The NTT IndyCar Series held qualifying on Saturday afternoon for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix on the streets of downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin won his first NTT Pole of the season and the fourth of his career with a lap time of 1:14.6099 seconds at 101.327 mph. Joining him on the front row is Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward with a lap time of 1:14.9395 seconds at 100.881 mph.
The NTT IndyCar Series Big Machine Music City Grand Prix race airs on Sunday at noon on NBC. Subscribe to Fubo to watch all of the 2023 NTT IndyCar Series season. Purchase tickets for all IndyCar races today on StubHub and Viagogo.
Starting Lineup:
| Position | Car No. | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | 1:14.6099 | 101.327 |
| 2. | 5 | Pato O’Ward | 1:14.9395 | 100.881 |
| 3. | 26 | Colton Herta | 1:15.2416 | 100.476 |
| 4. | 10 | Alex Palou | 1:15.2462 | 100.470 |
| 5. | 18 | David Malukas | 1:15.8703 | 99.644 |
| 6. | 28 | Romain Grosjean | 1:15.9921 | 99.484 |
| 7. | 12 | Will Power | 1:15.1384 | 100.614 |
| 8. | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | 1:15.1641 | 100.580 |
| 9. | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 1:15.4862 | 100.151 |
| 10. | 7 | Alexander Rossi | 1:15.5711 | 100.038 |
| 11. | 60 | Linus Lundqvist | 1:16.0715 | 99.380 |
| 12. | 9 | Scott Dixon | 1:16.7692 | 98.477 |
| 13. | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | 1:16.0985 | 99.345 |
| 14. | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | 1:15.4638 | 100.180 |
| 15. | 15 | Graham Rahal | 1:16.1825 | 99.235 |
| 16. | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | 1:15.5631 | 100.049 |
| 17. | 06 | Helio Castroneves | 1:16.2203 | 99.186 |
| 18. | 77 | Callum Ilott | 1:16.0170 | 99.451 |
| 19. | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | 1:16.3356 | 99.036 |
| 20. | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | 1:16.0420 | 99.419 |
| 21. | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | 1:16.6416 | 98.641 |
| 22. | 30 | Jack Harvey | 1:16.1193 | 99.318 |
| 23. | 78 | Agustin Canapino | 1:16.6900 | 98.579 |
| 24. | 51 | Sting Ray Robb | 1:16.3907 | 98.965 |
| 25. | 55 | Benjamin Pederson | No Time | No Speed |
| 26. | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 1:16.4369 | 98.905 |
| 27. | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 1:17.2417 | 97.875 |
