Arrow McLaren 110th Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Report

18 May 2026 15:00 (UTC)

ARROW McLAREN 110TH INDIANAPOLIS 500 MONDAY PRACTICE REPORT

"We’ll keep fine-tuning and make the most of every minute"

With Qualifying in the books, the focus across the NTT INDYCAR SERIES turned toward race preparation in a rain-shortened Monday practice.

Unfortunately, after flashing strong pace early in the session, Pato was involved in an incident in Turn 2 which ended his day early. Pato tried to quickly maneuver around Alexander Rossi who had spun and hit the wall but ultimately made contact with Rossi's car. Pato was seen and released by INDYCAR Medical.

Nolan, Christian and Ryan each completed 32 laps in a productive session simulating racing scenarios.

Arrow McLaren will be on track next on Friday for Carb Day, with coverage starting at 11:00 a.m. ET on FS1.

Location	Indianapolis, Ind.
Practice Date	May 18
Round	7 out of 18
Total Laps	200 laps
Total Race Distance	500 miles / 804.7 km
Length	2.5 miles / 4.0 km
Number of Turns	4

Ryan Hunter-Reay, Driver, No.31 PrizePicks Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

Practice	224.415 mph	P4
Total Laps	32

“We’ve had to fight through a lot this week, but the crew has been phenomenal. Today we put in solid laps, and the balance was good and in the operating window that I need for traffic. A top-five in practice is encouraging, and with more two hours on Carb Day, we’ll keep fine-tuning and make the most of every minute.”

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

Practice	224.079 mph	P8
Total Laps	19

“Obviously, everyone saw that we were involved in an accident today. Prior to that, I was quite happy with my race car. I’m confident that the crew will be able to put together a good car just like nothing happened, and we’ll be ready for Carb Day.”

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

Practice	221.360 mph	P27
Total Laps	32

"Pretty comfortable traffic runs today. We got some pit stops done. Productive session - we got through what we wanted to get through, and I’m feeling very comfortable. I would be very happy to race the car that we ended today with. Good way to go into the few days off track, and I’m excited to come back on Friday."

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

Practice	221.331 mph	P28
Total Laps	32

"Today’s session got cut short due to weather, but it was interesting conditions throughout. This place is tricky regardless, and today we were tested for the short stint on track. I was dodging a few bullets out there. While we put so many hours into practicing here, this week, you feel like you never have enough time. Let’s hope for a productive Carb Day.”