Felix Rosenqvist is off to a strong start to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES race weekend at the Portland International Raceway. The Swedish driver was P5 on the speed charts in the opening 75 minute in length practice session with a top time of 58.6428-seconds in his No. 6 Dallara-Chevrolet.

“I had a little off in the beginning. Apart from that, it was fairly smooth,” he admitted. “It seemed like a little bit different balance from last year. We were a bit lost initially, and we kind of worked ourselves back to it.

“Kind of a weird result, like Lundgaard and Kirkwood. We were kind of, like, in the distance lap time-wise. We have a little bit of a gap to close tomorrow, but overall we’re P-5, so kind of in the mix, but yeah, a lot to work on.”

However, his speed wasn’t the story. It was actually what he admitted to in the post practice press conference. When asked about his 2024 plans, Roseqnvist said, “I think you’ll know soon. If you wait a little bit more, you’ll get your answer.”

When asked when that would be?

“Between two and six. Between two and six,” he said.

He meant that as in days. So between Sunday’s BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland (3 p.m. ET, NBC, INDYCAR Radio Network) and the open test date in Laguna Seca, we’ll know Rosenqvist’s plans.

Is the 2-and-6 a play on words? He’s in the 6 now. However, some are speculating that he’s leaving McLaren and the most likely destination that I’ve been hearing is either Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing or Meyer Shank Racing.

MSR has been the top team I’ve heard with him teaming with Tom Blomqvist. The car is No. 06 now but could it be No. 62?

Still, Rosenqvist seems to have found a landing spot to stay here for which he was wondering at this time last season what his path would be.

He has been year-to-year with Arrow McLaren Racing and last June, it looked like when they announced he had signed a multi-year deal, he was likely going over to Formula E. However, he honestly didn’t want to go back to that series. He wanted to stay. But with McLaren thinking they had a deal with Alex Palou, the writing was on the wall.

Palou was coming over to take Rosenqvist’s ride. But, with legal litigation between Palou and Chip Ganassi Racing, it allowed a path for Rosenqvist to maybe stay after all.

His deal with McLaren was a wild one. If he found a ride by a certain date to stay, then he could. With that date nearing a deadline and Palou’s situation being foggy, McLaren elected to option Rosenqvist to stay with the camp but in his current ride for 2023. However, it was another one-year deal with all signs pointing to Palou joining in 2024 now.

With this drama coming each season, Rosenqvist was over it. It was time to look outside the camp to find a more stable future.

It sounds like he’s found something…