When an exciting full field classification session came to an end on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the four McLaren drivers of Arrow had described for the Indianapolis 500.
And two of those drivers still have an opportunity in the pole position.
Both Nolan Siegel and the champion of the Nascar Kyle Larson Cup series, which tries “The Double” again this year after a rain delay in the Indianapolis 500 last year, made the Coca-Cola 600 be lost, described within the Top 30, with Larson ready to start in P21 and Siegel ended in P26.
But both Pato O’ward and Christian Lundgaard ended up within the top 12, with both drivers advancing to Fast 12 on Sunday.
“It was a good day,” Lundgaard said in the report after the team qualification. “I think we started a little on the back foot, but we had a very good second race that took us to fasting 12 for tomorrow. I am very happy and I think we can take that impulse to tomorrow. We will see if we can find in the car and make a makeup.”
Larson admitted that he was “nervous” after his first classification career, but the Nascar driver connected No. 17 in his second attempt to move on to P21.
“After the first race, I was a little nervous that it could be one of the boys fighting for the final places,” Larson said. “Obviously, we would love to be in Fast 12 again, but in general one day with two races. I felt quite balanced, but that comes with a commitment or a little speed.
“I had a bad restart last year and returned to this initial position, and we could fight forward. We will be ready to execute some good laps and have a good result.”
Siegel, who fell short last year in his attempt to qualify for driving 500 last year to Dale Coyne Racing, reserved a place in his first Indianapolis 500 with a good effort for 26. While Siegel called “disappointing and confusing”, he believes that his car No. 6 will be stronger on the day of the race.
“It was a little disappointing and confusing for us. We are in the program, and we will be fine on the day of the race, but I am not sure why we were so slow. The balance was good. I made four flat laps, and we are simply missing.” I don’t think that translates to the race day, I thought, and I thought we will resolve it, but we are not where we start. “
Then there is O’Ward, who is currently fourth in the Indycar classification and comes from a second place in the Sansio Grand Prix last week. EITHER
“We really don’t feel the need to practice this morning; I felt that the car was quite robust,” O’Ward said. “I am happy with the work we have done all month. The children and girls of Arrow McLaren and the Chevy team have really given me a fantastic car to work and I got where I needed it.
“It was the best qualification race of Indy 500 that I have had.”
Both of each of the 12 main cars of the full field rating on Saturday guarantees an attempt to qualify, with the order based on Saturday, which work from the slowest to the fastest.
This means that Lundgaard will be the first driver to get out of the line on Sunday duration of fasting 12.
The upper six advance to Firestone Fast Six with a shot in the pole position in the line, while the lower six in fasting 12 will fill points 7 to 12 in the grid for the 109 ° Indianapolis 500.
