IndyCar Music City Grand Prix postponed to Monday amid rain delay
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 23, 2026, 5:29 PM
Last updated Jul 23, 2026
The IndyCar Music City Grand Prix in Nashville has been postponed to Monday due to rain delays, affecting viewer expectations. Originally set to air immediately following the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, the race gained 775,000 viewers on Fox despite the change. The rain delay led to Fox programming that attracted 2.878 million viewers but replaced the anticipated live race. IndyCar's viewership this season averages 1.884 million per race, showing a 17% increase from 2025.
- •Race postponed to Monday due to rain
- •775,000 viewers tuned in to postponed broadcast
- •Postponement followed World Cup final coverage
- •Fox's weather delay programming attracted 2.878 million viewers
- •IndyCar averages 1.884 million viewers per race this season
- 5:29 PMYahoo Sports — IndyCar loses millions of World Cup viewers after rain postponement in Nashville
- 5:01 PMRacer — Rescheduled Nashville IndyCar race takes the expected ratings hit
"A World Cup Final that went into extra time, local rain and lightning, and the eventual postponement of the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix from Sunday to Monday at Nashville Speedway conspired against months of effort to use the global sporting event airing on FOX as a vehicle to uplift the NTT IndyCar Series.
"IndyCar's Music City Grand Prix drew 775,000 viewers on Fox despite a rain delay that pushed the race to Monday. Millions were set to watch the race after the World Cup final.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 23, 2026, 5:29 PMIndyCar loses millions of World Cup viewers after rain postponement in Nashville
IndyCar's Music City Grand Prix drew 775,000 viewers on Fox despite a rain delay that pushed the race to Monday. Millions were set to watch the race after the World Cup final.
- RacerJul 23, 2026, 5:01 PMRescheduled Nashville IndyCar race takes the expected ratings hit
A World Cup Final that went into extra time, local rain and lightning, and the eventual postponement of the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix from Sunday to Monday at Nashville Speedway conspired against months of effort to use the global sporting event airing on FOX as a vehicle to uplift the NTT IndyCar Series.
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