The faith placed by Arrow McLaren SP in 21-year-old Pato O’Ward to lead its reconfigured team was rewarded on Sunday at Road America as the young Mexican captured his first pole and dominated 95 percent of the race. It was the final five percent where things went awry for the Chevy-powered outfit as Chip Ganassi Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist swept by O’Ward to lead the last two laps. Struggling with rear traction on his used Firestone alternate (red) tires in the closing stint, O’Ward was powerless to stop Rosenqvist’s advance in the No. 10 Honda; the same balance problem occurred with the No. 5 Chevy on the previous stint while using Firestone’s primary (black) tires.
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