20 June 2026 19:00 (UTC)
"Things are moving in the right direction"
Saturday's on-track action at Road America featured Practice 2 and Qualifying, accompanied by near-perfect conditions with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. Carrying strong momentum into Qualifying, Nolan led the Arrow McLaren trio with a P8 result, while Pato secured P10 and Christian qualified P13. Following a grid penalty assessed to the No. 14, all three drivers will gain one position on Sunday’s starting grid. Arrow McLaren will battle across 55 laps in Sunday's race at "America's National Park of Speed," airing at 2:00 p.m. ET on FOX.
Location | Elkhart Lake, Wis. |
Race Date | June 21 |
Round | 10 out of 18 |
Total Laps | 55 |
Total Race Distance | 220.77 miles / 355.29 km |
Track Length | 4.014 miles / 6.46 km |
Number of Turns | 14 |
Practice 2 | P7 | 1:44.5542 |
Practice 2 Laps | 13 | |
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1 | P4 | 1:44.0123 |
Qualifying - Round 2 | P8 | 1:44.2026 |
Starting Position | P7 |
"Qualifying is done here at Road America. Overall, happy with our weekend so far. We could have definitely been in the Firestone Fast 6 there. Missed it a little bit on my side but excited about tomorrow starting P7. That’s our best starting spot this year. Things are moving in the right direction. We’ll keep them moving in the right direction tomorrow and have a good day."
Practice 2 | P1 | 1:44.0029 |
Practice 2 Laps | 10 | |
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 2 | P4 | 1:44.1075 |
Qualifying - Round 2 | P10 | 1:44.4003 |
Starting Position | P9 |
"I'm debating if we should have gone with the primary tire there. The tires have been so wonky from one set to another; the car has transformed completely. It's very, very strange. I genuinely thought we had more to fight for there, but I was just sliding around with the track also changing so much. It looks like we weren't the only one dealing with this, but at this point all you can do is try to maximize what we can bring to the race. We just need to put our heads down for tomorrow and make our way forward the best we can."
Practice 2 | P24 | 1:45.4728 |
Practice 2 Laps | 15 | |
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1 | P7 | 1:44.2020 |
Starting Position | P12 |
"We've been on the struggle bus the whole weekend, and we don't exactly know why. We were competitive here last year; we had a good test here this year. Nothing this weekend feels like the test, though. I don't feel like it's the same for my two teammates, so what it is, we don't know. We're trying to figure it out, but going into Qualifying, we were just playing catchup. I'm not going to say I'm not worried for tomorrow, but we've got more laps to figure it out."
Warmup | Sunday, 11:00 a.m. ET | FS1 |
Race Tune In | Sunday, 2:00 p.m. ET | FOX |
Green Flag | Sunday, 2:27 p.m. ET | FOX |
