11 September 2022 00:55 (UTC)
"It will be interesting to see who chooses a three-stopper or four-stopper"
A solid day of qualifying for the Arrow McLaren SP team.
Pato O'Ward made the Firestone Fast Six for the ninth time this season and will start the race from the sixth position. Felix Rosenqvist ran the fastest lap of the weekend in Round 1, but didn't find the lap time in Round 2 and will start ninth on Sunday.
Read what both Arrow McLaren SP drivers Pato O'Ward, Felix Rosenqvist and President Taylor Kiel said after Saturday's on-track activity.
Round | 17/17 |
Where | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca |
When | Sunday, September 11 |
Race laps | 95 |
Total race distance | 212.61 miles / 342.16 km |
Length | 2.23 miles / 3.60 km |
Number of turns | 11 |
Follow | @ArrowMcLarenSP on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube |
Practice 2 | 1:13.7735 | 9 laps | 26th |
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1 | 1:11.9993 | 5th | |
Qualifying - Round 2 | 1:11.5472 | 4th | |
Qualifying - Firestone Fast Six | 1:12.4542 | 6th | |
Qualifying Position | 6th |
"It was a decent day for us. We got into the Firestone Fast Six and then made the wrong tire choice and was just on the wrong tire to do that run, which put us P6, but it’s not a bad position to start tomorrow. It’s a tire degradation race. Track position is important. It will be interesting to see who chooses a three-stopper or four-stopper, and we’ll let it rip from there."
Practice 2 | 1:12.6659 | 17 laps | 19th |
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 2 | 1:11.3471 | 1st | |
Qualifying - Round 2 | 1:11.7285 | 9th | |
Qualifying Position | 9th |
"In Round 1, Group 2, we did 71.3 second lap and tried to do the same in Round 2, but we were missing four tenths of that lap, so I’m not really sure what happened. Just kind of lacking grip a little bit, something on tire warmup or something I could have done different, but a top 10 is pretty solid. I would have been happy with a little bit higher starting position here, but I think I have a good opportunity tomorrow."
"I think we started to gamble a little early on the weekend with tire choice. I thought we were in pretty good shape having new prime tires there at the end. Ultimately, we just didn’t have the pace as the used red Firestones did. That’s what it is, though. I think we’re in a pretty good position for tomorrow. Both the No. 5 and No. 7 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolets have good pace.
"I’m bummed out that Felix wasn’t there in the Firestone Fast Six with Pato because I think he had the pace to do it but just didn’t get it done. Nonetheless, we’ve got a long race tomorrow. There’s going to be a lot of tire degradations. There’s going to be people coming and going and we’re going to try to make the best of it."
Warmup | Sunday, 12 - 12:30 p.m. ET |
Tune In | Sunday, 2:40 p.m. ET on NBC |
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