ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott McLaughlin won Sunday’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg from the pole to earn his first career IndyCar Series victory.
The 28-year-old New Zealand native led 49 of the 100 laps around this 1.8-mile, 14-turn street course. He held off reigning series champion Alex Palou by half a second to take the checkered flag in front of a crowd that looked to be one of the biggest in Grand Prix history.
“What a day,” McLaughlin said.