With an excellent drive and a very good ultimate pit cease from his No. 5 crew, Arrow McLaren driver Pato O’Ward received Sunday’s NTT IndyCar Sequence race at Mid-Ohio, holding off his McLaren teammate Christian Lundgaard to attain his first victory of the 2026 IndyCar season.
O’Ward entered Sunday’s race with out a podium end by means of the primary 10 races of the marketing campaign, however pounced on Lundgaard after the latter went broad in the course of the second half of the race and pulled away to earn the checkered flag. It is the tenth win of O’Ward IndyCar profession.
“It has been a yr,” O’Ward advised Fox Sports activities. “It has been a troublesome one for positive. At this time’s only a good instance of execution. I waited for the right time to pounce. From there we simply managed it. The fellows have been superb within the pits. This automotive’s been a pleasure to drive all weekend.”
The 1-2 end for McLaren is the primary within the group’s historical past. Sunday’s race on the Lexington, Ohio, street course went caution-free.
