Arrow McLaren has "no fear" in running all four primary Indy 500 cars at Open Test

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Arrow McLaren will be running its primary challengers for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at this week’s Open Test.

The annual two days of testing is set for Tuesday (10am-6pm ET) and Wednesday (10am-5pm ET) as part of the buildup to the month of May festivities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Both days will be livestreamed on IndyCar’s YouTube channel.

Usually the Indy 500 Open Test will feature a split decision by the teams. Some will show up with the primary car they plan on bringing for the race, while others bring a random backup car instead of risking crashing their primary entry.

Tony Kanaan, who won the 2013 Indy 500 and now serves as Team Principal of Arrow McLaren, was asked by Motorsport.com in a recent roundtable with select media outlets if they anticipate running their primary Indy 500 cars at the Open Test.

“Oh yeah, definitely yes,” Kanaan said.

“I mean, at this point it's not a brag, but we have plenty of chassis that we are very well prepared. There is no fear on (crashing). I know some teams struggle when you go, ‘Oh, if you crash that car the other one is not as good.’”

Beyond the full-time driver lineup consisting of two-time Indy 500 runner-up Pato O’Ward, Christian Lundgaard, and Nolan Siegel, the team is bolstered with the one-off addition of 2014 event winner Ryan Hunter-Reay.

Kanaan also pointed to the addition of Kyle Moyer, who joined the organization last June after roughly a decade at Team Penske, as a major factor for the improved preparation across all its cars.

“Since Moyer got there, he put a whip on everybody,” Kanaan said. We're running what we need to run.”

And there’s also the added element of the age of the cars lowering the concern.

“What are we trying to save after 14 years? It's the same car,” Kanaan said. “And we have 12.”

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