SPOTTED: INDYCAR TRANSPORTERS AT THE BIG MACHINE MUSIC CITY GRAND PRIX

Check out the race haulers that help put cars on the grid in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES is a spectacle wherever it goes, but something was in the air in Nashville last month. It was the series’ first visit to the streets of the Tennessee capital, with a unique 2.17-mile road course designed around Nissan Stadium and the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge.

The INDYCAR haulers were housed just east of Nissan Stadium, allowing the teams easy access to their spare parts and equipment in the lead up to and during the punishing Big Machine Music City Grand Prix that went long into the evening.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Marcus Ericsson took the victory in the inaugural Nashville race, even after a scary incident with Sebastian Bourdais in the early stages. Nine cars failed to finish the race and plenty more were sporting bodywork damage as they were loaded back into the haulers in the dark on the Sunday evening.

American motorsport photographer, Jay Bonvouloir, was on the ground in Nashville to capture all the action from the IndyCar Series, GT America Series and Trans-Ams. And when he wasn’t nestled between the concrete walls in some serious summer heat, Jay was able to grab a few photos of the INDYCAR haulers in the paddock.

This is one of Arrow McLaren SP’s Kenworth W900 haulers, with the Indianapolis-based race transporter making the trip a few hundred miles south to go racing in the heart of Nashville.

Here’s the Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan hauler in the paddock with Downtown Nashville in the background. The Dale Coyne Racing haulers are powered by aerodynamic Western Star 5700XE prime movers, and the race trailer you see below carries the Honda-powered chassis of Ed Jones.

It’s not often you see an INDYCAR hauler dwarfed, but the Rahal Letterman Lanigan rig doesn’t look as large as usual with Nissan Stadium in the background. This race hauler carries the entries of Takuma Sato and Graham Rahal, both of whom are very hard to miss on the trailer.

It’s all International power at the sharp end of the Andretti Autosport haulers. You can see two of them below, with Alexander Rossi’s Honda-powered entry on the race trailer closest to camera, and Ryan Hunter-Reay’s DHL machine appearing on the far hauler.

Here’s another of Andretti Autosport’s International-led race haulers. This one is responsible for the Andretti Steinbenner Autosport entry of James Hinchcliffe. And it went home a little heavier, with Hinchcliffe taking home the third-placed trophy and ranked the highest Andretti Autosport driver on the streets of Nashville.

There’s a Kenworth T680 prime mover at the pointy end of the Meyer Shank Racing hauler, seen below with the Nashville skyline in behind. This hauler is for the #60 entry of Jack Harvey, who finished on the lead lap in 15th place.

The INDYCAR haulers headed back north the following day, with the next round of racing held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

We’ve got plenty more hauler content from America in the pipeline. You’ll find all of it here on our website, as well as our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

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