LEBANON – It was a tricky begin to Nashville IndyCar qualifying for second era racer Graham Rahal.
Rahal, the son of IndyCar legend Bobby Rahal, skilled a gasoline stress challenge moments earlier than his qualifying try on July 18 for the IndyCar Borchetta Bourbon Music Metropolis Grand Prix.
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“No gasoline stress will not run,” Rahal mentioned moments earlier than stalling out.
Racers should “depart the {Qualifications} line inside sixty (60) seconds of receiving the sign”, in accordance with the IndyCar rulebook.
Consequently, Rahal will begin twenty fifth for the 300-lap, 1.33 mile tri-oval race. The Music Metropolis Grand Prix is scheduled for 4:40 p.m. on July 19 at Nashville Superspeedway.
Rahal certified twenty second for the 2025 Music Metropolis Grand Prix and was seventeenth within the race. Rahal is presently ranked thirteenth within the 2026 IndyCar standings.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Kyle Kirkwood (27) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Kyle Kirkwood (27) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Kyle Kirkwood (27) earns the pole place throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Kyle Kirkwood (27) waits for his flip throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Kyle Kirkwood places his sticker on his automobile after incomes the pole place throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Kyle Kirkwood places his sticker on his automobile after incomes the pole place throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Kyle Kirkwood places his sticker on his automobile after incomes the pole place throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Josef Newgarden (2) prepares for qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Josef Newgarden (2) drives throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Josef Newgarden (2) prepares for qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Mick Schumacher (47) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Scott McLaughlin (3) drives throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Josef Newgarden (2) will get in his automobile throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Alex Palou (10) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Josef Newgarden (2) prepares for qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Caio Collet (4) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Josef Newgarden (2) fits up throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Scott Dixon (9) drives throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Josef Newgarden (2) heads to his automobile throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Alex Palou (10) drives throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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IndyCar Nashville race: Greatest pictures from Music Metropolis Grand Prix weekend
NTT IndyCar Sequence driver Alex Palou (10) will get in his automobile throughout qualification for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, July 18, 2026.
(ANDREW NELLES / THE TENNESSEAN)David Malukas automobile would not qualify, will begin twenty fifth
The No. 12 Group Penske Chevrolet didn’t have a qualifying try on July 18 following a crash within the morning observe. David Malukas crashed the automobile in observe and was taken off website for medical consideration. Conor Daly is out there to assist shake down the automobile within the remaining observe if wanted.
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It isn’t recognized but if Malukas can be accessible to run within the Music Metropolis Grand Prix. He additionally crashed within the 2025 Music Metropolis Grand Prix and was airlifted for medical consideration.
The No. 12 automobile will begin twenty fifth.
