Arrow McLaren Bommarito Automotive Group 500: Race Report

A quick weekend east of St. Louis, ended on a mixed note.

After starting the race in eighth position, Pato O'Ward had a mechanical issue which resulted in a DNF after only 42 laps on track.

Alexander Rossi had a very positive and promising race, battling inside the top five with less than 10 laps to go. On a restart with nine laps remaining, he was involved in a muli-car incident due to a slow restart by the leaders.

Nolan Siegel ended the race in seventh-place, the highest-finishing driver for the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team. He and the No. 6 onsemi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet team battled back after a mid-race speeding penalty on pit lane.

Now, see what Nolan, Alexander, Pato and Team Principal Gavin Ward had to say after Saturday's 260-lap event at World Wide Technology Raceway.

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns next weekend at Portland International Raceway on Sunday, August 25.

"Overall, it was a strong day for the No. 6 onsemi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet crew. It was my best result in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES so far with a top-ten. The car was awesome all day, but unfortunately, I made a mistake speeding on pit lane and that cost us a podium or even more. I'm a bit disappointed, but it's good to be disappointed with a seventh-place result. We added new members to the team, we're making a lot of progress and we're all working quite well together. Thank you all for the support, and we will see you next weekend in Portland."

"I'm so very disappointed with this result. I don't know what anyone can do in that situation when the leader is brake checking the field. It's heartbreaking for the team as we had a great race going and should have easily finished in the top five or better."

"We’re not quite sure if it was a leak or if it was a plain engine failure; we'll just have to see. It's been a year of ups and downs, and at this point, we just want to be winning races. There are four to go, so there are plenty of points on the table. In terms of the championship, we will just see where we stack up at the end of the year. At this point, all I care about is winning races."

Gavin Ward, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren, said:

"Felt like we had three cars capable of finishing in the top five today, but it didn't go our way. We'll need to look into the cause of a loss of coolant pressure on Pato's car, which ended his day. Nolan's strong restarts and a brilliant strategy had us set up for a fight for the win until he had a speeding penalty after locking up the rears heading into the pits. A strong recovery brought us back to seventh for the No. 6 onsemi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Alexander was on for a solid top-five until being collected in a late race restart through no fault of his own."