| Texas Motor Speedway Date: Sunday, March 20th Round: 2/17 Race laps: 248 Total race distance: 372.8 miles/600 km Length: 1.5 miles/2.4 km Number of turns: 4 Session start times: Green Flag: Sunday, 12:40 p.m. ET TUNE IN: Sunday, 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC |
| Felix Rosenqvist, No. 7 Vuse Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet |
| Practice 1: 2nd, 222.878 mph Qualifying: 1st, 221.110 mph Starting Position: 1st Practice 2: 3rd, 222.662 mph “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 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.” |
| Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet |
| Practice 1: 7th, 222.204 mph Qualifying: 10th, 220.579 mph Starting Position: 10th Practice 2: 12th, 220.832 mph “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.” |
| 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 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 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.” |