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Kirkwood Passes Palou to Win Inaugural Arlington GP, Seizes IndyCar Points Lead

Andretti Global underscored its street-course strength with three cars in the top four on the new 2.73-mile, 14-turn circuit in Arlington.

Overview

  • Kyle Kirkwood overtook Alex Palou with about 15–16 laps remaining at Turn 13/14 after the final pit stops, overcoming a slower service to control the finish.
  • Two late cautions — Christian Rasmussen stopping with four laps to go and a final-lap collision between Nolan Siegel and Romain Grosjean — produced a finish under yellow.
  • Andretti placed three drivers in the top four as Will Power took third for his first Andretti podium and polesitter Marcus Ericsson finished fourth.
  • The victory moves Kirkwood to a 26-point championship lead over runner-up Palou after three races, while Josef Newgarden fell to third after finishing 15th.
  • A post-race penalty dropped Felix Rosenqvist from sixth to 20th for jumping the final restart, promoting David Malukas to sixth in the classification.