Barber Motorsports Park | April 30, 2022

It was a full day of on-track activity for the Arrow McLaren SP teams with Practice 2, Qualifying and Final Practice.

Practice 2 was filled with a few red flag moments, causing time to be limited to make laps. By the end of the session, Pato O'Ward finished practice second, while Felix was in 18th.

Qualifying came next, where both cars made the Firestone Fast Six. This was the first time Pato and Felix have made it to the final round of qualifying as teammates. Following the session, Pato secured a second-place starting position and Felix will start sixth.

A 30-minute final practice session closed out the day where Pato finished P13 and Felix in P23.

Below, read what Arrow McLaren SP drivers Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist and President Taylor Kiel had to say following Saturday's sessions.

Key info

Round	4/17
Where	Barber Motorsports Park
When	Sunday, May 1
Race laps	90
Total race distance	207 miles / 333.13 km
Length	2.3 miles / 3.7 km
Number of turns	17
Follow	@ArrowMcLarenSP on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube

Practice 2	1:06.0136	18 laps	2nd
Qualifying - Round 1	1:06.2448	7 laps	2nd
Qualifying - Round 2	1:06.1054	7 laps	1st
Qualifying - Firestone Fast Six	1:06.4003	2 laps	2nd
Starting Position			2nd
Final Practice	1:08.0377	18 laps	13th

"It was a solid day for Arrow McLaren SP. We had a great qualifying and we can do a lot from there. We are starting second tomorrow and the car has felt good and comfortable. We will have to see what the best strategy is going to be in the race, I think the weather is going to have a lot to say about that. We are looking forward to having a good race tomorrow."

Practice 2	1:06.8540	19 laps	18th
Qualifying - Round 1	1:06.3855	7 laps	3rd
Qualifying - Round 2	1:06.2721	7 laps	4th
Qualifying - Firestone Fast Six	1:06:6410	3 laps	6th
Starting Position			6th
Final Practice	1:09.2245	18 laps	23rd

"Another good qualifying and Firestone Fast Six appearance for the No. 7 Vuse Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet. We have been on a roll in qualifying. Obviously, you want to be better than sixth when you make the Fast Six, but we will definitely take that position after what started as a tricky weekend. We got a pretty good read on both tires during the final practice so now we just need to execute tomorrow."

Taylor Kiel, President, Arrow McLaren SP

"This was our best qualifying of the year. I was really pleased to see both Pato and Felix make the Firestone Fast Six. We just missed out on pole and a better starting position for Felix, we know there is more pace to be had. Our cars were good in the final practice session, so we've done all we can do to be prepared for tomorrow. Now, we hope to leave here with a good result as a team."

Session times

Green Flag

Sunday, 1:15 p.m. ET on NBC

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