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It's a large play for IndyCar pinch nan series' race astatine Nashville Superspeedway connected Sunday getting a large lead-in from nan FIFA World Cup final, but it sewage disconnected to a scary commencement acknowledgment to a large clang for Team Penske's David Malukas that has ruled him retired of Saturday's qualifying session.
Malukas, who is successful his first play down nan instrumentality of nan No. 12 Chevrolet, mislaid nan rear of his car mid-corner and went near rear first into nan SAFER obstruction during believe connected Saturday morning.
It was a dense effect that destroyed nan rear of Malukas' car.
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That was evidently nan extremity of Malukas' believe session, and he was reported to beryllium "awake, alert, and successful bully spirits."
Team Penske's David Malukas suffered a large clang successful believe astatine Nashville Superspeedway that heavy damaged his No. 12 Chevrolet and sent him to nan hospital. (Photo by Brandon Badraoui/Lumen via Getty Images)
But a small spot later, it was revealed that Malukas had been taken to a section infirmary for further testing and evaluation.
IndyCar vet Conor Daly has since been tapped to return complete Malukas' car for qualifying. However, his position for Saturday evening's believe and Sunday's race, nan Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, remains unclear.
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Interestingly, Malukas was already group to service a nine-place grid punishment owed to an unapproved motor change.
David Malukas will miss qualifying, pinch Conor Daly taking his place. The squad said that if nan car is ready, Daly will usage nan convention to execute a shakedown run. (Photo by Brandon Badraoui/Lumen via Getty Images)
Now, pinch nan car needing awesome repairs aft nan crash, if it's fresh for qualifying, Daly's occupation will beryllium to execute a shakedown tally to guarantee it's fresh to spell for nan remainder of nan play sloppy of who is successful it.
Even aft qualifying had gotten underway, nan squad was still moving to put nan car together, pinch nan added information that if Daly drives successful qualifying, he will person to thrust nan remainder of nan weekend, moreover if Malukas is patient capable to return.
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Malukas is presently sitting successful 4th spot successful nan title standings, 66 points down leader Alex Palou, and has performed good successful his first play pinch 1 of nan series' premier teams.
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While he's still chasing his first win, nan 24-year-old from Chicago has 1 pole, 5 apical fives, and 9 apical tens connected nan year, including a second-place decorativeness successful this year's Indianapolis 500.
This week, Malukas was 1 of 3 drivers — on pinch Palou and Indy 500 victor Felix Rosenqvist — who visited nan White House up of nan Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, DC.
Matthew Reigle is simply a writer for OutKick.
