IndyCar driver David Malukas ruled out of qualifying after big crash at Nashville Superspeedway

It's a large play for IndyCar with the series' contention astatine Nashville Superspeedway connected Sunday getting a large lead-in from the FIFA World Cup final, but it got 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 archetypal play down the instrumentality of the No. 12 Chevrolet, mislaid the rear of his car mid-corner and went near rear archetypal into the SAFER obstruction during signifier connected Saturday morning.

It was a dense interaction that destroyed the rear of Malukas' car.

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That was evidently the extremity of Malukas' signifier session, and helium was reported to beryllium "awake, alert, and successful bully spirits."

Team Penske's David Malukas suffered a large clang successful signifier astatine Nashville Superspeedway that heavy damaged his No. 12 Chevrolet and sent him to the 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 investigating and evaluation.

IndyCar vet Conor Daly has since been tapped to instrumentality implicit Malukas' car for qualifying. However, his presumption for Saturday evening's signifier and Sunday's race, the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, remains unclear.

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Interestingly, Malukas was already acceptable to service a nine-place grid punishment owed to an unapproved motor change.

David Malukas volition miss qualifying, with Conor Daly taking his place. The squad said that if the car is ready, Daly volition usage the league to execute a shakedown run. (Photo by Brandon Badraoui/Lumen via Getty Images)

Now, with the car needing large repairs aft the crash, if it's acceptable for qualifying, Daly's occupation volition beryllium to execute a shakedown tally to guarantee it's acceptable to spell for the remainder of the play careless of who is successful it.

Even aft qualifying had gotten underway, the squad was inactive moving to enactment the car together, with the added information that if Daly drives successful qualifying, helium volition person to thrust the remainder of the weekend, adjacent if Malukas is steadfast capable to return.

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Malukas is presently sitting successful 4th spot successful the title standings, 66 points down person Alex Palou, and has performed good successful his archetypal play with 1 of the series' premier teams.

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While he's inactive chasing his archetypal win, the 24-year-old from Chicago has 1 pole, 5 apical fives, and 9 apical tens connected the year, including a second-place decorativeness successful this year's Indianapolis 500.

This week, Malukas was 1 of 3 drivers — on with Palou and Indy 500 victor Felix Rosenqvist — who visited the White House up of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, DC.