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.

Career at Barber Motorsports Park

"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:

"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."

Career at Barber Motorsports Park

"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."

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