Arrow McLAREN SP Race Preview: 2022 Grand Prix of Portland
"We must maximize every opportunity as a team"
Welcome to Portland!
This is the penultimate event of the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, where both Pato O'Ward and Felix Rosenqvist will be looking to collect solid points this weekend at the Portland International Raceway.
Both Arrow McLaren SP drivers will take to the track on Friday, September 2 for Practice 1, in preparation for additional practice sessions and qualifying on Saturday. By the end of Saturday's three on-track sessions, the team will go for a podium and win on Sunday.
Read what both Arrow McLaren SP drivers Pato and Felix, as well as President Taylor Kiel have to say going into the 16th race of the season. Tune in for the race on Sunday, September 4 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.
Key info
| Round | 16/17 |
| Where | Portland International Raceway |
| When | Sunday, September 4 |
| Race laps | 110 laps |
| Total race distance | 216.04 miles / 347.68 km |
| Length | 1.96 miles / 3.16 km |
| Number of turns | 12 |
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"Portland is a track that lately has been decided by Turn 1 crashes and strategy, so it will be interesting to see what happens this year. I have great memories there from 2018. We have one to go after Portland. I’m excited to end the season as it's been pretty hectic and up and down; hopefully, we end it on a high note."
"Portland was our best race last year. I thought we were competitive all through that weekend, and that was the point last season where things really turned around for us, so it'll be fun coming back. I think it’s one of the tracks where we come back, and you if can just start on a really good baseline, you don’t have to reinvent anything. We just have to fine-tune what we had last year, so I'm pretty excited about that. Hopefully, we can end the season on a high here; a couple podiums will be nice."
"We're excited to be back in Portland with another shot at the championship. With two races remaining on the 2022 calendar, we must maximize every opportunity as a team to ensure we are in the fight at the end. We've had good races in Portland in the past, but luck hasn't been on our side. Hopefully that changes this weekend."
Session times
| Practice 1 | Friday, 5:30 - 6:45 p.m. ET |
| Qualifying | Saturday, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET |
| Practice 2 | Saturday, 3:05 - 4:20 p.m. ET |
| Tune In | Sunday, 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC |
| Green Flag | Sunday, 3:23 p.m. ET |
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