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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

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

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

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

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