Arrow McLAREN Milwaukee Mile Doubleheader: Race Preview
"We’ll be aiming to leave the other cars in our draught come Saturday and Sunday in the Brew City."
Back to an oval? Not once, but twice.
Yes, it's a doubleheader weekend in stop three of this tripleheader in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule. The Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team will race in its return to the Milwaukee Mile. Two 250-lap duels on Saturday and Sunday are setup for a show.
The drivers are ready to bounce back after Portland's race last weekend, focused on the events in front of them.
Read what Pato O'Ward, Nolan Siegel, Alexander Rossi and Team Principal Gavin Ward are saying about the Brew City ahead of Rounds 15 and 16.
| Race Date | Saturday, August 31 & Sunday, September 1 |
| Rounds | 15 & 16 of 17 |
| Total Laps |
Race 1: 250 Laps Race 2: 250 Laps |
| Total Race Distance | 250 miles / 402.34 km |
| Length | 1.0 miles / 1.61 km |
| Number of Turns | 4 |
| Championship Position | 6th | 360 points |
| Average Starting Position | 8.9 | |
| Average Finishing Position | 10.4 | |
| Best Starting Position | P2 | Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio |
| Best Finishing Position | P1 | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg & Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio |
"This will be my first time racing at the Milwaukee Mile, so this will be a new challenge this weekend. Every day we'll be learning something new, but I'm looking forward to seeing what this weekend has in store for us."
| Championship Position | 22nd | 124 points |
| Average Starting Position | 19.4 | |
| Average Finishing Position | 16.7 | |
| Best Starting Position | P11 | Iowa 250 Race 2 |
| Best Finishing Position | P7 | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 |
"I'm excited to get back to some short oval racing in Milwaukee. The ovals have been really strong for us so far and I'm confident that we'll be competitive. I'm hoping to get back to the form we were in at Gateway and fight for a podium this weekend."
| Championship Position | 9th | 295 points |
| Average Starting Position | 10.4 | |
| Average Finishing Position | 10.7 | |
| Best Starting Position | P4 | 108th Indianapolis 500 |
| Best Finishing Position | P3 | Grand Prix of Monterey |
"Doubleheader weekends are always exciting, and this has been a long-anticipated one with the return of the Milwaukee Mile. We need a perfect three races to finish the season and that starts this weekend."
Gavin Ward, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren, said:
"We’re hopping back to the Milwaukee Mile with exciting low-banked short oval racing on tap for the first time in over a decade. We’ve been pouring over the data and brewing up some setup tweaks since we tested here in June and, as always, we’ll be aiming to leave the other cars in our draught come Saturday and Sunday in the Brew City."
Session Times
| Practice 1 | Friday, August 30 | 4:35 - 7:00 p.m ET | Peacock |
| Qualifying | Saturday, August 31 | 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. ET | Peacock |
| Race 1 Tune In | Saturday, August 31 | 6:00 p.m. ET | Peacock |
| Race 1 Green Flag | Saturday, August 31 | 6:40 p.m. ET | Peacock |
| Race 2 Tune In | Sunday, September 1 | 3:00 p.m. ET | USA Network |
| Race 2 Green Flag | Sunday, September 1 | 3:30 p.m. ET | USA Network |