After giving up his lead from pole mid-race to Josef Newgarden, Kyle Kirkwood rode a strong final pit stop to his first-career IndyCar win on Sunday.
didn't stay up front all day after his first IndyCar start from pole, but the Andretti Autosport driver finished there.
Helio Castroneves brought out the 85-lap race's first caution, spinning on cold tires coming into Turn 1, but in the few seconds the race was green, Newgarden jumped four cars, going from eighth to fourth. Having started on primary tires at a track that ate up the green alternates all weekend, Newgarden survived subsequent attacks from those around him and bided his time until Lap 19, when he snagged third place from Grosjean.
On the Lap 26 restart, Juncos Hollinger Racing rookie Agustin Canapino led the field to green, having opted not to pit. His JHR teammate Callum Ilott pulled off of pitlane and blended just in front of his teammate, forcing a stack-up of cars behind him. Castroneves got into Canapino while trying to get around. In that chaos, Canapino got into Kirkwood, giving Newgarden a window to get around them both and surge into the lead ‒ where he'd stay for 27 laps.
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