was just the second of the season for Team Penske, as Newgarden joined Will Power with victories on the season.
Pole sitter Pato O’Ward saw his day go awry while leading when he made contact with the wall. On ensuing pitstops Will Power would have issues eliminating him from contention.
Nashville Superspeedway IndyCar Series Results
August 31, 2025
POSITION
|
CAR
|
START
|
LED
|
BEHIND
|
PTS
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
J. Newgarden #2
|
6
|
60
|
Winner
|
–
|
|
2 |
A. Palou #10
|
4
|
11
|
0.502
|
–
|
|
3 |
S. McLaughlin #3
|
7
|
7
|
0.730
|
–
|
|
4 |
K. Simpson #8
|
8
|
0
|
0.975
|
–
|
|
5 |
C. Daly #76
|
24
|
2
|
2.246
|
–
|
|
6 |
K. Kirkwood #27
|
11
|
0
|
2.708
|
–
|
|
7 |
F. Rosenqvist #60
|
9
|
0
|
3.324
|
–
|
|
8 |
S. Ferrucci #14
|
12
|
0
|
1 Lap
|
–
|
|
9 |
C. Ilott #90
|
18
|
0
|
1 Lap
|
–
|
|
10 |
A. Rossi #20
|
19
|
16
|
1 Lap
|
–
|
|
11 |
R. Veekay #18
|
26
|
2
|
1 Lap
|
–
|
|
12 |
C. Herta #26
|
13
|
3
|
1 Lap
|
–
|
|
13 |
S. Dixon #9
|
5
|
1
|
1 Lap
|
–
|
|
14 |
R. Shwartzman #83
|
17
|
0
|
2 Laps
|
–
|
|
15 |
M. Ericsson #28
|
15
|
0
|
2 Laps
|
–
|
|
16 |
S. Robb #77
|
20
|
0
|
2 Laps
|
–
|
|
17 |
N. Siegel #6
|
16
|
0
|
2 Laps
|
–
|
|
18 |
D. DeFrancesco #30
|
22
|
0
|
2 Laps
|
–
|
|
19 |
M. Armstrong #66
|
14
|
1
|
2 Laps
|
–
|
|
20 |
L. Foster #45
|
23
|
0
|
3 Laps
|
–
|
|
21 |
W. Power #12
|
10
|
5
|
4 Laps
|
–
|
|
22 |
G. Rahal #15
|
21
|
0
|
6 Laps
|
–
|
|
23 |
J. Abel #51
|
27
|
0
|
10 Laps
|
–
|
|
24 |
P. O’Ward #5
|
1
|
116
|
99 Laps
|
–
|
|
25 |
C. Lundgaard #7
|
3
|
0
|
102 Laps
|
–
|
|
26 |
D. Malukas #4
|
2
|
1
|
143 Laps
|
–
|
|
27 |
C. Rasmussen #21
|
25
|
0
|
225 Laps
|
–
|