Good morning from the sauna that is Nashville Superspeedway. As we were driving in this morning, my car said it was already 91°. It is usually pretty accurate, so I have no reason to think it has suddenly gone crazy. Coupled with the sultry humidity, it’s safe to say that this is going to be a hot one. The saving grace is that the race will have a relatively late start, past the heat of the day.
It’s Race Day in Nashville!
Posted in IndyCar on July 19, 2026 by OilpressureNashville Saturday Qualifying Wrap-Up
Posted in IndyCar on July 18, 2026 by Oilpressure
The grid is set for Sunday’s Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, and it didn’t exactly follow the chalk of the points standings. Points leader Alex Palou is not starting on the pole. He will start fourth. While that doesn’t sound like much of an upset, it pretty well describes the starting field. The strength is mostly up front, but there were some surprises.
Saturday Morning Practice in Nashville
Posted in IndyCar on July 18, 2026 by Oilpressure
Good morning from Nashville Superspeedway! It was an early practice, so I am just now sitting down to write something.
Nashville Preview
Posted in IndyCar on July 17, 2026 by Oilpressure
It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that the fifth edition of the Music City Grand Prix (MCGP) last ran. If you look at the calendar, you realize that it has not yet been a year. For the past two seasons, the MCGP served as the season finale. In 2024, it was run in mid-September. Last season, it was run at the end of August. So if you think it’s odd to be running this event this early, you’re right. But if you go back to the 2000s when IndyCar ran at Nashville Superspeedway, this was the date when it always ran.
This Had Better Work
Posted in IndyCar on July 13, 2026 by Oilpressure
For the past week, I think I have watched more Tony Kanaan interviews on You Tube than I have in the past fifteen years or so. He was a guest on Hinch and Rossi’s podcast. There was almost an hour long interview with Marshall Pruett; and David Land had a two-parter where he spread his interview over two episodes, which was probably smart. There were also a couple of interviews on channels that I don’t follow.
Random Thoughts on Mid-Ohio
Posted in IndyCar on July 6, 2026 by Oilpressure
If Arrow McLaren was on a campaign to be talked about as much as possible over the past two weeks, they have succeeded. It all started at Road America two weeks ago, when Christian Lundgaard had an improbable last to first drive to win his second race of the season. He followed that up with winning the pole for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Saturday. Pato O’Ward had a brilliant drive to win at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, with Lundgaard finishing a close second.
Mid-Ohio Preview…and Much More
Posted in IndyCar on July 3, 2026 by Oilpressure
It has been nearly two weeks since I last posted here. I’ll promise that was not planned, it just sort of happened. That would sound better if there was some family emergency or something, but there wasn’t (thank goodness). My excuse is really rather flimsy – summertime activities just got in the way.
