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Alabama Indy Grand Prix Friday Report

"We're in a good spot to have a good day tomorrow and Sunday"

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The Arrow McLaren team took its first laps at Barber Motorsports Park on Friday.

With one practice session complete, the team returns on Saturday for an additional practice session before qualifying in the afternoon.

Tune in Sunday on NBC to view the 90-lap race for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES' fourth round of the 2023 calendar.

More action coming tomorrow, so listen what Pato O'Ward, Felix Rosenqvist, Alexander Rossi and Racing Director Gavin Ward had to say following Friday at Barber.

Race Date Sunday, April 30
Round 4 of 17
Total laps 90 Laps
Total race distance 207 miles / 333.13 km
Length 2.38 miles / 3.83 km
Number of turns 17

Pato O'Ward, Driver, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:

"The car is in the window, and I'm happy with the balance. There are obviously a few changes that we have to make for it to be a little bit better, but we're in a good spot to have a good day tomorrow and Sunday."

Practice 1 8th 1:07.0771 15 laps

Alexander Rossi, Driver, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:

"That's a good start to the weekend. There were too many cars out there, honestly, but everyone is dealing with it. I feel like we have a great car to have a positive weekend and, hopefully, we can rebound from what's been a difficult last two events."

Practice 1 11th 1:07.2483 21 laps

Felix Rosenqvist, Driver, No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:

"Not super happy with today. The traffic was an issue, but I don't think we have a top-six car right now. There's some stuff to work on, but I'm not too worried about it. We just have to get the balance a bit more in the window and we should be good."

Practice 1 21st 1:07.7901 23 laps

Gavin Ward, Racing Director, Arrow McLaren, said:

"It was a pretty solid start to the weekend, from my perspective. A lot of the session was interrupted, and then at the end, there was a lot of traffic. It was a real classic INDYCAR session where we can't just look at the timing sheet and determine how quick we were. We will work on a few things with the curb modification in Turns 7, 8 and 9. It’s been an evolution for some people, so we’re going to look at that section closely."

Session Times

Practice 2 Saturday, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET
Qualifying Saturday, 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. ET
Warmup Sunday, 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. ET
Tune In Sunday, 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC
Green Flag Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET

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