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Arrow McLAREN 109th Indianapolis 500 Carb Day Practice Report

"I think we've got a package we can work with, so we'll see what Sunday has in store"

After three days away from the track, Arrow McLaren returned to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday for the final Practice ahead of Sunday's 500-mile race. The temperature may have been cool, but the action on the track was anything but as laps upon laps were turned.

Pato O'Ward and No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet crew led the Arrow McLaren cars today, finishing eighth on the timing charts. Ultimately, Carb Day was a positive one for Arrow McLaren as each driver enters Sunday feeling confident about car balance and pace.

The next time Arrow McLaren hits the track, it will be race day for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Coverage of the Greatest Specactle in Racing begins at 10:00 a.m. EDT on FOX.

Location Indianapolis, Ind.
Practice Date May 23
Round 6 out of 17
Total Laps 200 laps
Total Race Distance 500 mi/ 804.7 km
Length 2.5 mi/ 4.0 km
Number of Turns 4
Pato O'Ward

Pato O'Ward, Driver, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

Practice 224.159 mph 8th
Total Laps 71  

“That's the last little bit right before race day. Happy we got her her dialed in a little bit better and I think we've got a package we can work with, so we'll see what Sunday has in store."

Nolan Siegel

Nolan Siegel, Driver, No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

Practice 222.509 mph 23rd
Total Laps 48  

"We made progress. We started out quite unhappy and then got back to our happy window from Monday by the end, so I think we're in a good spot for race day. We know what we have. We have a solid race car, did some pit stops at the end and we're good to go. Really looking forward to Sunday, and I think we're in a very comfortable, happy window right now."

Kyle Larson

Kyle Larson, Driver, No. 17 HendrickCars.com Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

Practice 221.778 mph 26th
Total Laps 65  

“I feel good about my balance. We're pretty decent. I think there are a couple of guys that are really fast, but ultimately I feel good."

Christian Lundgaard

Christian Lundgaard, Driver, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

Practice 220.793 mph 33rd
Total Laps 67  

“Today was a very similar session to Monday. I felt like we weren't really comfortable in the beginning, but as it went on, we got more and more comfortable. We were closer to what the No. 5 and 17 cars were running by the middle of the session and it just turned our day completely around. We made some subtle changes that just turned everything upside down, and it's really the first time we drove with these practical conditions. Not knowing what the car needed, we were a little bit on the back foot there. It's always good to finish the last practice session on a better hand going into to the race. At the moment, I think we, we feel pretty good.”

Remaining Session Times

Race Tune-In Sunday, May 25 10:00 a.m. ET FOX
Green Flag Sunday, May 25 12:45 p.m. ET FOX