At one point it looked like Alex Palou was going to ride into the sunset to victory in the Grand Prix of Arlington, but then the sun set on his chances courtesy of Kyle Kirkwood’s furious pace.
Palou, the reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion, took command of those on the preferred three-stop strategy after his initial pit stop on Lap 16 of 70. At one point, he built an advantage of over 7s over pole-sitter Marcus Ericsson and led 16 laps, but that changed when Kirkwood got around his Andretti Global teammate and began to chip away the gap to Palou’s #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.
