Long Beach is an iconic spot on the IndyCar calendar. Photo: IndyCar
The streets of Long Beach, California hosted IndyCar for the annual event, and it was Kyle Kirkwood who walked away as the series’ newest winner.
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The sophomore driver started on pole and led the most laps on the way to his first victory in the top series, putting a smile on the face of his team owner Michael Andretti.
Romain Grosjean finished close behind, giving Andretti Autosport a 1-2 finish on the day. Marcus Ericsson was third, and ran out of time to make a charge for the top spots.
A few other favorites heading into the day had a race to forget, with Pato O’Ward and Scott Dixon both finishing down the order.
Position | Driver | Team | Gap | |||
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1 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | ||||
2 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | 0.9907 | |||
3 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2.0588 | |||
4 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | 7.6371 | |||
5 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | 8.7770 | |||
6 | Will Power | Team Penske | 30.3224 | |||
7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | 30.9744 | |||
8 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | 31.9119 | |||
9 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | 33.7842 | |||
10 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | 42.8320 | |||
11 | Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 45.4351 | |||
12 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 46.2809 | |||
13 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 47.2828 | |||
14 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 47.2828 | |||
15 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | 49.4864 | |||
16 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Autosport | 59.9343 | |||
17 | Pato O’Ward | Arrow McLaren | 1 lap | |||
18 | Sting Ray Robb | Dale Coyne Racing | 1 lap | |||
19 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 1 lap | |||
20 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing | 1 lap | |||
21 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | 1 lap | |||
22 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | 2 laps | |||
23 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | 2 laps | |||
24 | Benjamin Pedersen | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 3 laps | |||
25 | Agustin Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 33 laps | |||
26 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | 37 laps | |||
27 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 48 laps |
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