No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda
P15 – R1
P6 – R2
| Race 1 | Race 2 | |
| Started | P22 | P24 |
| Standings | P3 (505 points) | P2 (490 points) |
- RACE 1
- Kyle Kirkwood took the green from 22nd yesterday afternoon for Race 1 of the doubleheader weekend.
- The No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda moved up a few positions early and made its first stop on Lap 45 before breaking into the top 10 by Lap 57.
- Running seventh just behind teammate Power, the Florida driver held the position until the red flag flew on Lap 91, postponing the remainder of Race 1 to tonight.
- Lining up 10th when racing resumed, Kirkwood quickly moved back to eighth by Lap 115.
- Called to pit just before the yellow came out on Lap 151, Kirkwood was caught in pit lane and fell a lap down before taking the wave-around to return to the lead lap.
- Back on the lead lap, the No. 27 lined up 16th for the restart and worked his way back into the top 10 by Lap 193.
- Kirkwood continued to battle through the closing stages, running 15th with less than 10 laps remaining.
- The No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda took the checkered in 15th, with Kirkwood holding third in the championship standings as Alex Palou clinched the 2026 title.
- RACE 2
- Following overnight repairs by the No. 27 Sam’s Club crew after sustaining damage in Friday’s practice session, Kirkwood was back in action this weekend before taking the green for Race 2 today from 24th.
- Kirkwood moved up five positions on the opening lap and continued working his way forward, reaching 14th before making his first stop under yellow on Lap 39.
- After the restart, Kirkwood broke into the top 10 by Lap 48 before working his way up to second ahead of the next round of pit stops.
- The No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda returned to the top three after the next round of stops before settling back inside the top 10 heading into the final stint.
- Kirkwood ultimately took the checkered in sixth, gaining 18 positions to earn Jostens Biggest Mover of the Race.
“We ended Race 2 in P6 earlier today, which is really good from P24. Then in Race 1, we obviously weren’t as high up there, but the Sam’s Club Honda was good. I had to jump some hurdles in both races to get ourselves towards the front. Ultimately, Race 1 didn’t pay off for us, but Race 2 was a good show of what we can do here.”
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