Arrow McLAREN Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix: Friday Report
"I'm encouraged that we have one of our cars up there at the top of the timing sheets"
One practice down, two days remain.
The Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team is racing on the streets of Detroit for its sixth round on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES calendar.
First practice lasted one hour, 30 minutes at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix where Pato O'Ward was second quickest, Alexander Rossi finishing in 15th and Théo Pourchaire in 20th.
Tomorrow, the drivers will be back on track for Practice 2 and qualifying to set the field for Sunday's 100-lap race.
Read what the drivers and Team Principal Gavin Ward said after Friday's session.
| Race Date | Sunday, June 2 |
| Round | 6 of 17 |
| Total Laps | 100 Laps |
| Total Race Distance | 164.6 miles / 264.9 km |
| Length | 1.65 miles / 2.65 km |
| Number of Turns | 9 |
| Practice 1 | P2 | 1:01.7315 |
| Total Laps | 30 Laps | Â |
"We're back to the bumpy streets of Detroit. We have some work to do, but the important thing is getting the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet to a good working window to extract lap time out of it. It is quite difficult to navigate all of the bumps on the braking zones, and that can make or break your lap. It will be important to be precise for qualifying."
| Practice 1 | P15 | 1:02.8537 |
| Total Laps | 30 Laps | Â |
"It's great to be back in Detroit. We will be looking for some performance overnight, but Pato's car looks good. We will look at that and see what we can do to improve the No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet for tomorrow."
| Practice 1 | P20 | 1:03.1142 |
| Total Laps | 39 Laps | Â |
"It is a fun track, and I really like it. The first practice was a bit of a mess for us with all of the traffic. We don't know the real pace because some cars are blocking the other ones because of the track layout. That's no one's fault; no one is doing it on purpose. With so many cars on the track, it can be tough to get a lap. We struggled with the balance a bit at the beginning, but we improved toward the end. It's all part of racing and we will get there. The most important thing is to get better, and we will work for a great job tomorrow."
Gavin Ward, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren, said:
"Everybody is taking a bit of time to get the tires up, which is a common theme out there today, but I'm encouraged that we have one of our cars up there at the top of the timing sheets. So, there's some good data there to look at to try to get things dialed in for tomorrow."
Session Times
| Practice 2 | Saturday, June 1 | 9:10 - 10:10 a.m. ET | Peacock |
| Qualifying | Saturday, June 1 | 12:15 - 1:45 p.m. ET | Peacock |
| Warmup | Sunday, June 2 | 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. ET | Peacock |
| Tune In | Sunday, June 2 | 12:00 p.m. ET | NBC |
| Green Flag | Sunday, June 2 | 12:45 p.m. ETÂ | NBC |