1 April 2023 00:00 (UTC)
"It's awesome to get the pole and to have all the cars in the top five"
An exciting day at the Texas Motor Speedway where the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team qualified on the pole!
Felix Rosenqvist set a two-lap average speed of 220.264 mph to take his second consecutive pole position on this 1.5-mile oval.
Alexander Rossi will start on the inside of Row 2 in third, while Pato O'Ward starts in fifth.
Read what the drivers had to say following two on-track practice sessions and qualifying.
Date | Sunday, April 2 |
Round | 2 of 17 |
Total Laps | 250 laps |
Total Race Distance | 375 miles / 603.5 km |
Legnth | 1.5 miles / 2.41 km |
Number of Turns | 4 |
"It was a good run. I'm happy with it and the balance. Arrow McLaren cars are looking great today. My laps were very similar to last year, and I think we just built on it. Maybe it was a good thing to start early. The track kind of warmed up. We’ll take it. We’ve always been good here, but this is a whole different confidence level compared to last year. Let’s try to wrap it up tomorrow."
Practice 1 | 6th | 222.913 mph |
Qualifying | 1st | 220.264 mph |
Starting Position | 1st | |
Practice 2 | 8th | 220.115 mph |
"It was good. Amazing result for the team to be one, three and five. It's one of the stronger qualifying rounds I've been a part of. Practice was good, and the car's been awesome off the truck. It's a testament to the work the team's done. I'm looking forward to carrying over that same positivity to the race car, and if we do that, we'll have an awesome day tomorrow."
Practice 1 | 3rd | 223.468 mph |
Qualifying | 3rd | 219.960 mph |
Starting Position | 3rd | |
Practice 2 | 11th | 219.419 mph |
"I'm happy with my car. We qualified fifth, and we can do lots from there. We've made some good changes to the race car, and we got a lot of laps down. We were basically able to run wherever we wanted. That's what you want here at Texas Motor Speedway."
Practice 1 | 2nd | 223.518 mph |
Qualifying | 5th | 219.619 mph |
Starting Position | 5th | |
Practice 2 | 13th | 218.771 mph |
"You can't ask for much more than the result we got today in this series. It's awesome to get the pole and to have all the cars in the top five. I was going to be pretty happy if we were all in the top 10 because you can win from there, so to get everyone in the top five is exceptional. I'm confident we'll put together some pretty good race cars tomorrow and looking forward to getting out there."
Tune In | Sunday, April 2 at 12 p.m. ET on NBC |
Green Flag | Sunday, April 2 at 12:15 p.m. ET |
