Kyle Kirkwood talks about big IndyCar victory in Detroit in 2025
Kyle Kirkwood's mistake in qualifying cost him the pole position for the 2025 Detroit Grand Prix, but he made up for it on Sunday afternoon. Kirkwood and the No. 27 team for Andretti Global won the 2025 Detroit Grand Prix in dominant fashion, earning their second victory of the IndyCar season.
The Andretti Global driver had the best race car and was able to pull away from Santino Ferrucci and Colton Herta after the red flag for Felix Rosenqvist and Louis Foster. Following the event, Kirkwood spoke to INDYCAR.com and talked about his big victory on the streets of Detroit in 2025.
'For some reason, the wing was damaged, but it wasn't really causing that much of an issue,' Kirkwood said to INDYCAR.com. 'This AWS Honda was on rails all weekend long. There were some challenges out there, that's for sure. We had to pass our way back through a handful of times, and it was definitely not a walk in the park, especially with that front-wing damage at the end. We did lose a little bit of performance, but the car actually felt fine. Epic pit stops. Epic strategy. We were definitely the fastest.'
Kirkwood's victory was even sweeter after failing post-race inspection for the 2025 Indianapolis 500, putting him deeper in the point standings. The driver of the No. 27 car is the only driver to win a race outside of championship leader Alex Palou, and he hopes his victory in Detroit can lead to more success soon.
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