Race 2 at the Iowa Speedway wrapped up in dramatic fashion, shaking up pit sequences as Pato and Christian charged forward on the closing restarts to finish fifth and sixth, respectively. 

Christian gained 16 positions over the course of the race, emerging as the 'Biggest Mover' in the field.

The No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet crew now sits second in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship standings, while the No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren is fifth.

 

Location	Newton, Iowa
Race Date	July 13
Round	12 out of 17
Total Laps	275 laps
Total Race Distance	240.625 mi / 387.265 km
Length	0.875 mi / 1.41 km
Number of Turns	4

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

Starting Position		9th
Finishing Position		5th
Championship Standings	386 points	2nd

"We fought our way back in this race. The last restart cost us a good top-five finish after an unlucky yellow. We're happy with the win yesterday, and we'll take the points for today. I would have loved to have been on the podium again."

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

Starting Position		22nd
Finishing Position		6th
Championship Standings	300 points	5th

"A tough day on track yesterday, and I'm glad we redeemed ourselves today. I thought it was much easier for the leaders to pass today, and even though we spent the majority of the time in that danger zone, we were able to hold them off. I think patience was key today. Some cars demonstrated the strategies not to run, and some of them even did it twice. We were on the other side of that and learning from it. We're all hoping Nolan has a quick recovery and that we'll see him racing again next week."

Tony Kanaan, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren

"Fifth and sixth today. Pato got unlucky with the yellow, but Christian got lucky. I think the team did what we could. Pato was pretty strong. Palou keeps extending the lead, and he got lucky. I think you have to be in a position to do that, and it worked out for him today. 

Positive weekend for us. P2 and P5 in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship. We have to keep digging. That's nine podiums including a win this season so far. Not too shabby. We have to keep winning if we want to go fight for the championship. Big props to the team; they had great pit stops today. The program that Kyle Sagan ran with Christian on the pit stops helped him gain a lot of spots. On a track like this, it's very important. Pretty positive weekend. We're working with Nolan to get him better and hopefully be back in Toronto. We'll regroup tomorrow and be back in five days."