The opening practice session at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca saw a slick surface and limited grip, but that didn’t stop the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet from going quickest.

Pato topped the timing charts, with Christian and Nolan showing solid early pace in P10 and P19.

With track position likely to be a major factor on race day, the team will focus on overnight adjustments ahead of Practice 2 and all-important Qualifying on Saturday.

Location	Monterey, Calif.
Practice Date	July 25
Round	14 out of 17
Total Laps	95 laps
Total Race Distance	212.6 mi / 342.1 km
Length	2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Number of Turns	11

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

Practice 1	1:09.2069	1st
Total Laps	18 Laps

"We rolled off really strong. I'm definitely happy with where we're at in terms of speed. Obviously, we still have more work to do to be more consistent, but it's been a very good day for us."

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

Practice 1	1:10.0684	10th
Total Laps	17 Laps

"I'm a bit frustrated and surprised to be up there on the charts. This is one of those moments where we need to take our time this afternoon and tomorrow morning and make it better for tomorrow. I don't know if we missed something or got it completely wrong, but we will investigate that."

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

Practice 1	1:10.7586	19th
Total Laps	20 Laps

"We rolled off strong and then made some changes that didn't work. It's difficult to miss out on some potential learnings for our only run on Firestone Alternate tires ahead of Qualifying, but I'm confident that we'll get back to a proper window and have a good day tomorrow."

Remaining Session Times

Practice 2	Saturday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT	FS1
Qualifying	Saturday, 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT	FS1
Warmup	Sunday, 12:02 p.m. – 12:57 p.m. EDT	FS2
Race Tune In	Sunday, 3:00 p.m. EDT	FOX
Green Flag	Sunday, 3:22 p.m. EDT	FOX