Marcus Ericsson soared over a car early, overcame hard-charging runs from Colton Herta and Scott Dixon late, and survived the perilous city streets of Nashville to win the inaugural Music City Grand Prix.
Ericsson made the IndyCar highlight reel long before the checkered flag when he jumped the backside of Sebastien Bourdais' Chevrolet and knocked the Frenchman out of the race. Ericsson's airborne Honda needed a new front wing only five laps into the race and he made it the rest of the way unscathed for his second victory of the season.The 30-year-old Swede won as darkness fell in Nashville with six-time IndyCar Dixon making a late run.
The Grand Prix was the first new street course race added to the schedule in 10 years and enough fans to fill Nissan Stadium packed grandstands, partied near live music stages, and lined fences 10 rows deep with cameras raised to snap a picture of the fastest newcomers in town. Team Penske drivers brought the race to a halt only a few laps later from Ericsson when Will Power dipped inside Simon Pagenaud and drove his teammate into the wall. That led to a massive 10-race pileup and the red flag was out for roughly 20 minutes.Alex Palou holds a 42-point lead in the standings over Dixon.Jimmie Johnson continues to hit bumps in the road - or in his case, on a bridge - in his rookie season in IndyCar.
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