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Arrow McLaren 109th Indianapolis 500 Day 7 Practice Report

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19 May 2025 20:00 (UTC)

ARROW McLAREN 109TH INDIANAPOLIS 500 DAY 7 PRACTICE REPORT

"Very, very promising day and I'm looking forward to continuing things on Friday"

With Qualifying in the rear view, all the focus in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES has shifted to this weekend's race. Monday's Practice was about getting as many laps in as possible, simulating racing scenarios and longer runs.

Pato, Nolan, Christian and Kyle all left the penultimate Indy 500 practice feeling good about their setups, each successfully working through their respective programs throughout the two-hour practice. Nolan paced the Arrow McLaren entries on the day, but all four drivers found pace they feel will be competitive on race day.

Arrow McLaren will be on track next on Friday for Carb Day, with coverage starting at 11:00 a.m. EDT on FS1.

Location

Indianapolis, Ind.

Practice Date

May 17

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

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

Practice

225.733 mph

6th

Total Laps

77

“It was a really positive day. We changed some things and found the speed that we were looking for earlier. I'm a little dissapointed that we didn't find it earlier, but very happy that we did and the car is in a really good balance window. That was as competitive as I've felt, and we easily had front-running pace. It's just about working our way up there, and we've got a long race to do it. Very, very promising day and I'm looking forward to continuing things on Friday."

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

Practice

225.056 mph

11th

Total Laps

6

"I feel like when we're out there, everybody kind of looks pretty similar. We tried to get a bit racey at times to learn a few things for the race, but things are so different in practice. I feel like there's more of an accordion and all of that opens passing, when in the race it's more difficult to pass. The balance feels a bit different than last year, but it's fun and seems more challenging."

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

Practice

224.933 mph

12th

Total Laps

54

“We only have one more practice on Carb Day, and we've got our game plan for the little issues we had here and there today. We're going to see what we can make sure we get right to be prepared for the race."

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

Practice

220.549 mph

33rd

Total Laps

4

“It's always interesting to switch back from Qualifying mode back to race mode. I think we were okay. We tried a few things in the session and were one of the only cars that tried to do long runs where I definitely saw after the fact that many cars jumped back in and out trying different things. We're where we are on pace from where we qualified, but we have a little bit of work to do on Carb Day. I definitely feel confident that we can find some speed and be even more competitive on race day.”

Remaining Session Times

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

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