| CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media DayMay 21, 2026 Row 7 – Nolan Siegel THE MODERATOR: We’ll go ahead and continue on with row 7 here at Indy 500 media day. Starting 20th back in his second start in the 500, finished the season in 10th at the Sonsio Grand Prix, driving the No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, we welcome in Nolan Siegel. THE MODERATOR: .Tell me about your preparation the last couple weeks, what’s it been like, and how anxious are you to hop in a car, hopefully, weather permitting, for two hours tomorrow?NOLAN SIEGEL: I’m very excited. We’ve had a very smooth month so far. Happy with our race car, happy in traffic, a lot more comfortable than last year. Looking forward to getting back in. Hopefully the rain holds off tomorrow. We’ll see.Honestly, I left Monday kind of saying, if I was to just jump into the race in that car, I would be happy. I think we’re in a really good spot and looking forward to getting back at it. THE MODERATOR: Honestly, Sunday’s conditions, a little cooler than what you experienced in practice group running prior. Certainly got all the notes for that when it comes to that.Open it up for questions.Q. We already have heard that maybe there’s a lot of people with confidence in their cars. Do you feel like you already have the car, or still have any doubts of little things in order to go to the race?NOLAN SIEGEL: I think the doubts for me come with condition changes. I think there are a lot of people that have felt very strong in one set of conditions and then they change and it has kind of flipped the grid around, which is what we saw in qualifying.A lot of people that felt strong, including us, like Friday felt super strong, and then come out on Sunday when it was 10 degrees hotter or whatever it was and kind of completely flipped the script.We’ll see what the conditions are on Sunday, and I think that that will kind of dictate who’s strong and who’s weak, and I think there will be some surprises if the conditions do change compared to tomorrow or Monday. Q. Nolan, last year you had Kyle Larson as the fourth Arrow McLaren and now you’ve got Ryan Hunter-Reay, series champion, Indy 500 winner. How much have you been able to learn from him to help increase your program this year?NOLAN SIEGEL: Yeah, a huge amount. Ryan’s been involved with the team the whole season leading up to now as well. It’s been nice to get a chance to get to know him before he jumped in as a driver this month at the 500. Having him and TK together as well is just a huge wealth of experience for me to pull from I think for the whole team, it’s not just me — obviously I’m the least experienced, but for Pato and Christian and for all of the engineers, just having people like Ryan that have been successful in INDYCAR, been successful at the 500 with different teams in different situations, I think is super, super valuable, and it’s pushed the whole team forward. Q. Looking at the speeds over here, the only difference is 4/10,000 of a second. Is it crazy to think about two different teams and you’re so close on the speed chart here?NOLAN SIEGEL: That’s what makes this place so difficult. The margins are extremely small. Like Louis said, you can make small changes that takes you from a very happy car to a very unhappy car or an unhappy car to a happy car, I think. Yeah, you miss it by a little bit, and that’s what makes the difference, and that’s what makes it so difficult. Q. Nolan, just a quick one for you. We spoke to different members of the Arrow McLaren after qualifying, and there was a fair bit of head scratching going on. With the hot temperatures, one car went one way and the other car went the other way. As a team collectively, do you feel like through that experience you’re more prepared for the changing weather conditions that could come on Sunday?NOLAN SIEGEL: For sure. With the condition change, we all sort of missed it a little bit in qualifying, which was frustrating because we’ve been very happy in general all month, and I think again much stronger than last year as a team.So to miss it in qualifying was a little bit of a disappointment, but it definitely taught us a lot. I think we’re better prepared for the condition change that’s coming this weekend.I don’t think we knew how big a difference it was going to be given that we’ve kind of been running in cool, cloudy conditions all month and just underestimated that change a little bit, I think.Looking forward to Sunday now having had that experience, but at the same time, I think a lot of other people have the same story and are going to be a lot stronger as well. It’s not just us that are learning. We’ll see. Hopefully we’ve learned more than others. Q. Nolan, you actually said you’re doing something wrong if you don’t get at least two in a season.NOLAN SIEGEL: Yeah, I feel like I’ve had a very under the radar, chill season so far, and I have not been flipped off yet. I think I need to up the aggression a little bit. Q. Today is actually Global Accessibility Awareness Day. I’m blind. So if I were to express to my friends that are blind, what do you hear in the car? Is it the comms that keeps you focused, or is it the feeling of the road and the car?NOLAN SIEGEL: I think it’s a mixture of everything, to be honest. It’s kind of such an all-consuming experience driving the race car, and I think that’s part of what makes it enjoyable is there’s the sound, the feel, the focus that’s required.It’s very difficult to think about anything else in that moment, and I think that’s kind of what makes it enjoyable and almost like calming and zen at times. It’s like a full sensory experience, which is quite cool.It’s nice to have a time where you can’t think about anything else. THE MODERATOR: Thanks so much for coming up on the big white couch today. Have a great rest of your Media Day. Good luck tomorrow. Have a great day tomorrow. |
