
14 March 2026 20:00 (UTC)
"I'm ecstatic for tomorrow; I'm pumped"

It was a mixed bag for the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team on the Streets of Arlington Saturday.
Pato found impressive pace and pushed through to the Firestone Fast 6 competing in the new single-car, single-lap format. He settled into a starting position of P3 for Sunday’s inaugural race. Christian and Nolan will line up P18 and P22, respectively, after falling short of the transfer mark in a red-flagged session.
Sunday’s race was moved up an hour due to high winds, with green flag now scheduled for 12:17 p.m. ET.
Location | Arlington, Texas |
Race Date | March 15 |
Round | 3 out of 18 |
Total Laps | 70 |
Total Race Distance | 191.1 miles / 307.55 km |
Track Length | 2.73 mile / 4.39 km |
Number of Turns | 14 |

Practice 2 | P8, 1:34.4446 |
Practice 2 Laps | 22 |
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 2 | P6, 1:34.7435 |
Qualifying - Round 2 | P2, 1:33.5740 |
Firestone Fast 6 | P3, 1:34.8453 |
Starting Position | 3rd |
"I'm very pleased with that Qualifying. My goal was to get to the Firestone Fast 6, and have a shot at it. In Practice 2, we weren't able to complete our laps to really show our true pace. If I were to have bet on where we were going to qualify, I would have said third. Congrats to Marcus, his first career pole in IndyCar. I'm ecstatic for tomorrow; I'm pumped. This place really is a joy to drive, and every lap out there is really fun. It's a great circuit."

Practice 2 | P10, 1:34.5305 |
Practice 2 Laps | 22 |
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 2 | P9, 1:35.0760 |
Starting Position | 18th |
"These streets are a challenge, to say the least. We had tough luck losing our flyer on the red flag, so by the time we had our one timed lap, we lost the window to get our tires to temp, and I’m still working to get more comfortable in the car. We’ll do some work overnight. As I always say, points are scored on Sunday, so tomorrow’s what matters, and I’m ready to chase the front.”

Practice 2 | P17, 1:34.9619 |
Practice 2 Laps | 23 |
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 2 | P11, 1:35.2288 |
Starting Position | 22nd |
"Disappointing result, but the car is fast. We had some strong lap times but then went into the runoff on our one-lap shootout. So, unfortunate result, but I'm still confident for tomorrow given that the pace is there."
Warmup | Sunday, 9:50 a.m. ET | FS1 |
Race Tune In | Saturday, 11:30 a.m. ET | FOX |
Green Flag | Sunday, 12:17 p.m. ET | FOX |