Kyle Kirkwood Wins Freedom 250, Cutting Alex Palou's Lead to 91 Points
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 23
Kyle Kirkwood Wins Freedom 250, Cutting Alex Palou's Lead to 91 Points
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 23
Summary
Kyle Kirkwood seized the lead from Alex Palou early and held off Christian Lundgaard to win IndyCar's Freedom 250 in Washington for his second victory of the season.
Palou's title cushion shrank to 91 points after a drive-through penalty, a front-left tire problem and a lap-122 crash wrecked the championship leader's race.
Lundgaard finished second after a late caution reset the field and briefly gave him an edge on alternate tires, while Andretti Global teammate Will Power took third.
The 27-year-old now has seven career wins, six on street circuits, with three races left: a Milwaukee doubleheader next weekend and the Sept. 6 finale at Laguna Seca.
The Washington street race was staged as part of America's 250th-anniversary celebrations, with Donald Trump and Melania Trump taking an honorary lap before Trump waved the green flag.