Kyle Kirkwood
No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda
P6
| Started | P3 |
| Standings | P2 (293 points) |
- Making his fifth start at WWTR today from the second row, Kyle Kirkwood held onto his third-place starting spot for almost 30 laps before dropping back to fifth as teammate Ericsson made a charge around him to the front.
- Pitting from just outside the top five on Lap 52, the No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda had a clean stop before the first yellow of the day came out three laps later.
- As the field went back to green on Lap 63, Kirkwood solidified his place in the top five before pitting for his second stop of the day on Lap 108.
- Following the Lap 143 restart, Kirkwood had to fight for a spot in the top five, but despite a strong effort, began to fall slightly to seventh just over 10 laps later.
- Kirkwood managed to break into the top five once again following the second red flag, but as traffic picked up, he fell back down one position to cross the finish line in sixth place, securing his 39th INDYCAR career top 10.
“I can’t be too upset with P6. Good day for the No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda. It was a hectic day with reds and yellows. With strategy, we kind of just found ourselves in between fourth and 10th the whole race and came out in sixth. Obviously, congrats to Marcus. That was a phenomenal run. I thought he definitely could have had a win there. We added some Championship points to our advantage compared to P3 and P1 in the standings, so that’s a positive takeaway from here. Now, we roll into Road America after a week off.”
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