NASHVILLE, TENN. — Colton Herta zipped around 11 turns, over a bridge and through an NFL parking lot and had one small piece of feedback for IndyCar’s debut race on Nashville’s city streets:
The Andretti Autosport driver made the biggest splash of race weekend when he hit a top lap of 1 minute, 13.6835 seconds and won the pole for the inaugural IndyCar Music City Grand Prix — after he was fastest in both practice sessions.
“The car is really stable and something I can really take into the race and be happy with,” he said.
The 21-year-old Herta was more than a half-second faster than six-time series champion Scott Dixon in second.