Arrow McLAREN Grand Prix at Road America: Race Preview
"This iconic track and awesome fan base makes this weekend a highlight of the year"
Round 7 of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is one everyone circles on the calendar.
The Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team heads to Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc. for a 55-lap duel on the longest permanent road course on the schedule.
Coming off a strong Indianapolis 500 and Chevrolet Detroit GP, the team is looking forward to its third race in as many weeks. Last weekend, all three cars finished inside the top 10.
Pato O'Ward and Alexander Rossi enter the weekend fourth and fifth in the championship standings, respectively.
Pato, Théo Pourchaire, Alexander and Team Principal Gavin Ward share their thoughts ahead of this weekend's race.
| Race Date | Sunday, June 9 |
| Round | 7 of 17 |
| Total Laps | 55 Laps |
| Total Race Distance | 220.55 miles / 354.94 km |
| Length | 4.0 miles / 6.44 km |
| Number of Turns | 14 |
| Championship Position | 4th | 160 points |
| Average Starting Position | 7.7 | Â |
| Average Finishing Position | 10.3 | Â |
| Best Starting Position | P3 | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
| Best Finishing Position | P1 | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
| 2023 Grand Prix at Road America Result | P3 | Â |
"Since this track was repaved, Road America has become one of my absolute favorite tracks. It's a track that's able to show everything that an NTT INDYCAR SERIES car is capable of, and the racing always seems to be great here. I can't wait to get up there with our Arrow McLaren Chevrolet team."
| Championship Position | 23rd | 58 points |
| Average Starting Position | 17.8 | Â |
| Average Finishing Position | 15.5 | Â |
| Best Starting Position | P7 | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix |
| Best Finishing Position | P10 | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix |
| 2023 Grand Prix at Road America Result | P3 | Â |
"I can't wait to race at Road America. It looks like an amazing hihg-speed track with with a lot of straight line and hard-braking zones. It's a lot different compared to Detroit, where I thought we had a good weekend. We were almost advanced to the Firestone Fast Six and we fought hard in the race. If we keep pushing like this, I'm sure we'll get better and better results. I'm focused on this weekend and I can't wait to give my best for the onsemi Arrow McLaren Chevy team."
| Championship Position | 5th | 150 points |
| Average Starting Position | 11.8 | Â |
| Average Finishing Position | 9.7 | Â |
| Best Starting Position | P4 | 108th Indianapolis 500 |
| Best Finishing Position | P4 | 108th Indianapolis 500 |
| 2023 Grand Prix at Road America Result | P10 | Â |
"I'm pretty pumped to be heading to one of my favorite tracks on the calendar to finish off this tripleheader stretch. The team has been doing an amazing job lately and I hope I can reward all of the hard work with some trophies this weekend."
Gavin Ward, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren, said:
"We roll into this weekend's race at Road America with some positive momentum after a couple weekends where we executed well across all our cars. Putting together consistent, clean results is how you compete for championships, and with both Pato and Alexander in the top five in the standings, we enter the summer with a bit of ground to make up but in the fight. Théo showed great pace and daring racecraft in Detroit as he continues to quickly get to grips with NTT INDYCAR SERIES racing. We've generally had great pace at Road America, and that iconic track and awesome fan base makes this weekend a highlight of the year."
Session Times
| Practice 1 | Friday, June 7 | 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. ET | Peacock |
| Practice 2 | Saturday, June 8 | 11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. ET | Peacock |
| Qualifying | Saturday, June 8 | 3:25 - 4:55 p.m. ET | Peacock |
| Warmup | Sunday, June 9 | 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. ET | Peacock |
| Tune In | Sunday, June 9 | 3:30 p.m. ET | NBC |
| Green Flag | Sunday, June 9 | 3:45 p.m. ET | NBC |