Big Machine Music City Grand Prix
4 – 6 Aug 2023
Practice Practice 1
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 20 | 01:16.4042 | |
| 2 | 10 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | 20 | 01:16.6494 | +0.2452 |
| 3 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | 18 | 01:16.7192 | +0.3150 |
| 4 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | 16 | 01:16.7778 | +0.3736 |
| 5 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 27 | 01:16.9262 | +0.5220 |
| 6 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian | 16 | 01:16.9698 | +0.5656 |
| 7 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | 17 | 01:17.1536 | +0.7494 |
| 8 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | 23 | 01:17.1793 | +0.7751 |
| 9 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | 17 | 01:17.2800 | +0.8758 |
| 10 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 15 | 01:17.2876 | +0.8834 |
| 11 | 60 | Linus Lundqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | 30 | 01:17.3524 | +0.9482 |
| 12 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | 24 | 01:17.4024 | +0.9982 |
| 13 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | 18 | 01:17.4154 | +1.0112 |
| 14 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | 21 | 01:17.5096 | +1.1054 |
| 15 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 18 | 01:17.8201 | +1.4159 |
| 16 | 06 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian | 25 | 01:17.8872 | +1.4830 |
| 17 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 19 | 01:17.9399 | +1.5357 |
| 18 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | 17 | 01:17.9457 | +1.5415 |
| 19 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | ECR | 26 | 01:17.9932 | +1.5890 |
| 20 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | ECR | 21 | 01:18.1291 | +1.7249 |
| 21 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 23 | 01:18.1597 | +1.7555 |
| 22 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | 19 | 01:18.1869 | +1.7827 |
| 23 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 28 | 01:18.2303 | +1.8261 |
| 24 | 78 | Agustin Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 24 | 01:18.3036 | +1.8994 |
| 25 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 17 | 01:18.7294 | +2.3252 |
| 26 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb | Dale Coyne Racing with RWR | 24 | 01:18.9303 | +2.5261 |
| 27 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 24 | 01:19.4545 | +3.0503 |
Practice Practice 2
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 5 | 01:31.7999 | |
| 2 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | ECR | 10 | 01:32.6910 | +0.8911 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 7 | 01:32.8167 | +1.0168 |
| 4 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | 9 | 01:33.1106 | +1.3107 |
| 5 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | 5 | 01:33.1767 | +1.3768 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 7 | 01:33.5544 | +1.7545 |
| 7 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | ECR | 8 | 01:34.2922 | +2.4923 |
| 8 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | 5 | 01:34.4294 | +2.6295 |
| 9 | 10 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | 7 | 01:35.0152 | +3.2153 |
| 10 | 78 | Agustin Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 6 | 01:35.0874 | +3.2875 |
| 11 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | 8 | 01:35.3096 | +3.5097 |
| 12 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 8 | 01:35.9493 | +4.1494 |
| 13 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | 3 | 01:35.9757 | +4.1758 |
| 14 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 6 | 01:36.9710 | +5.1711 |
| 15 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | 3 | 01:38.0272 | +6.2273 |
| 16 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 5 | 01:38.0661 | +6.2662 |
| 17 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb | Dale Coyne Racing with RWR | 8 | 01:38.0767 | +6.2768 |
| 18 | 06 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian | 3 | 01:38.6700 | +6.8701 |
| 19 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 2 | 01:38.7091 | +6.9092 |
| 20 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | 7 | 01:38.7280 | +6.9281 |
| 21 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | 3 | 01:38.9884 | +7.1885 |
| 22 | 60 | Linus Lundqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | 5 | 01:39.1846 | +7.3847 |
| 23 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 5 | 01:40.3083 | +8.5084 |
| 24 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 3 | 01:42.8457 | +11.0458 |
| 25 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian | 4 | 01:44.0634 | +12.2635 |
Qualifications - Round 1 Group 1
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | 7 | 01:15.1629 | |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 7 | 01:15.7094 | +0.5465 |
| 3 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | 6 | 01:15.7943 | +0.6314 |
| 4 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | 7 | 01:15.8303 | +0.6674 |
| 5 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | 8 | 01:15.9347 | +0.7718 |
| 6 | 60 | Linus Lundqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | 8 | 01:16.0892 | +0.9263 |
| 7 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 6 | 01:16.0985 | +0.9356 |
| 8 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 7 | 01:16.1825 | +1.0196 |
| 9 | 06 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian | 6 | 01:16.2203 | +1.0574 |
| 10 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | ECR | 7 | 01:16.3356 | +1.1727 |
| 11 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 7 | 01:16.6416 | +1.4787 |
| 12 | 78 | Agustin Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 7 | 01:16.6900 | +1.5271 |
| 13 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 1 | No Time | +0.0000 |
Qualifications - Round 1 Group 2
