The Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team is back on the road to close out the first back-to-back weekend on the calendar, where the team will take on the spider at Barber Motorsports Park. 

After a successful Open Test earlier in the year showed impressive speeds from both Pato O'Ward and Alexander Rossi, the team eagerly awaits this weekend's challenge. 

Théo Pourchaire will take on the 17-turn circuit for the first time in his racing career, riding off the momentum of a strong NTT INDYCAR SERIES debut in Long Beach. 

Dive into the thoughts of each driver and Team Principal Gavin Ward ahead of this Sunday's 90-lap race.

Location	Barber Motorsports Park
Race Date	Sunday, April 28
Round	3 out 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

Championship Position	4th	64 points
Average Starting Position	8.5
Average Finishing Position	9.0
Best Starting Position	3rd	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Best Finishing Position	1st	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Career at Barber Motorsports Park

Total Starts	4
Best Starting Position	1st	2021
Best Finishing Position	1st	2022
2023 Result	4th

"I've had a lot of success at Barber, not just in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES but pretty much every series that has taken me here, so this track holds a special place in my heart. I always get super excited to go back there, so let's get on the Barber rollercoaster and make it a good weekend for the team."

Théo Pourchaire, Driver, No. 6 NTT Data Arrow McLaren Chevrolet:

Championship Position	22nd	19 points
Average Starting Position	22.0
Average Finishing Position	11.0
Best Starting Position	22nd	Grand Prix of Long Beach
Best Finishing Position	11th	Grand Prix of Long Beach

"I'm looking forward to racing at Barber and discovering another new track. I have a better understanding of the car and the team entering this weekend compared to last weekend in Long Beach, which should be good. Barber seems like a very different track with more high-speed corners, elevation changes and some blind corners. I think it'll be a great track and I'm sure I'm going to love it. I hope we can perform better in qualifying this weekend, and I trust the team will put me in a position to do so. Arrow McLaren has done well here in the past, so I'm looking forward to learning from them so we can bring home a good result."

Championship Position	7th	48 points
Average Starting Position	14.0
Average Finishing Position	9.0
Best Starting Position	13th	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Best Finishing Position	8th	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Career at Barber Motorsports Park

Total Starts	7
Best Starting Position	2nd	2021
Best Finishing Position	5th	2017
2023 Result	8th

"Back to back races make the pain of a difficult weekend disappear pretty quickly. We had a strong test at Barber earlier in the year, so we'll look to take that positivity into this weekend and generate some positive momentum into the Month of May."

Gavin Ward, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren, said:

"Going to Barber this weekend presents some great opportunities for us. It gives us the chance to move on quickly from a mixed race in Long Beach, and we get to compete at a track we’ve been quick at historically. Pato has a win here and I'm confident we can fight for the win this weekend. Rossi topped the times on a very productive test day we had at Barber. And finally, we are all very excited to see what Theo can do in his 2nd race weekend in IndyCar after a strong debut last weekend."

Session Start Times

Practice 1	Friday, April 26	3:40 - 5:55 p.m. ET	Peacock
Practice 2	Saturday, April 27	12:15 - 1:15 p.m. ET	Peacock
Qualifying	Saturday, April 27	3:30 - 5:00 p.m. ET	Peacock
Warmup	Sunday, April 28	10:15 - 10:45 a.m. ET	Peacock
Tune In	Sunday, April 28	1:00 p.m. ET	NBC
Green Flag	Sunday, April 28	1:40 p.m. ET	NBC