The 19-year-old will take the reins of the workforce’s No. 6 Chevrolet beginning with this weekend’s spherical at Laguna Seca.
Arrow McLaren has introduced the signing of Nolan Siegel to a multi-year deal, which can start with this weekend’s IndyCar Sequence spherical at Laguna Seca.
A 19-year-old California native, Siegel is recent off taking the LMP2 class victory within the 24 Hours of Le Mans with United Autosports, the workforce owned by McLaren CEO Zak Brown.
Siegel will take over the No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet from reigning Components 2 champion Théo Pourchaire, who was introduced simply final month because the workforce’s driver to run the remainder of the 2024 season aside from the Indianapolis 500. The 20-year-old Frenchman was initially introduced in to substitute whereas David Malukas – who has since been launched by the workforce and joined Meyer Shank Racing – recovered from a preseason harm that required surgical procedure.
Theo Pourchaire, Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Photograph by: Josh Tons / Motorsport Pictures
“Stability and sustained development are key to our long-term recreation plan right here, and it is a vital step in that mission,” stated Gavin Ward, Staff Principal for Arrow McLaren.
“First, I need to thank Théo for his time filling in on the No. 6 automotive with us in latest weeks. We’ve been working by way of musical chairs all season, and finally, making this alteration to Nolan now that he’s out there provides us the possibility to construct a basis for the longer term. He’s a younger, gifted driver with an immense quantity of expertise at this stage of his profession and we’re excited to proceed on the upward journey collectively.”
In line with the workforce’s launch, Siegel will drive the entry “for the ten remaining races this season and 2025 and past.”
In moving into the function with Arrow McLaren, he’ll forgo the remainder of his sophomore marketing campaign in Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports, the place he was positioned fourth within the championship standings.
Siegel’s various driving portfolio additionally consists of LMP2 victories in IMSA with CrowdStrike Racing through the 2023 marketing campaign, which got here within the Six Hours of The Glen and Petit Le Mans. He additionally helped declare an LMP2 win within the Asian Le Mans Sequence later that very same season with Inter Europol Competitors.
A curler coaster 12 months for Siegel
This 12 months noticed Siegel get an early style of the IndyCar Sequence, debuting within the non-points exhibition at The Thermal Membership with Dale Coyne Racing in March. He additionally drove for the workforce at Lengthy Seaside (ending a present profession greatest twentieth) and missed making the sector of 33 after a go-for-broke effort that ended with him crashing in Indy 500 qualifying.
Within the earlier spherical at Highway America, Siegel withdrew from his Indy NXT race after receiving the chance to substitute for Agustin Canapino at Juncos Hollinger Racing.
“I’m wanting ahead to leaping proper in with the Arrow McLaren workforce this week and confirming my place within the NTT IndyCar Sequence in papaya transferring ahead,” stated Siegel, the 2023 Indy NXT Rookie of the Yr.
“That is an sudden bounce, however I’m thrilled to be on this place after a rewarding run within the Indy NXT by Firestone sequence with HMD Motorsports. I’m wanting ahead to this new journey and studying alongside your entire workforce beginning this weekend in my house state.”
Podium: LMP2: Race winner #22 United Autosports Oreca 07: Gibson: Oliver Jarvis, Bijoy Garg, Nolan Siegel
Photograph by: Alexander Trienitz