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| CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 7 – Nolan Siegel THE MODERATOR: We’ll go ahead and continue on with row 7 here at Indy 500 media day. Starting 20th back in his second start in the 500, finished the season in 10th at the Sonsio Grand Prix, driving the No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, we welcome in Nolan Siegel. THE MODERATOR: .Tell me about your preparation the last couple weeks, what’s it been like, and how anxious are you to hop in a car, hopefully, weather permitting, for two hours tomorrow?NOLAN SIEGEL: I’m very excited. We’ve had a very smooth month so far. Happy with our race car, happy in traffic, a lot more comfortable than last year. Looking forward to getting back in. Hopefully the rain holds off tomorrow. We’ll see.Honestly, I left Monday kind of saying, if I was to just jump into the race in that car, I would be happy. I think we’re in a really good spot and looking forward to getting back at it. THE MODERATOR: Honestly, Sunday’s conditions, a little cooler than what you experienced in practice group running prior. Certainly got all the notes for that when it comes to that.Open it up for questions.Q. We already have heard that maybe there’s a lot of people with confidence in their cars. Do you feel like you already have the car, or still have any doubts of little things in order to go to the race?NOLAN SIEGEL: I think the doubts for me come with condition changes. I think there are a lot of people that have felt very strong in one set of conditions and then they change and it has kind of flipped the grid around, which is what we saw in qualifying.A lot of people that felt strong, including us, like Friday felt super strong, and then come out on Sunday when it was 10 degrees hotter or whatever it was and kind of completely flipped the script.We’ll see what the conditions are on Sunday, and I think that that will kind of dictate who’s strong and who’s weak, and I think there will be some surprises if the conditions do change compared to tomorrow or Monday. Q. Nolan, last year you had Kyle Larson as the fourth Arrow McLaren and now you’ve got Ryan Hunter-Reay, series champion, Indy 500 winner. How much have you been able to learn from him to help increase your program this year?NOLAN SIEGEL: Yeah, a huge amount. Ryan’s been involved with the team the whole season leading up to now as well. It’s been nice to get a chance to get to know him before he jumped in as a driver this month at the 500. Having him and TK together as well is just a huge wealth of experience for me to pull from I think for the whole team, it’s not just me — obviously I’m the least experienced, but for Pato and Christian and for all of the engineers, just having people like Ryan that have been successful in INDYCAR, been successful at the 500 with different teams in different situations, I think is super, super valuable, and it’s pushed the whole team forward. Q. Looking at the speeds over here, the only difference is 4/10,000 of a second. Is it crazy to think about two different teams and you’re so close on the speed chart here?NOLAN SIEGEL: That’s what makes this place so difficult. The margins are extremely small. Like Louis said, you can make small changes that takes you from a very happy car to a very unhappy car or an unhappy car to a happy car, I think. Yeah, you miss it by a little bit, and that’s what makes the difference, and that’s what makes it so difficult. Q. Nolan, just a quick one for you. We spoke to different members of the Arrow McLaren after qualifying, and there was a fair bit of head scratching going on. With the hot temperatures, one car went one way and the other car went the other way. As a team collectively, do you feel like through that experience you’re more prepared for the changing weather conditions that could come on Sunday?NOLAN SIEGEL: For sure. With the condition change, we all sort of missed it a little bit in qualifying, which was frustrating because we’ve been very happy in general all month, and I think again much stronger than last year as a team.So to miss it in qualifying was a little bit of a disappointment, but it definitely taught us a lot. I think we’re better prepared for the condition change that’s coming this weekend.I don’t think we knew how big a difference it was going to be given that we’ve kind of been running in cool, cloudy conditions all month and just underestimated that change a little bit, I think.Looking forward to Sunday now having had that experience, but at the same time, I think a lot of other people have the same story and are going to be a lot stronger as well. It’s not just us that are learning. We’ll see. Hopefully we’ve learned more than others. Q. Nolan, you actually said you’re doing something wrong if you don’t get at least two in a season.NOLAN SIEGEL: Yeah, I feel like I’ve had a very under the radar, chill season so far, and I have not been flipped off yet. I think I need to up the aggression a little bit. Q. Today is actually Global Accessibility Awareness Day. I’m blind. So if I were to express to my friends that are blind, what do you hear in the car? Is it the comms that keeps you focused, or is it the feeling of the road and the car?NOLAN SIEGEL: I think it’s a mixture of everything, to be honest. It’s kind of such an all-consuming experience driving the race car, and I think that’s part of what makes it enjoyable is there’s the sound, the feel, the focus that’s required.It’s very difficult to think about anything else in that moment, and I think that’s kind of what makes it enjoyable and almost like calming and zen at times. It’s like a full sensory experience, which is quite cool.It’s nice to have a time where you can’t think about anything else. THE MODERATOR: Thanks so much for coming up on the big white couch today. Have a great rest of your Media Day. Good luck tomorrow. Have a great day tomorrow. |
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| Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5 2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums – Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15 Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition) 27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911) Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913) |