Starting from a highly encouraging sixth place with a two-stop strategy, Lundgaard initially struggled on the Firestone primary compound and fell to tenth by Lap 4. But as those who had started on alternate tires started to feel their tires fade away, and the three-stoppers pitted, the Danish sophomore moved forward. He passed Colton Herta and Rinus VeeKay on consecutive laps, and was up to fifth by the time he pitted.
Although Scott Dixon, another two-stopper, pitted for the first time one lap later, Lundgaard was able to lunge down the inside of him at the final turn to move onto the tail of Alex Palou.
