A hot, blistering weekend in Nashville, Tenn. comes to a close.

The 80-lap event on Sunday found Arrow McLaren SP leaving the Streets of Nashville with a seventh-place and 24th-place finish.

Pato O'Ward started the race in the fifth position and was holding steady between fourth and fifth. On Lap 25, Pato was hit in the rear and ended his day with a terminal gearbox. Felix started the race 15th and moved forward throughout the race. A gutsy call at the end to change to new Firestone green tires allowed him to have fresh tires and finish seventh.

Hear from both Arrow McLaren SP drivers Felix Rosenqvist and Pato O’Ward, as well as President Taylor Kiel after today's race at Nashville. The next race on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule is at Gateway just outside of St. Louis, Missouri.

Key info

Round	14/17
Where	Streets of Nashville
When	Sunday, August 7
Race laps	80
Total race distance	173.6 miles / 279.3 km
Length	2.17 miles / 3.49 km
Number of turns	11
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Starting Position		15th
Finishing Position		7th
Championship Standing	325 points	9th

"It was a crazy race. I think last year was crazy, but this one was even crazier. I didn't even know what was happening. 

"I just tried to have good restarts - there was probably six or seven restarts in the race. It was weird because everyone went way too early and then everyone hit the brakes. It seemed like everyone was going wide into Turn 9 so there were times where you made a bunch of spots and times when you lost a bunch. Honestly, it was like a flip of a coin or roulette going into that one.

"The No. 7 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet was really quick. I think we had a quicker car than where we finished. These days, you're happy to just finish, honestly. There's so much going on and I think the car is banged up on all four corners. But, a good job to everyone on the No. 7 crew and we'll keep pushing."

Starting Position		5th
Finishing Position		24th
Championship Standing	391 points	7th

"The No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet was strong all weekend; unfortunately, we didn't have much luck in the race. I saw a car slowing down so I just had to get on the brakes. What Graham Rahal did to me, I was going to do to Will Power. Sadly, there's only one way to look at it and it was a big enough hit to break something in the gearbox. I just couldn't get it into any gear. Unfortunately, that's our day."

"This is a wild track. We are now two-for-two with ridiculous outcomes. Certainly, this track is a unique challenge for everybody.

"Pato’s race was ended early with contact from Graham Rahal, ultimately costing a few cars and we were right in the middle of it. It ended up being a terminal gearbox issue that put us out early.

"With the timing of that caution, Felix got hosed and it shuffled him back. They were able to claw their way forward throughout the rest of the race to make the most out of their day. I’m proud of that group for continuing to fight and make some gutsy calls at the end to put themselves in position to make up some track position.

"Overall, it’s not a great day for the team, but I’m proud of the work and effort to recover and make the most of it. We will use the break to get ready for Gateway.”

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