Linus Lundqvist Selected as Arrow McLaren's Weekend Reserve Driver
Former INDY NXT by Firestone champion Linus Lundqvist has been chosen by Arrow McLaren to be a reserve driver for this weekend's NTT INDYCAR SERIES race in Toronto should full-time driver Nolan Siegel not be available.
Siegel suffered an accident in Saturday's race at Iowa Speedway and was not cleared by the INDYCAR Medical Team to drive in Sunday's race. The team did not field the No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet in that race.
Siegel, 20, will be evaluated by the INDYCAR Medical team on Thursday morning ahead of his travel to Toronto, and he will compete if cleared. Lining up Lundqvist was done as a precautionary matter in anticipation of the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto (noon ET, FOX, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network).
Lundqvist, 26, has 20 career NTT INDYCAR SERIES starts over the past two years. He made his series debut with Meyer Shank Racing in 2023, and last year he won at pole (at Road America) and scored a pair of third-place finishes (at Barber Motorsports Park and World Wide Technology Raceway) for Chip Ganassi Racing as he earned Rookie of the Year honors. He finished 17th in last year's Toronto race for CGR.
Lundqvist won the INDY NXT by Firestone championship in 2022.
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