During practice rounds, Scott McLaughlin with car number 3 earned a top three spot on Saturday at the Big Machine Music city Grand Prix. His best speed on Saturday was recorded at 100.184 MPH. Photo by Scott Walker.

Josef Newgarden with car number 2 was born in Hendersonville, TN. He came in second during practice number 2, reaching 99.79 MPH on Saturday. Photo by Scott Walker.

Photo from last year (2021) at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville. Picture by Scott Walker. Camera: Fixed lens Leica Q2.

Photo from last year (2021) at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville. Picture by Scott Walker. Camera: Fixed lens Leica Q2.

Cadets in the MTSU ROTC Color Guard present the colors Friday, Aug. 5, at a pre-event for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in downtown Nashville, Tenn. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)

MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, right, presents a ceremonial scholarship check to Lancy Fripp, third from right, a May graduate from Watertown High School. Fripp who will enter MTSU this fall as an Aerospace Professional Pilot major. Also pictured is Army Reserve Ambassador Andrew Oppmann, an MTSU vice president, left, and Fripp’s family. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)

An Indy Car cruises past MTSU-branded signage Friday, Aug. 5, in preparation for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, Tenn. (MTSU photo by Andrew Oppmann)

From left, Harbaugh Foundation Director Joe Balla presents a $25,000 check to MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, MTSU senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, Friday, Aug. 5, at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in downtown Nashville, Tenn. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)

Lancy Fripp, third from right, a May graduate from Watertown High School, accepts a ceremonial scholarship check from MTSU at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix’s Freedom Friday concert Aug. 5 in Nashville, Tenn. Pictured, from left, are MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee; retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, MTSU senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives; Hilary Miller, director of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center; Fripp; Army Maj. Ben Sweeney from MTSU’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment; and Army Reserve Ambassador Andrew Oppmann, an MTSU vice president. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)