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Kyle Kirkwood Weathers Wing Damage to Win in Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
- On June 2, 2025, Kyle Kirkwood secured victory for Andretti Global at the Detroit Grand Prix held on the downtown Detroit street circuit.
- The race shifted to the city center in 2023 and Kirkwood overcame early front-wing damage and a challenging qualifying session to succeed.
- Kirkwood led 48 laps, battled rivals including Will Power after a late restart, and helped produce a clean race featuring a red flag after a dramatic crash.
- Kirkwood said, "We had the car to win today" despite wing damage that "didn't cause much of an issue," and he won by 3.6 seconds over Santino Ferrucci.
- The victory marked Kirkwood's second of the season, narrowed Alex Palou's championship lead, and set the stage for the series to return to oval racing at the Bommarito 500.
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Kyle Kirkwood Takes Victory at 2025 Detroit Grand Prix
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORK DETROIT, June 2, 2025 ~ Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood took home victory during the 2025 Detroit Grand Prix, presented by Lear. Kirkwood achieved his second IndyCar win of the season over the weekend-long event. After pushing through front-wing damage during the early stage of the race, Kirkwood ended up leading for 48 laps to ensure the win on the streets of downtown Detroit. The circuit moved from Belle I…
Penske praises Detroit as team moves on from Indy 500 controversy - WDET 101.9 FM
The checkered flag has flown over this year’s Detroit Grand Prix.IndyCar driver Kyle Kirkwood took the win in the final race of the weekend on the downtown street track, and hometown Team Penske is moving forward, away from controversy that erupted the weekend before at the Indianapolis 500.Roger Penske owns both the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar series itself, so his team faced extra criticism when two Penske cars were penalized a…
Kyle Kirkwood weathers wing damage to win in Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar fans clamoring to see some new faces drive in victory circle this season are going have to wait yet another week. No, newly crowned Indianapolis 500 champion Alex Palou didn't win his sixth race of the season at Detroit. Kyle Kirkwood won his second. They are the only two drivers to win this year. Kirkwood weathered damage to his front wing to pull away from Santino Ferrucci to win the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on the c…
Kyle Kirkwood pulls away to win Detroit Grand Prix: ‘The car was flawless’
DETROIT — Colton Herta started Sunday’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix from the pole, but it was his Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood battling Team Penske driver Will Power for the win after a restart with a dozen laps remaining on the bumpy, tight nine-turn, 1.7-mile temporary street course. Herta was in the fight as well, starting the final restart fourth, just behind Santino Ferrucci. Related Articles Don’t call it a stretch…
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Kirkwood Runs Away With Win At Detroit; Palou Crashes Out
Source: Penske Entertainment / other DETROIT — The question in the race following the Indianapolis 500 every year is how the winner will follow up his historic victory. For Alex Palou, the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix would be the worst finish for an Indy 500 champion in the next race in the last decade as he crashed following a restart late in the race. The result snapping his hot streak of having won five of the first six races. The only other…
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