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| CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIESXPEL Grand Prix at Road America4.014-mile, 14-turn Road America road courseElkhart Lake, WisconsinFriday Practice ReportJune 19, 2026 ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (June 19) – Arrow McLaren and A.J. Foyt Racing put what they learned at a recent team test at “America’s National Park of Speed,” to good use in the first practice for the 2026 XPEL Grand Prix at Road America. Pato O’Ward in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, turned a lap at 104.3688 seconds, less than a tenth of a second off the top spot in a practice that had 24 of the 25 drivers within one second on the 4.014-mile, 14-turn Road America road course, the longest track of the season. Nolan Siegel in the No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet slotted in right behind his teammate, with Caio Collet in the No. 4 Combitrans Amazonia Chevrolet and Santino Ferrucci in the No. 14 Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet also ending the practice in the top ten. XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Friday practice results |
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| NTT INDYCAR SERIES News ConferenceFriday, June 19, 2026Marcus ArmstrongPato O’WardPress Conference THE MODERATOR: Pato O’Ward joins us. Ninth start here at Road America. My how time flies. Pato has six top fives this season. A bit off at Canada corner there. Adventurous? PATO O’WARD: Yeah, had a very good first run today, then everything else from there kind of went downhill. Yeah, need to figure out where we went wrong. We didn’t really change much, apart from tires. That seemed to be pretty unhappy for us.Yeah, maybe we just missed it there with pressures or something. THE MODERATOR: Still fourth quick, though. PATO O’WARD: Yeah, yeah. You were better on the reds? I feel like it was very hit or miss for people. Some people were much faster on the black. I was one of those. So yeah…THE MODERATOR: Open it up for questions. Q. Pato, a lot of times on street courses we get that tight, confined street course like Detroit. Here it’s wide open. How much do you like that aspect of Road America?PATO O’WARD: It’s a great track. It’s a beautiful facility. Also the fans are super, super excited to see us come here every single year. It really is a track that is a joy to drive.It races well. It obviously is a very rewarding track in qualifying, as well. Always happy to come back. Q. Do you think the cooler conditions are kind of making the tire wear a little bit wonky? Do you think that plays into it?PATO O’WARD: Weather’s beautiful. Obviously the heat will usually make them a little bit unhappier, I would say, on a long run. It’s hard to say because I don’t think anyone really got a long run in. Tough to say for that aspect. Q. The hybrid being turned down a little bit ’cause of reliability issues, do you think that’s going to change anything? Is it just a positive or negative for y’all?PATO O’WARD: I don’t think it’s going to change. I tested here a week ago. It was with the other energies. Yeah, I didn’t notice the energy. I think in lap time sensitivity it’s less than half a 10th. I don’t think it really does anything. Q. Sunday maybe a chance of rain. What does that do for preparation?PATO O’WARD: Yeah, I think it would make things interesting (smiling). Q. Pato, what do you take out of this or read out of the results?PATO O’WARD: Just guidance of where we want to go for qualifying. Just kind of getting a read on what the alternate’s going to do. Yeah, the nature of INDYCAR is you get surprised. You get surprised. What you felt in practice one, practice two, is completely different sometimes. You’re like, Why? Sometimes it is just a very smooth weekend.Yeah, whatever it is going to be we’re going to try to maximize it. Q. Pato, do you feel like you got a lot out of the testing?PATO O’WARD: Yeah. Test days are usually super helpful, especially close to a weekend because you get somewhat similar weather to what you’re going to get. That’s always a very good opportunity to extend your weekend and make it that much better.Hopefully we can get all three cars on a really strong program. THE MODERATOR: Guys, thank you. |
| Tune-In Guide SaturdayNTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice #2 – 11am (ET)/10am (CT)/9am (MT)/8am (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218NTT INDYCAR SERIES Qualifying – 2pm (ET)/1pm (CT)/noon (MT)/11am (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 SundayNTT INDYCAR SERIES Warm Up – 11am (ET)/10am (CT)/9am (MT)/8am (PT) – /INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218XPEL Grand Prix at Road America (55 laps)– 2pm (ET)/1pm (CT)/noon (MT)/11am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218  |
| Santino Ferrucci celebrates A.J. Foyt Racing’s first Chevrolet-powered podium at Road America in 2025 |
| Pato O’Ward during Friday practice for the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America |
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| CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIESXPEL Grand Prix at Road America4.014-mile, 14-turn Road America road courseElkhart Lake, WisconsinFriday Practice ReportJune 19, 2026 ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (June 19) – Arrow McLaren and A.J. Foyt Racing put what they learned at a recent team test at “America’s National Park of Speed,” to good use in the first practice for the 2026 XPEL Grand Prix at Road America. Pato O’Ward in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, turned a lap at 104.3688 seconds, less than a tenth of a second off the top spot in a practice that had 24 of the 25 drivers within one second on the 4.014-mile, 14-turn Road America road course, the longest track of the season. Nolan Siegel in the No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet slotted in right behind his teammate, with Caio Collet in the No. 4 Combitrans Amazonia Chevrolet and Santino Ferrucci in the No. 14 Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet also ending the practice in the top ten. XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Friday practice results |
