History was made this weekend as Pato O'Ward, Arrow McLaren and Team Chevy became winners of the first NTT INDYCAR SERIES hybrid race. 

Pato and the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet fought every lap, consistently being one of, if not the fastest car on track. Pato went from battling against a near five-second gap to beating Alex Palou out of the pits to secure the race lead. From there it was a win in the making. 

Alexander Rossi and his No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet had what Alexander considered a "boring race." However, the No. 7 fought back after a Lap 1 incident to a top-10 finish. 

Nolan Siegel and team picked an alternate strategy, electing for three pit stops, and it wasn’t in the cards as a winning choice this weekend. The No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet had the pace and progress needed, allowing the team to look forward to the remaining races.

After the checkered flag, see what the drivers and Team Principal Gavin Ward said before we head to the second leg of our tripleheader and an oval at Iowa Speedway. 

Race Date	Sunday, July 7
Round	10 of 17
Total Laps	80 Laps
Total Race Distance	180.64 miles / 290.71 km
Length	2.24 miles / 3.63 km
Number of Turns	13

Starting Position	2nd
Finishing Position	1st
Championship Standings	3rd	259 points

"That was a hard-fought race. We were really, really strong on the reds and Palou was strong on the blacks. All I needed to do was just keep him at bay in the first stint, then put those reds on to try to close the gap and then get him on-track. It was a great job all weekend by the Arrow McLaren Chevrolet team. It has been a while. I know we won at St. Pete, but this is a proper win and we earned it this weekend. Hats off to Arrow McLaren; they gave me a rocket.”

Starting Position	7th
Finishing Position	6th
Championship Standings	7th	226 points

"First of all, congrats to Pato and the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet crew. It's been a long time coming for them, so that's very cool. It was a bit of a boring day for us. I made a mistake on lap one, which put us a couple spots behind where we started. Then, we were just trying to recover the rest of the day. It was very difficult to pass.

"Overall, the No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet was pretty good and our pit stops were good, as usual. It was ultimately a good day for the team and good points for us. We'll move on to Iowa.”

Nolan Siegel, Arrow McLaren, Driver, said:

Starting Position	17th
Finishing Position	20th
Championship Standings	27th	45 points

“I’m a little disappointed with the result today. I think that the pace in our No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet was good and our execution was good. We were aggressive on strategy and it just didn't work out. Looking back, there was no way to know how it was going to play out in the moment. I don't think there were any mistakes that were made; it just didn't work out. I’m happy with the pace and the progress that we've made. The results will come soon. Of course, congratulations to Pato and the team for a well-deserved win.”

Gavin Ward, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren, said:

“It’s nice to have a win this season that we can celebrate the day of. I was thinking in the closing laps how big this would be for the team. This team has worked so hard throughout the offseason on the hybrid program; drivers, engineers, mechanics, everybody. Every single person on this team has put in so much work.

"It's been the busiest year in the history of this team, and it's been a heck of a slog these last few months. It’s great to show what the team is capable of. It was a beautifully executed drive by Pato, and a beautifully executed race from the stand and in pit lane.

"Alexander drove a good race. It was obviously very difficult to make much ground up around this place today, but he did make up some ground.  I thought Nolan ran a really smart race, but ultimately the strategy didn't really work. That car had plenty more pace, and I think our potential was quite a bit higher.

"Every race is a chance for us to learn and overall I’m very happy. The team should be really, really, really proud of themselves.”