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2022 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

{{Short description|Indycar race held in Speedway, Indiana}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{American Championship Car race report infobox

|Country=USA

|Race=Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

|Image= Nashville Street Circuit.png

|Caption=

|Date=August 7

|Year=2022

|Official name=Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

|Round_No=14th

|Series=IndyCar

|Location=Nashville Street Circuit, Nashville, Tennessee

|Course=Temporary street circuit

|Course_mi=2.170

|Course_km=3.492

|Distance_laps=80

|Distance_mi=173.600

|Distance_km=279.360

|Pole_Driver={{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin

|Pole_Team=Team Penske

|Pole_Time=01:14.5555

|Pole_Country=

|Fast_Driver={{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin

|Fast_Team=Team Penske

|Fast_Time=01:15.7491

|Fast_Lap=48

|Fast_Country=

|First_Driver={{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

|First_Team=Chip Ganassi Racing

|First_Country=

|Second_Driver={{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin

|Second_Team=Team Penske

|Second_Country=

|Third_Driver={{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

|Third_Team=Chip Ganassi Racing

|Third_Country=}}

The 2022 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 7, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee at the Nashville Street Circuit. The race consisted of 80 laps and was won by Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing.

Entry list

{{further|2022 IndyCar Series#Confirmed entries}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!Key

!Meaning

align="center" |{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|Rookie

align="center" |{{Color box|gold|W|border=silver}}

|Past winner

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
align=center | {{abbr|No.|Car Number}}DriverTeamEngine
2{{flagicon|USA}} Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet
3{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet
4{{flagicon|CAN}} Dalton KellettA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
5{{flagicon|MEX}} Patricio O'WardArrow McLaren SPChevrolet
06{{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio CastronevesMeyer Shank RacingHonda
7{{flagicon|SWE}} Felix RosenqvistArrow McLaren SPChevrolet
8{{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson {{Color box|gold|W|border=silver}}Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
9{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
10{{flagicon|ESP}} Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda
12{{flagicon|AUS}} Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet
14{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Kirkwood {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15{{flagicon|USA}} Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
16{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de SilvestroParetta AutosportChevrolet
18{{flagicon|USA}} David Malukas {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}Dale Coyne Racing with HMD MotorsportsHonda
20{{flagicon|USA}} Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
21{{flagicon|NLD}} Rinus VeeKayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
26{{flagicon|USA}} Colton HertaAndretti AutosportHonda
27{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda
28{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda
29{{flagicon|CAN}} Devlin DeFrancesco {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}Andretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda
30{{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Lundgaard {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
45{{Flagicon|GBR}} Jack HarveyRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
48{{Flagicon|USA}} Jimmie JohnsonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
51{{Flagicon|JPN}} Takuma SatoDale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda
60{{flagicon|FRA}} Simon PagenaudMeyer Shank RacingHonda
77{{Flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
colspan=4|Source:{{cite web|date=August 1, 2022|url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/08/Big-Machine-Music-City-Grand-Prix-Entry-List_Original-Document_m66996.pdf|title=Big Machine Music City Grand Prix entry list|access-date=August 8, 2022}}

Practice

= Practice 1 =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
+ Top Practice Speeds
{{abbr|Pos|Position}}{{abbr|No.|Car Number}}DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1

| align="center"| 30

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Lundgaard {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| Honda

| 01:15.9659

2

| align="center"| 7

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Felix Rosenqvist

| Arrow McLaren SP

| Chevrolet

| 01:16.2050

3

| align="center"| 18

| {{flagicon|USA}} David Malukas {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports

| Honda

| 01:16.2366

class="sortbottom"

! colspan="6" | Source:{{Cite web|date=August 5, 2022|title=Practice - Results|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/6092/2022-08-05/indycar-results-p1.pdf|access-date=August 8, 2022|website=indycar.com}}

= Practice 2 =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
+ Top Practice Speeds
{{abbr|Pos|Position}}{{abbr|No.|Car Number}}DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| 01:15.4609

