A series of seconds. 

Pato O'Ward started Saturday with a lap time that was .32 seconds faster than last year's pole in Practice 2. He then ended qualifying .0024 seconds off pole during the Firestone Fast Six. 

Between the seconds, repave and hybrid engines this weekend and qualifying sessions have had the teams and fans on the edge of their seats.

Alexander Rossi has had a consistent day of practice and qualifying; securing a top-10 spot. He will start the race P8. 

Nolan Siegel will round out the team in the middle back of the pack at P17. 

Now read what is on the mind of the drivers and Team Principal Gavin Ward as we head into Sunday's 80-lap event.

Race Date	Saturday, July 7
Round	10 of 17
Total Laps	80 Laps
Total Race Distance	180.64 miles / 290.71 km
Length	2.26 miles / 3.63 km
Number of Turns	11

Practice 2	1st	1:05.9862	23 Laps
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1	4th	01:05.7862
Qualifying - Round 2	2nd	01:05.3608
Qualifying - Firestone Fast Six	2nd	01:05.3535
Qualifying Result	2nd
Starting Position	2nd

"It was super tight out there today. From watching the first qualifying group, it was as tight as you would imagine it being, to be honest. It's annoying to miss pole by just that little bit, but I was really happy with the lap. Obviously, there's always more available to find, little bits and pieces here, but it's a really strong starting position for the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet team. Tomorrow, we'll be ready to race. "

Practice 2	6th	01:06.2517	24 Laps
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1	3rd	01:05.5546
Qualifying - Round 2	8th	01:05.6427
Qualifying Result	8th
Starting Position	8th

"It's disappointing to not make it to the Firestone Fast 6. The No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet was just a half of a tenth away, and we just weren't able to get it all together. Pato was very close to pole, which just shows the strength of the whole team. We've got a really good car for tomorrow."

Nolan Siegel, Arrow McLaren, Driver, said:

Practice 2	14th	01:06.6283	19 Laps
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1	8th	1:08.6785	01:05.7679
Qualifying Position	8th
Starting Position	17th

"I think it was overall a really good day. I'm super disappointed not to advance out of Round 1, but I think it shows how much progress the No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet crew has made in such a short amount of time. I think we're in a good spot for the race. The car is good and the pace is there. We just need to put it all together."

Gavin Ward, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren, said:

"I'm just super proud of the whole team for getting that close to pole in the first qualifying session with the hybrid system. We were only beat by one car by four thousandths of a second, and it's good to get a Chevrolet up in the front row. We thought we were going to get two cars in the Firestone Fast 6 with Alexander there, but just seemed to lose a little bit of rear grip on that last run. We had potential to be a little bit better. Nolan had a really strong run and was just a tenth off advancing to Round 2. We're excited with how quickly he's getting comfortable in the car."

Session Times

Warmup	Sunday, July 7	10:25 - 10:55 a.m. ET	Peacock
Tune In	Sunday, July 7	1:30 p.m. ET	NBC
Green Flag	Sunday, July 7	1:53 p.m. ET	NBC