Today, the NTT Indycar Series will take on their newest race track. The streets of Downtown Nashville are open for racing via the Nashville Street Circuit.
View Indycar final practice results from Nashville below.
This is a brief practice session just hours ahead of Sunday’s race. Teams have just a half hour to get their cars right for the race in Nashville, Tennessee.
Indycar Warmup
Report
Duration: 30 min
26 minutes remain, Newgarden, Rossi and Hunter-Reay nearly tangle leaving the pit lane. Moments later, Rossi locks up on his warmup lap.
20 minutes remain, Sebastian Bourdais locls up into turn four. We’ve seen drivers lockup there all weekend. He uses the runoff room to loop it and rejoin the course.
18 minutes remain, Max Chilton locks up and continues. Moments later, Scott Dixon does the same.
16 minutes remain, Rinus VeeKay spins under braking in turn four. He backs it into the tire barrier and picks up wing damage. The red flag is out.
Nashville Practice Times (Halfway in Session) : 1. Alex Palou (1:16.4870); 2. Scott Dixon (1:16.5535); 3. Romain Grosjean (1:16.7797); 4. Simon Pagenaud (1:16.8078); 5. Alexander Rossi (1:16.9957);
14 minutes remain, Colton Herta sits at the bottom of the time sheet, last. However, he’s back on track and appears to be making his first fast lap in this session. On his third lap, Herta jumps to 4th on the board, using the harder tire.
8 minutes remain, Rosenqvist has come to a stop in turn one after spinning, no contact. The red flag is back out.
3 minutes remain, most of the field is on track and making one last run.
2 minutes remain, Herta jumps to 2nd. Seconds later, Graham Rahal jumps to the top of the board.
1 minute remains, Jimmie Johnson spins exiting the bridge! He slams the wall and the red flag is out! Heavy damage for Johnson. He hit a bump at 170mph and lost it.
Graham Rahal wins final practice at Nashville!
Indycar Warmup Results
August 8, 2021
Nashville Street Circuit
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Graham Rahal
1:15.8489
2. Scott Dixon
1:15.8794
3. Pato O’Ward
1:16.2012
4. Colton Herta
1:16.3758
5. Alex Palou
1:16.4870
6. Marcus Ericsson
1:16.5428
7. Josef Newgarden
1:16.6377
8. Jack Harvey
1:16.6859
9. Romain Grosjean
1:16.7797
10. Simon Pagenaud
1:16.8078
11. Sebastien Bourdais
1:16.9827
12. Alexander Rossi
1:16.9957
13. Scott McLaughlin
1:17.0604
14. Ryan Hunter-Reay
1:17.2387
15. James Hinchcliffe
1:17.3253
16. Conor Daly
1:17.3856
17. Takuma Sato
1:17.3858
18. Rinus VeeKay
1:17.4435
19. Will Power
1:17.5156
20. Ed Jones
1:17.5751
21. Felix Rosenqvist
1:17.5809
22. Helio Castroneves
1:17.8619
23. Santino Ferrucci
1:17.9401
24. Jimmie Johnson
1:18.1674
25. Cody Ware
1:18.4303
26. Dalton Kellett
1:18.6391
27. Max Chilton
1:18.6905
Links
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