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Kyle Kirkwood Claims Detroit Streets Victory in Thrilling Grand Prix Battle
Kyle Kirkwood Claims Detroit Streets Victory in Thrilling Grand Prix Battle originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Kyle Kirkwood delivered a commanding performance on Detroit's unforgiving streets capturing victory in the 2025 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. Advertisement The Andretti Global driver showcased exceptional skill and composure, securing his second NTT INDYCAR Series win of the season on the challenging 1.645-mile temporary circuit. Starting from third place behind his teammate Colton Herta, Kirkwood had to deal with plenty of drama. The Detroit street circuit is known for being tricky with bumpy roads and tight turns that catch drivers off guard. Multiple crashes brought out yellow flags throughout the race. Kyle Kirkwood (27) climbs into his car during practice for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Kirkwood made his big move around lap 50 taking the lead and making a smart pit stop at just the right time. This gave him fresh tires and enough fuel to make it to the finish. Even with other drivers breathing down his neck during several restarts, he stayed calm and focused. Advertisement This win follows his earlier victory at Long Beach showing that Kirkwood really knows how to handle street courses. These types of races are some of the hardest in INDYCAR because there's no room for error when you're racing between concrete walls. It was a great weekend overall for Andretti Global. Herta grabbed pole position and even set a new track record while Kirkwood delivered the win. The team is clearly hitting their stride this season. These two wins give Kirkwood a strong push towards the title. Just being 26, he shows that he belongs with the best drivers and could win the INDYCAR championship in the future. Advertisement Related: IndyCar Driver Escapes Scary Incident as Car Catches on Fire During Indianapolis 500 Related: Indycar Driver Rinus VeeKay Readily Admits Boxer Wife Can Kick His Butt This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
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15 hours ago
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Kirkwood holds off Ferrucci to grab second IndyCar win of 2025
Kyle Kirkwood held off Santino Ferrucci over the final laps to win Sunday's IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix with pole-sitter Colton Herta completing the first all-American podium since 2020. Kirkwood captured his fourth career IndyCar race and second of the year after an April victory at Long Beach and moved into second in the season points chase, 78 back of leader Alex Palou, the Indianapolis 500 winner. Advertisement Kirkwood, who started third, won after 100 laps over a 1.645-mile, nine-turn temporary street course in downtown Detroit. All of his IndyCar wins have come on temporary street circuits. The 26-year-old from Florida charged to the finish line despite a damaged left front wing. "It was damaged but it wasn't causing that much of an issue," said Kirkwood. "This (car) was unreal all weekend long. "There were some challenges out there for sure. We had to pass our way back through a handful of times. It was definitely not a walk in the park especially with that front wing damage. We did lose a little performance but at the end it felt fine." Advertisement Runner-up Ferrucci enjoyed his career-best finish with Herta next followed by Australian Will Power and Cayman Islander Kyffin Simpson. Spain's Palou could not take his sixth win in seven races this season after crashing out, settling for 25th, but led with 311 season points. A crash by Britain's Callum Ilott sent leader Kirkwood and those just behind him Herta, Power, Palou and David Malukas -- heading for the pit lane with 30 laps remaining. Ferrucci, Simpson and New Zealand's Marcus Armstrong -- none of whom has won an IndyCar race -- stayed out to hold the top spots with Kirkwood just behind after refueling. Advertisement Malukas nudged Palou into a tire barrier for a crash that ended his race moments after a lap-28 restart to force another restart with 24 laps remaining. "Somebody hit me from behind. It's unfortunate," Palou said. "We were looking good to get to the podium." Not since 2000 has the Indy 500 winner captured the next IndyCar race as well. Despite left front wing damage, Kirkwood surged past the lead trio, going inside Ferrucci to grab the lead with 22 laps to go. "On restarts the car just came alive," Kirkwood said. Power grabbed second from Ferrucci with 17 laps remaining just before Sweden's Felix Rosenqvist and British rookie Louis Foster crashed into tire barriers, red-flagging the race while the barriers were repaired. Advertisement Kirkwood surged ahead of Power on a restart with 11 laps to go and Ferrucci overtook the Aussie on the next lap but couldn't catch Kirkwood. The season's next race will be in two weeks at Madison, Illinois. js/rcw
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20 hours ago
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IndyCar Series Detroit Grand Prix channel, start time, leaderboard, crashes, starting grid
