Ending the season with a podium!

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES finale was at the Nashville Superspeedway for the first time since 2008, and Arrow McLaren and Pato O'Ward leave the race with a second-place finish.

The Big Machine Music City GP had a great crowd with plenty of entertainment to enjoy. After starting seventh, 26th and 27th, Alexander Rossi was able to finish P15 and Nolan in P18.

Now, hear from Pato, Alexander, Nolan and Team Principal Gavin Ward as we close out the 2024 season.

Race Date	Sunday, September 15
Rounds	17 of 17
Total Laps	206 Laps
Total Race Distance	267.8 miles / 430.98 km
Length	1.33 miles / 2.14 km
Number of Turns	4

Starting Position	7th
Finishing Position	2nd
Final Championship Results	5th	460 points

"The team did an incredible job today. I was really pushing, and we took these tires to the limit. I don't know if we would have been able to make two or three more laps. It was a bummer we got struck in traffic and couldn't make a run on Colton. That one stings a bit that it got taken from us pretty late, but the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix was a fantastic race. It was a really good way to end the season. We will have good momentum heading into the offseason, but we have work to do and we will put our heads down to make the car go faster. We'll look to challenge again for the championship, and this time, we'll be in position to come out on top."

Starting Position	26th
Finishing Position	15th
Final Championship Results	10th	366 points

"This was a pretty disappointing outcome. We knew this was going to be hard work obviously, starting from the back. The race was going quite well up until the last 20 percent. I think there was some confusion as to who the actual leader of the race was and whether or not we needed to pit or not. Unfortunately, that took us from a top-six position to be a lap down finishing 15th. It's a hard pill to swallow in my last event with the team. I'll look back on the positive memories and not let this taint the bigger picture. It's been great to be part of this organization, and now I'll look toward my next step."

Starting Position	27th
Finishing Position	18th
Final Championship Results	23rd	154 points

"We had an all right race today. We were on the back foot after missing most of Practice 1 and Qualifying yesterday. I spent the first stint getting comfortable, and ultimately by the end of the race I think that our pace was quite good. We just didn't have track position because of the situation we were in yesterday. It's kind of a bummer to finish the season like this, but the No. 6 NTT DATA crew did an incredible job this weekend and all year long. I've really, really enjoyed working with the Arrow McLaren team, and I am motivated for next year. It has been a year of growth, and I feel like every weekend, we have gotten better and gotten closer to fighting at the front. That is where we expect to be next year. There have been so many people that I have learned from, including Pato, Alex and, of course, Tony, so having teammates like that have really helped me grow. We'll get to work and focus on a big 2025."

Gavin Ward, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren, said:

"I just want to say thanks to Alexander for his dedication and help over the last two years. We wanted to finish on a bit higher note than we did today, and frankly, I don't think we were very happy on the timing stand with how we ran the race. It probably limited his ability to run a top-five race. Pato did a great job to hang on with tire vibrations and could hardly see where he was going at the end there. That cost us the win today. We struggled on the softer alternate tires, so that is something to learn from. Nolan learned a lot today and just got better and better as the race went on. That's the whole point for him, to finish all the laps. Overall, I think it was a season of highs and lows. We won three races, more than the team had done before, but consistency held us back from fighting for the championship. I'm pretty excited to take a break and then hit it hard to get ready for next year."