A stellar day for the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team on the first day of qualifications.

The fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway roared seeing Felix Rosenqvist take the fastest lap of the day at 233.947 mph. Alexander Rossi finished P2, Tony Kanaan in P6 and Pato O'Ward in P8. All three cars advance to Day 2 of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

With 12 cars moving on to qualify, all will need to bring speed to move onto the Firestone Fast Six before having a chance to go for pole.

Now, hear from Felix, Alexander, Tony, Pato and Racing Director Gavin Ward after Day 1 of qualifications for the Indy 500.

Race Date	Sunday, May 28
Round	6 of 17
Total Laps	200 Laps
Total Race Distance	500 miles / 804.67 km
Length	2.5 miles / 4.02 km
Number of Turns	4

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

"I think it was a pretty big day for us. We have been good here the last couple of years, but today, to have all of the cars in the top eight with this competition is really hard. We saw with Tony today, even if he’s doing a perfect job, outside factors can play in and it can become really difficult in this field.

"Super proud of the whole team for just executing. That last run we did was just phenomenal, almost in a 234 mph average. That was pretty mind-blowing how we found so much speed. We weren’t super happy on our first run, so we had two or three reasons to think we were going to go quicker, and we kind of put them all together.

What a run. Team Chevy as well, great job. Just a fun time to be Arrow McLaren right now. Everything kind of resets for tomorrow, but we are definitely feeling good right now."

Indianapolis 500 Qualifications Day 1

1st

233.947 mph

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

"An amazing team day. I don’t have enough to say about the whole group. To get four cars in the top 12 – I can’t put into words how challenging that is. It’s really special to be a part of. Tomorrow’s going to be an amazing day, and hopefully one of us can be on pole."

Indianapolis 500 Qualifications Day 1

2nd

233.528 mph

Tony Kanaan, Driver, No. 66 SmartStop Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:

"We started the day a little bit more conservative, and we just kept digging. I definitely need to thank my teammates for it. They’re all in, and they kept supporting me and asking me, 'You have to do it again, you have to do it again.' Then finally, on the last run, we nailed it.

"Great team effort. It was nice, and it was unexpected. I don’t think I’ve ever done that many qualifying attempts in this place. I guess, because it was my last one, they kept sending me out."

Indianapolis 500 Qualifications Day 1

6th

233.347 mph

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

"One attempt for us today in qualifying. Good enough to get us into the Fast 12. I would have loved to get in a second attempt there, but obviously it wasn’t worth it to risk our lap time just to get another run in. So, we’re ready for tomorrow, we have four very fast race cars, and we’re ready to go."

Indianapolis 500 Qualifications Day 1

8th

233.252 mph

Gavin Ward, Racing Director, Arrow McLaren, said:

"Saturday qualifying for the Indy 500 is, I think, the coolest day in motor sports. It can go either way on you.

"Today was a good day. We wanted to give each of our cars a shot at the pole, and we've got that – all four in the top eight and the two quickest of the day. Tomorrow is the day that counts, though. Strong day for the team. Let's have some fun tomorrow."

Session Times

Indianapolis 500 Practice	Sunday, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
Qualifying	Sunday, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ET
Indianapolis 500 Practice	Monday, May 22, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET
Indianapolis 500 Practice	Friday, May 26, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Tune In	Sunday, May 28, 11:00 a.m. ET on NBC
Green Flag	Sunday, May 28, 12:45 p.m. ET