If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Pricing and availability subject to change. The IndyCar Series runs the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix today, a 100-lap race on a 9-turn, 1.645-mile downtown street layout. Colton Herta won pole position here for the second straight year, and Scott Dixon and Graham Rahal were assessed six-position starting grid penalties for unapproved engine changes. Nathan Brown is your best IndyCar follow, and sign up for IndyStar's motorsports newsletter. We will have leaderboard updates and highlights throughout, so feel free to hit refresh. IndyCar Series Detroit Grand Grix starting grid Row 1 1, Colton Herta Advertisement 2, David Malukas Row 2 3, Kyle Kirkwood 4, Christian Lundgaard Row 3 5, Alex Palou 6, Rinus Veekay Row 4 7, Scott McLaughlin 8, Will Power Row 5 9, Marcus Armstrong 10, Christian Rasmussen Row 6 11, Graham Rahal (had 5th-best qualifying effort) 12, Marcus Ericsson Row 7 13, Louis Foster 14, Felix Rosenqvist Row 8 15, Alexander Rossi 16, Scott Dixon (had 10th-best qualifying result) Row 9 17, Callum Ilott 18, Pato O'Ward Row 10 19, Kyffin Simpson 20, Jacob Abel Row 11 21, Santino Ferrucci 22, Robert Shwartzman Row 12 23, Devlin DeFrancesco 24, Josef Newgarden Row 13 25, Conor Daly 26, Sting Ray Robb Row 14 27, Nolan Siegel IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix push-to-pass, tire allotment Push-to-pass: 150 total seconds, in increments up to 15 seconds. Advertisement Tire allotment: Five sets of primary tires (six for rookies) and five sets of alternate tires. Teams must use one set of primary tires and one set of new alternate tires for at least two laps in the race. Who is leading IndyCar? 2025 IndyCar results Alex Palou, who has won five of the six races. Kyle Kirkwood has one win. Who won the Detroit Grand Prix? 2024 IndyCar results on streets of Detroit Scott Dixon avoided the crashes and penalties on the tight downtown street course to come away with his 58th career win. IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix expert picks, predictions From Nathan Brown, IndyStar Picking Alex Palou is so obvious that we're barring him from this portion of the preview for a while. Pato O'Ward sits second and Christian Lundgaard third in points, but they're more than two races' worth of max points behind Palou. Advertisement Who makes a move in the points standings? Marcus Ericsson would have been 10th in points after crossing the finish line second in the Indianapolis 500, but he stands 20th after his car failed post-race tech inspection. He earned his lone podium finish in 2024 in Detroit, and with a similar performance this weekend, Ericsson makes up a lot of the ground he lost in the championship standings in Indy. Something you didn't see coming: At a track where he started on pole last year, but only finished 19th, Detroit seems like as good a track as any for Colton Herta to find some momentum. He sits just 9th in the championship standings with a single top-5 finish. However, the narrow streets of Detroit can be cruel, and somehow Herta and the No. 26 crew leave with a tough result unbecoming of the traditionally dominant street course program of Andretti Global. IndyCar Series schedule at Detroit (All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218) IndyCar race schedule at Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix today, June 1 9:30 a.m.: IndyCar warmup, FS1 Advertisement 10:30 a.m.: Indy NXT race, FS1 12:30 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox What channel is IndyCar race at Detroit on? TV: Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, June 1, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 12:47 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters. How can I stream the IndyCar race at Detroit today? Fox Sports app. Watch free with a Fubo trial How can I listen to IndyCar race at Detroit on June 1? IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) Will it rain at the Detroit Grand Prix? Sunday: Sunny, high around 70 degrees. IndyCar drivers for 2025 (Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only) Advertisement This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: IndyCar Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix results, leaderboard, crashes, channel
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21 hours ago
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IndyCar Series Detroit Grand Prix channel, start time, leaderboard, crashes, starting grid
The IndyCar Series runs the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix today, a 100-lap race on a 9-turn, 1.645-mile downtown street layout. Colton Herta won pole position here for the second straight year, and Scott Dixon and Graham Rahal were assessed six-position starting grid penalties for unapproved engine changes. Nathan Brown is your best IndyCar follow, and sign up for IndyStar's motorsports newsletter. We will have leaderboard updates and highlights throughout, so feel free to hit refresh. Row 1 1, Colton Herta 2, David Malukas Row 2 3, Kyle Kirkwood 4, Christian Lundgaard Row 3 5, Alex Palou 6, Rinus Veekay Row 4 7, Scott McLaughlin 8, Will Power Row 5 9, Marcus Armstrong 10, Christian Rasmussen Row 6 11, Graham Rahal (had 5th-best qualifying effort) 12, Marcus Ericsson Row 7 13, Louis Foster 14, Felix Rosenqvist Row 8 15, Alexander Rossi 16, Scott Dixon (had 10th-best qualifying result) Row 9 17, Callum Ilott 18, Pato O'Ward Row 10 19, Kyffin Simpson 20, Jacob Abel Row 11 21, Santino Ferrucci 22, Robert Shwartzman Row 12 23, Devlin DeFrancesco 24, Josef