Arrow McLaren announces bespoke “Smart to Intelligent” campaign for Pato O’Ward and No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet for IndyCar season finale

INDIANAPOLIS – Arrow Electronics and the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team today announced a bespoke “Smart to Intelligent” campaign for the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, driven by Pato O’Ward, at the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

The design concept will first hit the Monterey, California circuit via a wrapped semi-autonomous 2021 McLaren 720S Spyder with McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown behind the wheel on Aug. 12 as part of Monterey Car Week festivities.

Arrow’s Smart to Intelligent campaign featured on the new custom livery is designed to take today’s “smart” technologies and transform them into intelligent, scalable, deeply integrated solutions. The campaign features business-specific applications in the company’s intelligent autonomous vehicles, light electric vehicles (LEVs), medical and supply chain sectors.

Pato O’Ward will pilot the special livery in the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sept. 4-6. The campaign will extend to additional brand assets, including Pato’s firesuit that will be unveiled during race week.

The 95-lap, 212.6-mile race on the legendary 11-turn road course represents the finale of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. With six races remaining, Pato is in championship contention, sitting fifth in the standings at 336 points.

Arrow has been a pivotal McLaren Racing partner since 2019, serving as title partner of the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team while also supporting the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team. The longstanding partnership has put shared innovation and technology at the core of a unified effort to advance performance and deliver solutions throughout Arrow and McLaren networks.

Kevin Thimjon, President, Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team, said:

"Arrow has been with us from the very beginning as a foundational partner to the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team dating back to 2019 when McLaren Racing announced its plan to return to IndyCar on a full-time basis. We are incredibly grateful for their support over the years and very excited to work together on this special livery as we close out another racing season together."

Steve Kerdock, Chief Marketing Officer, Arrow, said:

"As title partner of the team and with our long-term relationship with Pato and the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, we’re excited to bring a new livery to life at the IndyCar season finale in Monterey in a few weeks. Our Smart to Intelligent campaign underscores how our mission at Arrow and how we work as an organization align to that of the team’s goals. That’s how Arrow McLaren shows up to every race weekend - continuously working toward that next level of performance. Across our organization, we cannot wait to bring that campaign to full speed on track at Laguna Seca.”