Texas Motor Speedway | March 19, 2022

Arrow McLaren SP took to the racetrack in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday for practice and qualifying. Following qualifying, Felix Rosenqvist won the pole position and will start first in Sunday's 248-lap race.

Hear from Pato O'Ward, Felix Rosenqvist and Taylor Kiel following Practice 1, Qualifying and Practice 2 ahead of Sunday's XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Key info

Round	2/17
Where	Texas Motor Speedway
When	Sunday, March 20
Race laps	248
Race distance	372.8 miles / 600 km
Length	1.5 miles / 2.4 km
# of turns	4
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Practice 1	222.204 mph	34 laps	7th
Qualifying	220.579 mph		10th
Practice 2	220.832 mph	75 laps	12th

"It’s good to be back at Texas Motor Speedway. In qualifying, we misjudged the gearing a bit, along with a couple other things that would have gotten us closer to the speed of the No. 7 car. We can definitely fight from 10th, that’s not going to be an issue. I know how to race around here and the No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet feels really good. It reminds me of last year, so looking forward to going forward tomorrow."

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Practice 1	222.878 mph	41 laps	2nd
Qualifying	221.110 mph		1st
Practice 2	222.662 mph	93 laps	3rd

"It was a really good day. A lot of driving in one day, but I think we were up there in every session. I was able to get my first pole with Arrow McLaren SP and my first pole on an oval.  It’s a great feeling. To get a pole on an oval is something I think is really special. There’s so much commitment for those two laps, it brings a lot of joy. The entire No. 7 Vuse Arrow McLaren SP team deserves this after a tough couple of months. Now we have the best view for Turn 1 tomorrow. Texas is a place you want to start up front because it’s always a mess. Being in the back is not fun here, so we will take advantage of being out front tomorrow.”

Taylor Kiel, President, Arrow McLaren SP

"We are feeling really good. It was a long Saturday. This type of format is difficult on the team, specifically the mechanics and engineers. They have to crank out a lot of decisions and actions very quickly. I think the key to that is all the things we can do off track to give us a strong package when we arrive at the track. That had both Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolets starting in a good place.

"Felix getting the pole position was overdue and well-earned. I’m very happy for him and the No. 7 group. Both cars, at the end of the day, are race ready. They are both good in traffic. Pato's car feels very similar to where he was last year, so that is a good sign considering we won last year. Who knows how things are going to fall tomorrow, but we are positioned well for the race."

Session times

Tune in	Sunday, 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC
Green flag	Sunday, 12:40 p.m. ET

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