2

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| 01:15.7554

3

| align="center"| 12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| 01:15.8415

class="sortbottom"

! colspan="6" | Source:{{Cite web|date=August 6, 2022|title=Practice - Results|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/6093/2022-08-06/indycar-results-p2.pdf|access-date=August 8, 2022|website=indycar.com}}

Qualifying

= Qualifying classification =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! rowspan="3" | {{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! rowspan="3" | {{abbr|No.|Car Number}}

! rowspan="3" | Driver

! rowspan="3" | Team

! rowspan="3" | Engine

! colspan="4" | Time

! rowspan="3" | {{Tooltip|Final
grid|Final starting grid position for race}}

scope="col" colspan="2" | Round 1

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Round 2

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Round 3

scope="col" | Group 1

! scope="col" | Group 2

1

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="2"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:14.7742

| align="center"| 01:14.6788

| align="center"| 01:14.5555

| align="center"| 1

2

| align="center"| 28

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean

| Andretti Autosport

| Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="3"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:15.1382

| align="center"| 01:14.7679

| align="center"| 01:14.6975

| align="center"| 2

3

| align="center"| 30

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Lundgaard {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="4"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:14.8331

| align="center"| 01:14.8086

| align="center"| 01:14.7149

| align="center"| 3

4

| align="center"| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 01:15.9983

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="5"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:14.6437

| align="center"| 01:14.9087

| align="center"| 4

5

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Pato O'Ward

| Arrow McLaren SP

| Chevrolet

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="6"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:15.1494

| align="center"| 01:14.9373

| align="center"| 01:14.9261

| align="center"| 5

6

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 01:16.7541

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="7"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:14.8284

| align="center"| 01:15.1461

| align="center"| 6

7

| align="center"| 18

| {{flagicon|USA}} David Malukas {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports

| Honda

| align="center"| 01:16.6882

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="8"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:14.9616

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="8"| N/A

| align="center"| 7

8

| align="center"| 12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="9"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:14.7460

| align="center"| 01:14.9818

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="9"| N/A

| align="center"| 8

9

| align="center"| 15

| {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal

| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="10"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:15.2383

| align="center"| 01:15.3112

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="10"| N/A

| align="center"| 9

10

| align="center"| 21

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Rinus VeeKay

| Ed Carpenter Racing

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 01:17.7101

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="11"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:15.3897

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="11"| N/A

| align="center"| 10

11

| align="center"| 45

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Harvey

| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 01:16.6324

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="12"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:15.9758

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="12"| N/A

| align="center"| 11

12

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Dalton Kellett

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 01:17.7521

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="13"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:16.5600

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="13"| N/A

| align="center"| 12

13

| align="center"| 60

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

| Meyer Shank Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 01:19.4039

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="14"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="14"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="14"| N/A

| align="center"| 13

14

| align="center"| 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="15"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:15.3179

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="15"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="15"| N/A

| align="center"| 14

15

| align="center"| 7

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Felix Rosenqvist

| Arrow McLaren SP

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 01:21.1784

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="16"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="16"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="16"| N/A

| align="center"| 15

16

| align="center"| 14

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Kirkwood {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| Chevrolet

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="17"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:15.4382

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="17"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="17"| N/A

| align="center"| 16

17

| align="center"| 27

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| Andretti Autosport

| Honda

| align="center"| 01:21.4579

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="18"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="18"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="18"| N/A

| align="center"| 17

18

| align="center"| 8

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson {{Color box|gold|W|border=silver}}

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:15.4501

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"| N/A

| align="center"| 18

19

| align="center"| 77

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| Juncos Hollinger Racing

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 01:57.6982

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="20"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="20"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="20"| N/A

| align="center"| 19

20

| align="center"| 51

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

| Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing

| Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="21"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:15.5935

