IndyCar Nashville qualifying results, Kyle Kirkwood on the pole as starting lineup set

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Kyle Kirkwood is on pole for the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix IndyCar Series race on July 19 at Nashville Superspeedway.

Kirkwood's two-lap average speed of 196.852 mph was faster than Nashville's Josef Newgarden, who will start 2nd.

David Malukas did not attempt a qualifying run after a practice crash earlier in the day. Graham Rahal also did not attempt a run after his car failed to start on the grid.

Here's the full starting lineup for Sunday's IndyCar race at Nashville Superspeedway.

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IndyCar Nashville qualifying results, starting lineup​

1. Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti Global Honda
2. Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet
3. Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet
4. Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
5. Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
6. Alexander Rossi, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
7. Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
8. Marcus Armstrong, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
9. Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
10. Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda
11. Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
12. Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
13. Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
14. Will Power, No. 26 Andretti Global Honda
15. Caio Collet, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
16. Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
17. Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
18. Kyffin Simpson, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
19. Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
20. Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
21. Romain Grosjean, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
22. Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
23. Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
24. Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet (9-spot grid penalty)
25. David Malukas, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet (9-spot grid penalty)

IndyCar Nashville TV schedule, start time for the Quaker State 400​

• Green Flag Time: Approx. 4:40 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 19
• Track: Nashville Superspeedway (1.33-mile oval) in Lebanon, Tennessee
• Length: 300 laps, 399 miles
• TV coverage: FOX
• Radio: IndyCar Radio Network (102.5-FM The Game in Nashville)
• Streaming: FOX One app, SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)

The Music City Grand Prix will be broadcast nationally on FOX. Other streaming options for the race include the FOX One app.

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