Pick the Podium - IndyCar - Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, Nashville City Circuit, Nashville, TN, August 07, 2022

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The IndyCar Series returns to Nashville for the Music City Grand Prix this week-end as the IndyCar series approaches the end of their season. Drivers are signing extensions to stay with present teams while others are leaving teams to join other teams or start their own team. Colton Herta was fast last year and we shall see if he returns to last year's form during qualifying. Should be another competitive IndyCar race.

 

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ROOKIES LUNDGAARD, MALUKAS STEAL SHOW IN NASHVILLE PRACTICE. Positions one and five for the rookies.​

 

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Saturday Practice resulted in Penske taking the top three spots. Top 10 Cars.

Rank Car Driver Name C/E/T Time SpeedDiff Gap Best Lap Total Laps
1 3 McLaughlin, Scott D/C/F01:15.4609 100.184--.------.----1616
2 2 Newgarden, Josef D/C/F01:15.7554 99.7950.29450.29451620
3 12 Power, Will D/C/F01:15.8415 99.6820.38060.08611522
4 27 Rossi, Alexander D/H/F01:15.8457 99.6760.38480.00421921
5 14 Kirkwood, Kyle (R)D/C/F01:15.9972 99.4770.53630.15151818
6 7 Rosenqvist, Felix D/C/F01:16.0245 99.4420.56360.0273914
7 28 Grosjean, Romain D/H/F01:16.0580 99.3980.59710.03352022
8 26 Herta, Colton D/H/F01:16.0755 99.3750.61460.01751721
9 30 Lundgaard, Christian (R)D/H/F01:16.0813 99.3670.62040.00581722
10 18 Malukas, David (R)D/H/F01:16.1606 99.2640.69970.07931518

 

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Grossjean
McLaughlin
Newgarden
Power

 

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I'll go with:

McLaughlin
Grosjean
Newgarden
O'Ward

 

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On second thought I'll go:

Grosjean
McLaughlin
Newgarden
O'Ward

 

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They lifted the Lightning delay and the race is finally underway.

 

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McLaughlin takes the lead over Grosjean early on. Herta is having a horrible weekend.

 

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Newgarden has moved into 4th spot before the pit stops.

 

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Palou takes the lead.

 

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Jimmy Johnson is up to 5th but has been implicated in causing wrecks behind him because he wasn't up to speed when he entered into the top 6 spots.

 

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O'Ward is done for the day.

 

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Graham Rahal is also done.

 

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Will Power is bitching-up a storm about Jimmie Johnson. Typical little bitch Power whining like a little girl.

 

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McLaughlin bumps Malukas to get position 3.

 

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We are halfway done.

 

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McLaughlin just blew by Pagenaud to get second.

 

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Grosjean gets into 4th Place.

 

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After a miserable weekend, Herta is now in 10th.

 

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Now Herta is 8th.