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="21"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="21"| N/A

| align="center"| 20

21

| align="center"| 16

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro

| Paretta Autosport

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| No Time

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="22"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="22"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="22"| N/A

| align="center"| 21

22

| align="center"| 20

| {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| Ed Carpenter Racing

| Chevrolet

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="23"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:16.3955

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="23"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="23"| N/A

| align="center"| 22

23

| align="center"| 26

| {{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

| Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian

| Honda

| align="center"| No Time

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="24"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="24"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="24"| N/A

| align="center"| 23

24

| align="center"| 06

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

| Meyer Shank Racing

| Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="25"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:16.5898

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="25"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="25"| N/A

| align="center"| 26{{efn|name=herta|Hélio Castroneves received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change.{{Cite web|date=August 6, 2022|title=Castroneves to suffer grid penalty in Nashville|url=https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/castroneves-to-suffer-grid-penalty-in-nashville/10349341/|access-date=August 8, 2022|website=motorsport.com}}}}

25

| align="center"| 29

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Devlin DeFrancesco {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport

| Honda

| align="center"| No Time

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="26"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="26"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="26"| N/A

| align="center"| 24

26

| align="center"| 48

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmie Johnson

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="27"| N/A

| align="center"| 01:17.5888

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="27"| N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="27"| N/A

| align="center"| 25

class="sortbottom"

! colspan="10" | Source:{{Cite web|date=August 7, 2022|title=Qualifications - Postings|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/6097/2022-08-06/indycar-results-quals-official-nashville.pdf|access-date=August 8, 2022|website=indycar.com}}

; Notes

  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
+ Top Practice Speeds
{{abbr|Pos|Position}}{{abbr|No.|Car Number}}DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1

| align="center"| 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| 01:15.6050

2

| align="center"| 26

| {{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

| Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian

| Honda

| 01:15.6760

3

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| 01:16.0134

class="sortbottom"

! colspan="6" | Source:{{Cite web|date=August 7, 2022|title=Practice - Results|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/6098/2022-08-07/indycar-results-pf.pdf|access-date=August 8, 2022|website=indycar.com}}

Race

The race was scheduled to start at 3:30 PM ET on August 7, 2022. However, lightning in the surrounding area caused a lightning hold to be initiated which delayed the start until 5:13 PM ET.{{Cite web|date=August 7, 2022|title=IndyCar in Nashville under way after delay for lightning hold at Music City Grand Prix|url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2022/08/07/indycar-music-city-grand-prix-under-way-weather-delay-for-lightning-hold/|access-date=August 8, 2022|website=motorsports.nbcsports.com}}

During the race, Marcus Ericsson was forced to give up three spots for getting out of formation and passing prior to the start of the race. On lap 3, Colton Herta bumped the wall while attempting to pass Dalton Kellett on the outside of turn 4. Herta was able to make it back to the pits where his car's nose was replaced. However the time this took put him a lap down. On lap 8, shortly after pitting, the rear wheels of Alexander Rossi's car locked going into turn 10. This stalled the engine and led to the first full course caution of the race. The track crew were able to re-fire Rossi's car, but he went a lap down while waiting to get restarted.{{Citation |title=IndyCar Series: Music City Grand Prix {{!}} EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS {{!}} 8/7/22 {{!}} Motorsports on NBC |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z83jf1DTAc |language=en |access-date=2022-08-08}}

On lap 22, Helio Castroneves spun coming out of turn 3 but did not hit the wall. This brought out the second full course caution. Many teams opted to pit during this caution period. Álex Palou had pitted just prior to the caution period and therefore did not pit again. Pole sitter Scott McLaughlin had led the race to this point, but when he and many other drivers pitted, it gave the lead to Palou. On lap 26, shortly after the restart, there was a pileup as cars slowed heading through turns 6 and 7. This led to Graham Rahal hitting the back of Pato O'Ward who in turn tapped Will Power. The contact apparently broke O'Ward's gearbox and he was unable to continue. Rahal limped back to the pits, brushing the wall on his way. Further behind them, Callum Ilott stalled while Dalton Kellett and Simona De Silvestro received damage, ending their races. Scott Dixon was hit from behind but was able to continue.