Newgarden Row 13 25, Conor Daly 26, Sting Ray Robb Row 14 27, Nolan Siegel Push-to-pass: 150 total seconds, in increments up to 15 seconds. Tire allotment: Five sets of primary tires (six for rookies) and five sets of alternate tires. Teams must use one set of primary tires and one set of new alternate tires for at least two laps in the race. Alex Palou, who has won five of the six races. Kyle Kirkwood has one win. Scott Dixon avoided the crashes and penalties on the tight downtown street course to come away with his 58th career win. From Nathan Brown, IndyStar Picking Alex Palou is so obvious that we're barring him from this portion of the preview for a while. Pato O'Ward sits second and Christian Lundgaard third in points, but they're more than two races' worth of max points behind Palou. Who makes a move in the points standings? Marcus Ericsson would have been 10th in points after crossing the finish line second in the Indianapolis 500, but he stands 20th after his car failed post-race tech inspection. He earned his lone podium finish in 2024 in Detroit, and with a similar performance this weekend, Ericsson makes up a lot of the ground he lost in the championship standings in Indy. Something you didn't see coming: At a track where he started on pole last year, but only finished 19th, Detroit seems like as good a track as any for Colton Herta to find some momentum. He sits just 9th in the championship standings with a single top-5 finish. However, the narrow streets of Detroit can be cruel, and somehow Herta and the No. 26 crew leave with a tough result unbecoming of the traditionally dominant street course program of Andretti Global. (All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218) 9:30 a.m.: IndyCar warmup, FS1 10:30 a.m.: Indy NXT race, FS1 12:30 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox TV: Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, June 1, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 12:47 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters. Fox Sports app. Watch free with a Fubo trial IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) Sunday: Sunny, high around 70 degrees.
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IndyCar Series Detroit Grand Prix start time, starting grid, how to watch, qualifying, TV channel
The IndyCar Series completes a five-week stretch of on-track action today with the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, a 100-lap race on a 9-turn, 1.645-mile downtown street layout. Colton Herta won pole position here for the second straight year, and Scott Dixon and Graham Rahal were assessed six-position starting grid penalties for unapproved engine changes. Push-to-pass: 150 total seconds, in increments up to 15 seconds. Tire allotment: Five sets of primary tires (six for rookies) and five sets of alternate tires. Teams must use one set of primary tires and one set of new alternate tires for at least two laps in the race. Row 1 1, Colton Herta 2, David Malukas Row 2 3, Kyle Kirkwood 4, Christian Lundgaard Row 3 5, Alex Palou 6, Rinus Veekay Row 4 7, Scott McLaughlin 8, Will Power Row 5 9, Marcus Armstrong 10, Christian Rasmussen Row 6 11, Graham Rahal (had 5th-best qualifying effort) 12, Marcus Ericsson Row 7 13, Louis Foster 14, Felix Rosenqvist Row 8 15, Alexander Rossi 16, Scott Dixon (had 10th-best qualifying result) Row 9 17, Callum Ilott 18, Pato O'Ward Row 10 19, Kyffin Simpson 20, Jacob Abel Row 11 21, Santino Ferrucci 22, Robert Shwartzman Row 12 23, Devlin DeFrancesco 24, Josef Newgarden Row 13 25, Conor Daly 26, Sting Ray Robb Row 14 27, Nolan Siegel Alex Palou, who has won five of the six races. Kyle Kirkwood has one win. Scott Dixon avoided the crashes and penalties on the tight downtown street course to come away with his 58th career win. From Nathan Brown, IndyStar Picking Alex Palou is so obvious that we're barring him from this portion of the preview for a while. Pato O'Ward sits second and Christian Lundgaard third in points, but they're more than two races' worth of max points behind Palou. Who makes a move in the points standings? Marcus Ericsson would have been 10th in points after crossing the finish line second in the Indianapolis 500, but he stands 20th after his car failed post-race tech inspection. He earned his lone podium finish in 2024 in Detroit, and with a similar performance this weekend, Ericsson makes up a lot of the ground he lost in the championship standings in Indy. Something you didn't see coming: At a track where he started on pole last year, but only finished 19th, Detroit seems like as good a track as any for Colton Herta to find some momentum. He sits just 9th in the championship standings with a single top-5 finish. However, the narrow streets of Detroit can be cruel, and somehow Herta and the No. 26 crew leave with a tough result unbecoming of the traditionally dominant street course program of Andretti Global. (All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218) 9:30 a.m.: IndyCar warmup, FS1 10:30 a.m.: Indy NXT race, FS1 12:30 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox TV: Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, June 1, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 12:47 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters. Fox Sports app. Watch free with a Fubo trial IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) Sunday: Sunny, high around 70 degrees.
