The 14th qualifying of the season is disputed in the challenging street circuit of Nashville, Tennessee. The event, which is only at its second edition in history, was deeply affected by heavy rain and risk of lightning, which forced the organisers to postpone the start by 1.5 hours.
The start on a dry track is immediately affected by a red flag caused by Andretti team rookie Devlin DeFrancesco.
The second red flag came shortly after with another Andretti, Colton Herta, hitting the wall at turn 4. Among those eliminated in Group 1 was surprisingly Alexander Rossi, the third driver of the Andretti line up and winner of the last GP. Also among the eliminated was Simona De Silvestro, who’s now taking part to her third race of her season with the all-female team Paretta Autosport.
On the other hand, it was a smooth running for Group 2, with Power and McLaughlin dominating and Chip Ganassi's three drivers getting excluded, above all title contenders Ericsson (18th) and Dixon (14th).
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