After the restart, there were two separate incidents on lap 33. Alexander Rossi and Callum Ilott ended up in the turn 9 runoff area but were able to continue. Just beyond this in turn 10, Devlin DeFrancesco and Takuma Sato ended up in the wall, ending their race. These incidents brought out yet another full course caution, the forth of the race. On lap 52, Graham Rahal hit the wall in turn 4. Rinus VeeKay was unable to avoid Rahal and ran into the back of his car. Will Power and Jimmie Johnson—who were immediately behind—narrowly managed to miss the wreckage. VeeKay was able to limp back to the pits with front wing damage. Álex Palou had continued to lead the race until this point but pitted during the ensuing caution period. This gave the lead to Josef Newgarden on the restart. He was followed by Scott Dixon who had pitted twelve laps more recently than Newgarden.

On lap 64, Kyle Kirkwood attempted a late pass of David Malukas on the inside of turn 9. When Malukas turned into the corner, he sandwiched Kirkwood between himself and the inside wall. This resulted in both cars sliding into the outside wall, ending their races. During the caution, Newgarden pitted which gave the lead to Scott Dixon. The race resumed with 11 laps to go. Four laps later with just 7 laps to go, Jimmy Johnson spun toward the end of the straight heading toward turn 4 and hit the wall. This brought out the seventh full course caution. On the restart two laps later, Josef Newgarden attempted to pass several cars on the inside of turn 9 (the first corner after the restart line). He pushed Romain Grosjean into the outside wall, ending his race. IndyCar officials decided to red flag the race out of a desire to end the race under green. The race resumed with two laps to go with Scott Dixon still leading, a lead which he held on to until the end of the race.{{Cite web |last=Spears |first=Joseph |title=Crashes pile up at 2022 IndyCar Grand Prix in Nashville: Here's what happened in each wreck |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/motor/2022/08/07/indycar-in-nashville-music-city-grand-prix-tracking-wrecks-2022/10193436002/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=2022 RACE HIGHLIGHTS // BIG MACHINE MUSIC CITY GRAND PRIX |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2uiMZHVsw8 |language=en |access-date=2022-08-08}} This win was Dixon's 53rd, placing him second in all time American open-wheeled race wins, winning more than any driver besides A.J. Foyt.

= Race classification =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}}

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Engine

! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Laps

! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Time/Retired

! scope="col" | Pit
Stops

! scope="col" | Grid

! scope="col" | Laps
Led

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

1

| align="center"| 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 80

| align="center"| 02:06:24.2439

| align="center"| 7

| align="center"| 14

| align="center"| 15

| align="center"| 51

2

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 80

| align="center"| +0.1067

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 1

| align="center"| 22

| align="center"| 42

3

| align="center"| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 80

| align="center"| +0.6100

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 4

| align="center"| 31

| align="center"| 38

4

| align="center"| 27

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| Andretti Autosport

| Honda

| align="center"| 80

| align="center"| +0.9412

| align="center"| 5

| align="center"| 17

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 32

5

| align="center"| 26

| {{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

| Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian

| Honda

| align="center"| 80

| align="center"| +1.3942

| align="center"| 4

| align="center"| 23

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 30

6

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 80

| align="center"| +2.1828

| align="center"| 4

| align="center"| 6

| align="center"| 12

| align="center"| 29

7

| align="center"| 7

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Felix Rosenqvist

| Arrow McLaren SP

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 80

| align="center"| +2.8426

| align="center"| 4

| align="center"| 15

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 26

8

| align="center"| 30

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Lundgaard {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 80

