Only four races remain in the 2022 season, and a host of championship contenders will be the focus this weekend as the series heads south to race on the streets of Nashville, Tennessee. This will be the fifth race in the last four weeks, which has tested the patience of teams and drivers throughout the paddock.
Practice got underway today in preparation for Sunday’s Music City Grand Prix. This is the second race on the street circuit, as Marcus Ericsson took the win during last year’s inaugural event. It didn’t come easy though, as he went up and over another car early in the race, but rebounded to take the checkered flag.
Fresh off of his runner-up finish last weekend, Christian Lundgaard recorded the fastest lap (75.9659 seconds) in todayās practice. The rookie was followed by Felix Rosenqvist, David Malukas, Scott McLaughlin, and Josef Newgarden. Several drivers had lock-ups in heavy braking corners, but there were no serious incidents to report.
| 2022 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix – Practice 1 Results | |||
| PosĀ | DriverĀ | TeamĀ | Engine |
| 1 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 2 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 3 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne w/ HMD Motosports | Honda |
| 4 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 7 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 9 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 11 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 13 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Pato O’Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | Dale Coyne w/ Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 16 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 17 | Kyle Kirkwood | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 19 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 20 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 21 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 23 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 24 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 25 | Simona De Silvestro | Paretta Autosport | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Dalton Kellett | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
Colton Herta dominated much of the race last year, only to lose it all. The Andretti Autosport driver was leading when he pushed too hard and found the wall, just six laps from the finish. He will have some extra motivation this weekend because of that, and also because of the heartbreak from the last weekend. Herta was on his way to sweeping the IMS road…
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