Pato O'Ward and Christian Lundgaard helped Arrow McLaren make history during today's Qualifying at The Thermal Club. Pato captured his sixth career pole while Christian qualified second, marking the first front-row lockout for the team since McLaren Racing rejoined the NTT INDYCAR SERIES ahead of the 2020 season.

Nolan Siegel fell just short of advancing out of the first round of Qualifying, coming less than a half of a tenth away from moving on and will start 16th

Tomorrow, the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team will be on track for Warm-Up at 8:02 a.m. PT before the 65-lap race on FOX at 12:00 p.m. PT.

Location	Thermal, Calif.
Race Date	March 10
Round	2 out of 17
Total Laps	65 laps
Total Race Distance	199 miles /320.84 km
Length	3.1 miles / 4.9 km
Number of Turns	17

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

Practice 2	1:41.4334	5th
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 2	1:40.3884	3rd
Qualifying - Round 2	1:39.9485	2nd
Qualifying - Firestone Fast Six	1:39.9567	1st
Qualifying Result		1st

"I was determined this weekend to get a good Qualifying session. I think everyone on the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet team was determined after St. Pete. We had a good race, but we don't want to be starting back there in 23rd. For us, it was important to get it done and execute in Qualifying this weekend. It's just all about being comfortable. It's a long lap with a lot of opportunities to make mistakes, but also a lot of opportunities to get it right. I'm super happy and pumped for the team that we got a front row lockout. Tomorrow's race is going to be eventful."

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

Practice 2	1:40.6421	1st
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 2	1:39.9613	1st
Qualifying - Round 2	1:40.1188	3rd
Qualifying - Firestone Fast Six	1:40.1245	2nd
Qualifying Result		2nd

"With a front row lockout, we're apparently trying to copy and paste what the McLaren F1 team is doing. And really, a great result for the team, 1-2. Obviously looking at where we were as a team at St. Pete to where we are today, it's a massive improvement. You can argue we were underdogs going into the weekend, and today we executed. Tomorrow is obviously the big day. We need to get it home and secure what we've set up for ourselves. Overall, I'm very happy and the No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet crew has done an amazing job, and the team has done an amazing job. We just need to stay ahead of what strategy brings tomorrow."

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

Practice 2	1:42.1079	19th
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 2	1:40.7040	8th
Qualifying Result		16th

"First of all, big congrats to Pato and Christian on the front row sweep. That’s a huge statement for the team; I’m really happy for them.

Missing the transfer by less than half a tenth hurts, but we know we have more pace than the Qualifying result shows. We've made a huge amount of progress with the car this weekend and I'm proud of the No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet group for that. I have no concerns about our race pace with the car we have now, so we'll have a fun day working through the pack tomorrow."

Remaining Session Times

Warmup	Sunday, 8:02-8:27 a.m. PT	FS2
Race Tune In	Sunday, 12:00 p.m. PT	FOX
Green Flag	Sunday, 12:22 p.m. PT	FOX