| align="center"| +3.2724

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 24

9

| align="center"| 60

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

| Meyer Shank Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 80

| align="center"| +4.4000

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 13

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 22

10

| align="center"| 45

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Harvey

| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 80

| align="center"| +5.1560

| align="center"| 5

| align="center"| 11

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 20

11

| align="center"| 12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 80

| align="center"| +6.7843

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 8

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 19

12

| align="center"| 21

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Rinus VeeKay

| Ed Carpenter Racing

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 79

| align="center"| +1 Lap

| align="center"| 5

| align="center"| 10

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 18

13

| align="center"| 06

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

| Meyer Shank Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 79

| align="center"| +1 Lap

| align="center"| 9

| align="center"| 26

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 17

14

| align="center"| 8

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson {{Color box|gold|W|border=silver}}

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 76

| align="center"| Gearbox

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 18

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 16

15

| align="center"| 77

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| Juncos Hollinger Racing

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 76

| align="center"| +4 Laps

| align="center"| 8

| align="center"| 19

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 15

16

| align="center"| 28

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean

| Andretti Autosport

| Honda

| align="center"| 75

| align="center"| Contact

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 14

17

| align="center"| 20

| {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| Ed Carpenter Racing

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 74

| align="center"| +6 Laps

| align="center"| 4

| align="center"| 22

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 13

18

| align="center"| 48

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmie Johnson

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 72

| align="center"| Contact

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 25

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 12

19

| align="center"| 14

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Kirkwood {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 63

| align="center"| Contact

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 16

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 11

20

| align="center"| 18

| {{flagicon|USA}} David Malukas {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports

| Honda

| align="center"| 63

| align="center"| Contact

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 7

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 10

21

| align="center"| 51

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

| Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 32

| align="center"| Contact

| align="center"| 1

| align="center"| 20

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 9

22

| align="center"| 29

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Devlin DeFrancesco {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

| Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport

| Honda

| align="center"| 32

| align="center"| Contact

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 24

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 8

23

| align="center"| 15

| {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal

| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 29

| align="center"| Contact

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 9

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 7

24

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Pato O'Ward

| Arrow McLaren SP

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 25

| align="center"| Contact

| align="center"| 1

| align="center"| 5

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 6

25

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Dalton Kellett

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 25

| align="center"| Contact

| align="center"| 1

| align="center"| 12

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 5

26

| align="center"| 16

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro

| Paretta Autosport

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 25

| align="center"| Contact

| align="center"| 1

| align="center"| 21

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 5

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|colspan="11" style="text-align:center"|Fastest lap: {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) – 01:15.7491 (lap 48)

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! colspan="11" | Source:{{Cite web|date=August 8, 2022|title=Race - Results (11inch) - Final|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5917/2022-08-07/indycar-officialraceresults.pdf|access-date=August 8, 2022|website=indycar.com}}

Championship standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! scope="col" |

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align="left"|File:1rightarrow blue.svg

|align="center"|1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

|align="left"| 450

align="left"|10px 2

|align="center"|2

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

|align="left"| 444

align="left"|10px 1

|align="center"|3

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

|align="left"| 438

align="left"|10px 1

|align="center"|4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

|align="left"| 428

align="left"|10px 1

|align="center"|5

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

|align="left"| 417

colspan=4| Source:

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;Engine manufacturer standings

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scope="col" |

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align="left"|File:1rightarrow blue.svg

|align="center"| 1

| Chevrolet

| 1157

align="left"|File:1rightarrow blue.svg

|align="center"| 2

| Honda

| 1089

colspan=4| Source:{{Cite web|date=August 7, 2022|title=Points - Indycar Engine|url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/08/indycar-PointsEngine.pdf|access-date=August 22, 2022|website=motorsports.nbcsports.com}}

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

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References

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{{IndyCar Series race report

|Name_of_race = Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

|Year_of_race = 2022

|Previous_race_in_season = 2022 Gallagher Grand Prix

|Next_race_in_season = 2022 Bommarito Automotive Group 500

|Previous_year's_race = 2021 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

|Next_year's_race = 2023 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

}}

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