Arrow McLAREN Grand Prix of Nashville: Friday Report
"We'll just work on a couple things overnight and hopefully stay on top of the conditions as they change tomorrow"
The NTT INDYCAR SERIES is bringing a different noise to the Music City.
Friday's lone practice session led to a third, fourth and 18th-place ending to the day. More on-track action for practice and qualifying comes on Saturday.
Read what the drivers are saying as well as Racing Director Gavin Ward before Saturday.
| Race Date | Sunday, August 6 |
| Round | 13 of 17 |
| Total Laps | 80 laps |
| Total Race Distance | 168 miles / 270.37Â km |
| Length | 2.17Â miles / 3.49Â km |
| Number of Turns | 11 |
Alexander Rossi, Driver, No. 7 VELOÂ Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:
"It was a very good start to the weekend. We're in the window. We know where the time to be found is, and we'll just work on a couple things overnight and hopefully stay on top of the conditions as they change tomorrow."
| Practice 1 | 3rd | 1:16.7192 |
| Total Laps | 18 laps | Â |
Pato O'Ward, Driver, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:
"There's not much change to the track other than a couple of walls in place a little differently from here to there. Compared to last year, I think it's been a good start. We need to look more into it to see which direction we need to go to for qualifying, but as of now, we're solid."
| Practice 1 | 4th | 1:16.7778 |
| Total Laps | 16Â laps | Â |
Felix Rosenqvist, Driver, No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:
"I wasn't super happy with Practice 1. It was a fairly difficult session, and I also didn't get a run on the Firestone Reds. Red flags kind of left us with a question mark on those tires, but what are you going to do. Pato and Alexander seemed fairly happy. We kind of diverted on setup before the weekend to see which one was best, and I think mine definitely wasn't, so we'll probably go to one of their cars and go from there."
| Practice 1 | 18th | 1:17.9457 |
| Total Laps | 17Â laps | Â |
Gavin Ward, Racing Director, Arrow McLaren, said:
"Decent start to the weekend for the team. Pato and Alexander are right up there in the mix. We have a little more to find, but we'll get to work on that. Felix was a little bit less comfortable in the car, but the good news is that he has a couple good references to look at in his teammates, so I'm sure we'll figure it out."
Session Times
| Practice 2 | Saturday, 11:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. ET |
| Qualifying | Saturday, 2:45 - 4:15 p.m. ET |
| Final Practice | Saturday, 6:25 - 6:55 p.m. ET |
| Tune in | Sunday, 12:00 p.m. ET on NBC |
| Green Flag | Sunday, 12:30 p.m. ET |