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| NTT INDYCAR SERIES News ConferenceFriday, June 19, 2026Marcus ArmstrongPato O’WardPress Conference THE MODERATOR: Pato O’Ward joins us. Ninth start here at Road America. My how time flies. Pato has six top fives this season. A bit off at Canada corner there. Adventurous? PATO O’WARD: Yeah, had a very good first run today, then everything else from there kind of went downhill. Yeah, need to figure out where we went wrong. We didn’t really change much, apart from tires. That seemed to be pretty unhappy for us.Yeah, maybe we just missed it there with pressures or something. THE MODERATOR: Still fourth quick, though. PATO O’WARD: Yeah, yeah. You were better on the reds? I feel like it was very hit or miss for people. Some people were much faster on the black. I was one of those. So yeah…THE MODERATOR: Open it up for questions. Q. Pato, a lot of times on street courses we get that tight, confined street course like Detroit. Here it’s wide open. How much do you like that aspect of Road America?PATO O’WARD: It’s a great track. It’s a beautiful facility. Also the fans are super, super excited to see us come here every single year. It really is a track that is a joy to drive.It races well. It obviously is a very rewarding track in qualifying, as well. Always happy to come back. Q. Do you think the cooler conditions are kind of making the tire wear a little bit wonky? Do you think that plays into it?PATO O’WARD: Weather’s beautiful. Obviously the heat will usually make them a little bit unhappier, I would say, on a long run. It’s hard to say because I don’t think anyone really got a long run in. Tough to say for that aspect. Q. The hybrid being turned down a little bit ’cause of reliability issues, do you think that’s going to change anything? Is it just a positive or negative for y’all?PATO O’WARD: I don’t think it’s going to change. I tested here a week ago. It was with the other energies. Yeah, I didn’t notice the energy. I think in lap time sensitivity it’s less than half a 10th. I don’t think it really does anything. Q. Sunday maybe a chance of rain. What does that do for preparation?PATO O’WARD: Yeah, I think it would make things interesting (smiling). Q. Pato, what do you take out of this or read out of the results?PATO O’WARD: Just guidance of where we want to go for qualifying. Just kind of getting a read on what the alternate’s going to do. Yeah, the nature of INDYCAR is you get surprised. You get surprised. What you felt in practice one, practice two, is completely different sometimes. You’re like, Why? Sometimes it is just a very smooth weekend.Yeah, whatever it is going to be we’re going to try to maximize it. Q. Pato, do you feel like you got a lot out of the testing?PATO O’WARD: Yeah. Test days are usually super helpful, especially close to a weekend because you get somewhat similar weather to what you’re going to get. That’s always a very good opportunity to extend your weekend and make it that much better.Hopefully we can get all three cars on a really strong program. THE MODERATOR: Guys, thank you. |
| Tune-In Guide SaturdayNTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice #2 – 11am (ET)/10am (CT)/9am (MT)/8am (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218NTT INDYCAR SERIES Qualifying – 2pm (ET)/1pm (CT)/noon (MT)/11am (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 SundayNTT INDYCAR SERIES Warm Up – 11am (ET)/10am (CT)/9am (MT)/8am (PT) – /INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218XPEL Grand Prix at Road America (55 laps)– 2pm (ET)/1pm (CT)/noon (MT)/11am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 |
| Santino Ferrucci celebrates A.J. Foyt Racing’s first Chevrolet-powered podium at Road America in 2025 |
| Chevrolet at Road America Chevrolet Wins: 11 2024 – Will Power – Team Penske2022 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2018 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2016 – Will Power – Team Penske1993 – Paul Tracy – Team Penske1992 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1991 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1990 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1989 – Danny Sullivan – Team Penske1988 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Chevrolet Poles: 13 2021 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2020 Race #2 – Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren2020 Race #1 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2018 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2017 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2016 – Will Power -Team Penske1993 – Paul Tracy – Team Penske1992 – Paul Tracy – Team Penske1991 – Bob Rahal – Galles Racing1990 – Danny Sullivan – Team Penske1989 – Danny Sullivan – Team Penske1988 – Danny Sullivan – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Chevrolet Podiums: 34 Chevrolet podiums at Road America by driver: Josef Newgarden (6), Will Power (5), Mario Andretti (3), Emerson Fittipaldi (3), Rick Mears (3), Michael Andretti (2), Pato O’Ward (2) Bob Rahal (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Helio Castroneves (1), Santino Ferrucci (1), Tony Kanaan (1), Scott McLaughlin (1), Danny Sullivan (1), and Paul Tracy (1) Chevrolet podiums at Road America by team: Team Penske (19), Newman Haas Racing (5), Arrow McLaren (2), Galles Racing (2), Rahal Hogan Racing (2), , A.J. Foyt Racing (1), Chip Ganassi Racing (1),and Patrick Racing (1) Chevrolet Laps Led: 702 Chevrolet laps led at Road America by driver: Josef Newgarden (159), Will Power (81), Michael Andretti (79), Emerson Fittipaldi (76), Danny Sullivan (62), Paul Tracy (55), Mario Andretti (50), Pato O’Ward (43), Scott McLaughlin (26), Al Unser Jr. (24), Helio Castroneves (17), Max Chilton (7), Felix Rosenqvist (7), Kevin Magnussen (6), Christian Lundgaard (4), Oliver Askew (2), David Malukas (2), and Simon Pagenaud (2) Chevrolet laps led at Road America by team: Team Penske (443), Newman Haas Racing (129), Arrow McLaren (60), Patrick Racing (35) Galles Racing (24), Carlin (7), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), and Ed Carpenter Racing (2) Manufacturer History at Road America Wins (with competition) 11 — Chevrolet (2024, 2022, 2018, 2016, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)10 — Honda (2025, 2023, 2021, 2020 R2, 2020 R1, 2019, 2017, 2000, 1998, 1997)5 — Cosworth (1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982)4 — Ford (1999, 1996, 1995, 1994)2 — Toyota (2002, 2001) Poles (with competition) 13 — Chevrolet (2021, 2020 R2, 2020 R1, 2018, 2017, 2016, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)7 — Honda (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2000, 1996)5 — Cosworth (1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982)4 — Ford (2001, 1999, 1998, 1995)1 — Ilmor (1994)1 — Mercedes (1997)1 — Toyota (2002) |