First practice at the historic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is in the rear-view mirror.

The Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team now turns its focus to Practice 2 and qualifying on Saturday to set the field for Sunday's race.

Friday's lone practice session saw the cars turn a total of 58 laps around the 2.24-mile permanent road course in Monterey, Calif. The action is just ramping up as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES heads into Saturday.

Pato O'Ward turned 19 laps, Alexander 22 laps and Nolan only 17 laps after the team was forced to spend part of the session looking into issues on the No. 6 car on pit lane. Pato ended the day P6, Alexander P8 and Nolan in P27.

Read what Pato, Alexander, Nolan and Team Principal Gavin Ward shared after Friday's on-track session.

"It's the first time I'm racing here in the middle of the summer, but honestly it's not as much of a change as I thought. We worked on some stuff in the practice and made the car better. We still have some work to do, but we're in a better position than where we started in Practice 1, so we'll see what we've got tomorrow."

"This was probably the best start to a race weekend we've had in a while, so that was a very positive step. I think the No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet rolled off strong right away. The track has a bit less grip from last year which is unfortunate, but we're right in the window with things as close as they always are in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES." 

Nolan Siegel, Arrow McLaren, Driver, said:

"We worked through some issues for a majority of the session, so we didn't get a whole lot of laps in. It was difficult for me to get a read for everything and to get things figured out, but we'll have more time tomorrow. The No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet is fast and I am not worried about where we'll end up, but it was a bit of a struggle to sit out for a chunk of the first practice."

Gavin Ward, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren, said:

"As ever, it's pretty tight at the top in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. I think we're in the mix. It was unfortunate with Nolan as he worked to get up to speed, as we had an issue which we spent time diagnosing. The team wasn't happy with something in the data and we lost time there, but we got back out there at the end and at least got a read for balance on the Firestone Red alternate tire. But, we got great references with the other two cars, and we'll look to keep things going tomorrow."

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