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian | 7 | 01:15.0030 | |
| 2 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | 7 | 01:15.0561 | +0.0531 |
| 3 | 10 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | 7 | 01:15.0849 | +0.0819 |
| 4 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | 7 | 01:15.1251 | +0.1221 |
| 5 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | 7 | 01:15.1570 | +0.1540 |
| 6 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 7 | 01:15.4599 | +0.4569 |
| 7 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | 7 | 01:15.4638 | +0.4608 |
| 8 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | 7 | 01:15.5631 | +0.5601 |
| 9 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 7 | 01:16.0170 | +1.0140 |
| 10 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 7 | 01:16.0420 | +1.0390 |
| 11 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 6 | 01:16.1193 | +1.1163 |
| 12 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb | Dale Coyne Racing with RWR | 7 | 01:16.3907 | +1.3877 |
| 13 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | 7 | 01:16.4369 | +1.4339 |
| 14 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | ECR | 7 | 01:17.2417 | +2.2387 |
Qualifications - Round 2
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | 6 | 01:14.5944 | |
| 2 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian | 8 | 01:14.7128 | +0.1184 |
| 3 | 10 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | 6 | 01:14.7218 | +0.1274 |
| 4 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | 8 | 01:14.7484 | +0.1540 |
| 5 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | 8 | 01:14.7695 | +0.1751 |
| 6 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | 5 | 01:15.0519 | +0.4575 |
| 7 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 8 | 01:15.1384 | +0.5440 |
| 8 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | 7 | 01:15.1641 | +0.5697 |
| 9 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | 8 | 01:15.4862 | +0.8918 |
| 10 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | 8 | 01:15.5711 | +0.9767 |
| 11 | 60 | Linus Lundqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | 7 | 01:16.0715 | +1.4771 |
| 12 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 6 | 01:16.7692 | +2.1748 |
Qualifications - Firestone Fast 6
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | 4 | 01:14.6099 | |
| 2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | 4 | 01:14.9395 | +0.3296 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian | 3 | 01:15.2416 | +0.6317 |
| 4 | 10 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | 4 | 01:15.2462 | +0.6363 |
| 5 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | 3 | 01:15.8703 | +1.2604 |
| 6 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | 4 | 01:15.9921 | +1.3822 |
Race Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Gap | Best lap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | 80 | 01:58:02.3028 | 01:17.1967 | 53 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | 80 | 01:58:03.0661 | +0.7633 | 01:17.4317 | 42 | |
| 3 | 10 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | 80 | 01:58:04.0249 | +1.7221 | 01:16.8009 | 36 | |
| 4 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | 80 | 01:58:05.4444 | +3.1416 | 01:17.5692 | 32 | |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 80 | 01:58:06.4683 | +4.1655 | 01:17.5741 | 30 | |
| 6 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | 80 | 01:58:08.2546 | +5.9518 | 01:17.2751 | 29 | |
| 7 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 80 | 01:58:08.7176 | +6.4148 | 01:17.1395 | 27 | |
| 8 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | 80 | 01:58:08.9994 | +6.6966 | 01:17.5263 | 24 | |
| 9 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 80 | 01:58:10.3196 | +8.0168 | 01:17.5197 | 22 | |
| 10 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 80 | 01:58:11.3484 | +9.0456 | 01:17.6062 | 21 | |
| 11 | 06 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian | 80 | 01:58:12.1746 | +9.8718 | 01:17.4445 | 19 | |
| 12 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 80 | 01:58:12.9887 | +10.6859 | 01:17.5290 | 18 | |
| 13 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | 80 | 01:58:13.7084 | +11.4056 | 01:17.0461 | 17 | |
| 14 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | ECR | 80 | 01:58:14.1200 | +11.8172 | 01:17.2187 | 16 | |
| 15 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 80 | 01:58:16.5299 | +14.2271 | 01:17.3006 | 15 | |
| 16 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | ECR | 80 | 01:58:16.9902 | +14.6874 | 01:17.8839 | 14 | |
| 17 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb | Dale Coyne Racing with RWR | 80 | 01:58:17.4186 | +15.1158 | 01:17.0578 | 13 | |
| 18 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 80 | 01:58:18.8281 | +16.5253 | 01:17.4286 | 12 | |
| 19 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | 78 | 01:58:29.6607 | -2 laps | 01:17.4377 | 11 | |
| 20 | 78 | Agustin Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 77 | 01:54:09.1263 | -3 laps | 01:17.3258 | 10 | Off Course |
| 21 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian | 76 | 01:52:20.5640 | -4 laps | 01:17.4696 | 9 | Mechanical |
| 22 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | 73 | 01:41:45.4885 | -7 laps | 01:16.8305 | 8 | Contact |
| 23 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 73 | 01:42:08.7159 | -7 laps | 01:17.8622 | 7 | Contact |
| 24 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 71 | 01:39:18.1976 | -9 laps | 01:17.4788 | 6 | Contact |
| 25 | 60 | Linus Lundqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | 69 | 01:34:25.3021 | -11 laps | 01:16.7115 | 5 | Contact |
| 26 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | 65 | 01:30:25.1447 | -15 laps | 01:17.8304 | 5 | Contact |
| 27 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | 11 | 00:16:07.4010 | -69 laps | 01:18.2385 | 5 | Mechanical |