NTT IndyCar Series Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland Starting Lineup

September 2, 2023 Michael Heilman IndyCar
Graham Rahal wins his second pole of the season at Portland International Raceway.

The NTT IndyCar Series held qualifying on Saturday afternoon at Portland International Raceway to set the field for the Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland.

Graham Rahal won his second pole of the season for RLL Racing with a lap time of 58.3195 at 121.236 mph. It’s also Rahal’s fifth pole of his career. Joining him on the front row is Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin with a lap time of 58.3525 at 121.167 mph.

Josef Newgarden crashed during qualifying and will start in 12th place. Meanwhile, Ryan Hunter-Reay, who qualified 19th, was issued a six-position starting grid penalty for an unapproved engine change and will start in 25th place.

The NTT IndyCar Series Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland race airs on Sunday at 3 pm 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:

PositionCar No.DriverTimeSpeed
1.15Graham Rahal58.3195121.236
2.3Scott McLaughlin58.3525121.167
3.26Colton Herta58.4576120.949
4.9Scott Dixon58.5803120.696
5.10Alex Palou58.6492120.554
6.5Pato O’Ward58.6737120.504
7.12Will Power58.3779121.114
8.77Callum Ilott58.4973120.867
9.7Alexander Rossi58.5023120.857
10.8Marcus Ericsson58.5479120.763
11.6Felix Rosenqvist59.3053119.220
12.2Josef NewgardenNo TimeNo Speed
13.21Rinus VeeKay58.3240121.226
14.11Marcus Armstrong58.6652120.521
15.28Romain Grosjean58.3522121.168
16.27Kyle Kirkwood58.6835120.484
17.45Christian Lundgaard58.3678121.135
18.30Juri Vips58.7454120.357
19.20Ryan Hunter-Reay58.6529120.546
20.78Agustin Canapino58.7753120.295
21.29Devlin DeFrancesco58.6748120.501
22.06Helio Castroneves58.8006120.244
23.14Santino Ferrucci59.0633119.709
24.18David Malukas58.9016120.037
25.51Sting Ray Robb59.2642119.303
26.55Benjamin Pederson59.2175119.397
27.60Tom Blomqvist59.4364118.957
About Michael Heilman 6222 Articles
My name is Michael Heilman. I'm the Founder of BGMSportsTrax. An independent blog dedicated to covering regional and national sports, while presenting commentary on sports-related stories.
Twitter