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Arrow McLAREN 2025 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Race Preview

"I feel like our best is ahead of us"

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After a rare summer weekend off in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES calendar, Arrow McLaren returns to the track for the first of four straight race weekends. The big summer stretch kicks off with Mid-Ohio, where a year ago Pato O'Ward came out victorious in the first race of the hybrid era. Arrow McLaren's first win of 2025 is still there for the taking, so what better place to do it at than Mid-Ohio?

Pato, Christian Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel hope to celebrate the holiday weekend with a trip to the top step of the podium and create some fireworks of their own. The on-track action kicks off with Practice 1 on Independence Day at 1:00 p.m. EDT on FOX. 

Location Lexington, Ohio
Race Date July 6
Round 10 out of 17
Total Laps 90 laps
Total Race Distance 203.22 mi / 327.05 km
Length 2.26 mi / 3.64 km
Number of Turns 13
Pato O'Ward

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

Championship Position 3rd 275 points
Average Starting Position 9.3  
Average Finishing Position 6.2  
Best Starting Position P1 The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix
Best Finishing Position P2 The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix, Sonsio Grand Prix, Bommarito Automotive Group 500

"I'm excited to head back to Mid-Ohio to defend my win from last year. This is a great racetrack and I know we're capable of coming away with another victory here this weekend. We didn't have the weekend we wanted in Road America, so this is the place to get back on the right footing and fight near the top."

No. 6 onsemi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

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

Championship Position 20th 128 points
Average Starting Position 16.2  
Average Finishing Position 16.1  
Best Starting Position P6 Children's of Alabama INDYCAR Grand Prix
Best Finishing Position P8 XPEL Grand Prix at Road America

“We had our best result of the season at Road America, and it's definitely something to build on. I feel like we're starting to hit our stride, so that makes me even more excited to get on track this weekend at Mid-Ohio. We're starting to get to tracks where I raced with Arrow McLaren last year, so I feel like our best is ahead of us.”

Alexander Rossi

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

Championship Position 6th 228 points
Average Starting Position 7.9  
Average Finishing Position 9.4  
Best Starting Position P2 The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix
Best Finishing Position P2 Children's of Alabama INDYCAR Grand Prix

“We're entering a busy and important stretch of the season with a lot of races in a row, but we've got to focus on one race at a time. That starts with Mid-Ohio this weekend. We've been fast on road courses all season and I don't see why that would change here, especially a place this team has won in the past. I'm ready to get this stretch going.”

STSession Start Times

Practice 1 Friday, 4:30 - 5:55 p.m. EST FS2
Practice 2 Saturday, 10:35-11:35 a.m. EST FS1
Qualifying Saturday, 2:35-4:00 p.m. EST FS1
Warmup Sunday, 9:32-9:57 a.m. EST FS1
Race Tune In Sunday, 1:00 p.m. EST FOX
Green Flag Sunday, 1:22 p.m. EST FOX