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Arrow McLaren 2025 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix Race Report

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1 September 2025 00:00 (UTC)

ARROW McLAREN 2025 BORCHETTA BOURBON MUSIC CITY GRAND PRIX RACE REPORT

“It’s been an amazing season with this team"

Arrow McLaren 2025 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix Race Report Sponsor

Arrow McLaren wrapped up their strongest season to date in bittersweet fashion, with unforeseen issues sidelining the No. 5 and No. 7 entries before the checkered flag.

Nolan led the team with a P17 finish, while Pato and Christian salvaged a handful of points despite not getting a chance to battle for the entirety of the race.

Christian’s charge for third in the championship came up just short, leaving him fifth in the final standings, and Pato held onto his second-place position in the series.

Location

Nashville, Tenn.

Race Date

August 31

Round

17 out of 17

Total Laps

225 laps

Total Race Distance

299.25 mi / 481.6 km

Length

1.33 mi / 2.14 km

Number of Turns

4

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

Starting Position

P16

Finishing Position

P17

Championship Standings

213 points

22nd

"We had a lot of pace. We qualified 7th yesterday with a really strong run, but then we had the engine change so we started 16th today. That put us in the thick of it in the race. This season we’ve had many days where there’s been a lot of potential, and we haven’t ended up finishing the weekend. I’ve made mistakes, other issues happened that were out of our control, we’ve just had bad luck. All in all, it was really important to build momentum for 2026. Today, to do a race distance, have a clean day, smooth day: that’s what we did.”

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Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

Starting Position

P1

Finishing Position

DNF

Championship Standings

515 points

2nd

"We were moving today in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. All weekend it’s been such a joy to drive. Sadly, we ended up moving into the wall. That’s sometimes how it goes. These things are out of your control. All you can do is move on, keep on growing, keep on working on the things that we know we’ve been doing well, and also get better. Thank you to all the fans. Thank you to all of our partners who have been with us all year, and we look forward to 2026.”

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

Starting Position

P3

Finishing Position

DNF

Championship Standings

431 points

5th

“It’s been an amazing season with this team and credit to the No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevy crew for giving it our all from start to finish. They gave me a fast car all weekend, and we could have clinched third in the standings with the pace we had. Unfortunately our day ended with an issue outside our control, and that was it for the season. We’re keeping our spirits high and know we’ve got more to accomplish in 2026. Thanks to our team partners and the Arrow McLaren fans who’ve been cheering us on all year long.”

Tony Kanaan, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren

"Great Qualifying weekend. It was the strongest Qualifying between all three cars all year. Sunday took a turn, but that’s racing. I have to say, it was completely out of anyone’s control here on the team. It happens; that’s racing. Wrapping up the 2025 season, we want to take this opportunity to thank all of our partners. And to the fans, I love the criticism, and I love the props. It was a pretty positive year, and we’re going to come back stronger next year.”

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