
Arrow McLAREN 109th Indianapolis 500 Day 2 Practice Report
"We’re moving in one direction, which is the right way"
Rain showers once again kicked off the day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, pushing Team Principal Tony Kanaan's refresher session back another day. The four racers projected to start the race for Arrow McLaren, however, did get a long afternoon of running in.
While Pato, Nolan, Christian and Kyle weren't atop the timing charts, they each worked through their respective programs and left the day knowing what they want to work on tomorrow.
The Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team will be on track again tomorrow, starting with a refresher session for Tony at 10:00 a.m. EDT and followed by full-field Practice at noon EDT on FS2.
Location | Indianapolis, Ind. |
Practice Date | May 14 |
Round | 6 out of 17 |
Total Laps | 200 laps |
Total Race Distance | 500 miles / 804.7 km |
Length | 2.5 miles / 4.0 km |
Number of Turns | 4 |

Kyle Larson, Driver, No. 17 HendrickCars.com Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Practice | 223.985 mph | 13th |
Total Laps | 107 |
“I’m glad we were able to get some race runs today compared to yesterday. That’s really what I wanted to focus on mainly today. We were able to try running in the front of the pack and the middle and get an idea for the balance especially with the cars we were running around.”

Pato O'Ward, Driver, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Practice | 223.101 mph | 20th |
Total Laps | 88 |
“Good to be out turning laps, but we’re not quite where we want to be yet. We have some work to do, and we’ll see what tomorrow brings.”

Nolan Siegel, Driver, No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Practice | 222.862 mph | 25th |
Total Laps | 95 |
“We had a solid day two. We’re happy with the balance and have made some small gains, chipping away at that. We’re working our way into traffic and that changed the balance quite a bit. We still have a bit to find there, but overall it’s still comfortable. The main thing is having a smooth few days into Qualifying and we’ll continue finding more speed every day.”

Christian Lundgaard, Driver, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Practice | 222.259 mph | 30th |
Total Laps | 82 |
“It was a good second day from where we left off. We’re moving in one direction, which is the right way. We’re leaving Wednesday as happy as Tuesday, which is a step up compared to the Open Test. There’s a lot of momentum being built. The No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet is great running out front. There’s more work to be done deeper in the traffic, but there’s a simple way to do that by qualifying and racing up front. Looking at it realistically, we need to work on getting the car better deeper into the pack and we should be in pretty good shape."
Remaining Session Times
Practice 4 | Thursday, 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET | FS2 |
Practice 5 | Friday, 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET | FS2 |
Practice 6 | Saturday, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. ET | FS2 |
Qualifying | Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:50 p.m. ET | FS1 |
Practice 7 | Sunday, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET | FS2 |
Qualifying | Sunday, 4:05 - 6:15 p.m. ET | FOX |
Practice 8 | Monday, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET | FS1 |
Carb Day | Friday, May 23 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET | FS1 |
Race Tune-In | Sunday, May 25 10:00 a.m. ET | FOX |
Green Flag | Sunday, May 25 12:45 p.m. ET | FOX |