Arrow McLaren earned its first 1-2 start in NTT INDYCAR SERIES competition, as Pato O’Ward and Christian Lundgaard locked out the front row Saturday during NTT P1 Award qualifying for The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix.
Team veteran O’Ward earned his sixth career pole and first since July 2022 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with a top lap of 1 minute, 39.9567 seconds during the Firestone Fast Six in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. The pole was an impressive rebound for Mexican driver O’Ward, who qualified a disappointing 23rd in the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding earlier this month.
SEE: Qualifying Results
O’Ward turned his best lap with one minute, 45…