{"id":332781,"date":"2026-03-16T20:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/332781\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T20:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:20:25","slug":"will-power-third-in-arlington-for-first-andretti-indycar-podium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/332781\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Power third in Arlington for first Andretti IndyCar podium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWill Power finished third in the Grand Prix of Arlington. Image: Chris Owens<\/p>\n

Power started from fourth and made quick work of McLaren\u2019s Pato O\u2019Ward to slot into third behind race leader Marcus Ericsson (Andretti) and Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing).<\/p>\n

The Australian took the lead of the race when Ericsson and Palou pitted together on Lap 16, leaving Power to go off-strategy and run long on the soft compound tyre.<\/p>\n

Power lost the lead to Felix Rosenqvist on Lap 19 as his tyres faded, though the Swede relinquished the lead on Lap 21 when he pitted.<\/p>\n

On Lap 22, Power finally pitted for his first pit stop with a nine-second lead over Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing\u2019s Louis Fostert.<\/p>\n

Power returned to the race in sixth, and by then had committed to the two-stop strategy while the rest of the field went for the three-stop approach.<\/p>\n

Power once again assumed the lead of the race as those around him pitted, and with 25 laps to go came in for his final stop.<\/p>\n

That gave Palou the lead, Kyle Kirkwood second, and Ericsson third. Power dropped to fifth, though that became third when Ericsson and O\u2019Ward pitted.<\/p>\n

Power eventually came home 3.586s behind race winner Kirkwood while Palou took second, 0.314s back.<\/p>\n

With his third place finish, it marked the first time since April, 2008 that Power had scored an IndyCar podium for a team other than Team Penske.<\/p>\n

His last podium before joining Team Penske was with KV Racing in the Grand Prix of Long Beach, which he won.<\/p>\n

Speaking post-race, Power said he was confident enough in his tyre life to make the two-stop strategy work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey asked me at around Lap 15, 16 when I saw Palou and Ericsson pull off, I said, \u2018No, they\u2019re fine. I think I can keep going at this pace\u2019,\u201d Power explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust wasn\u2019t the quickest way to do the race. It was good. Very good car. Great fuel mileage from Honda.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongrats to Kyle. He was going to be hard to beat, no matter what. He was just so fast man.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously he didn\u2019t get it right in qualifying but I knew on the blacks in the race he\u2019d be mega.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreat for Andretti, man. We\u2019re coming, I\u2019m telling you, we\u2019re a good team.\u201d<\/p>\n

The race for the win was a straight shootout between Kirkwood and Palou. With 16 laps remaining, Kirkwood made the decisive move to take first place and kept Palou at bay thereafter.<\/p>\n

Kirkwood started from seventh and quickly moved his way through to fifth behind O\u2019Ward and after the second round of pit stops usurped Ericsson and O\u2019Ward.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Kirkwood had more pace than Palou. Despite a two-second deficit and pitting on the same lap for the final time with Lap 49, the #26 was able to overhaul the #10 in the final stint.<\/p>\n

With 16 laps remaining at Turn 14, Kirkwood sold Palou the dummy and pulled off a late manoeuvre and slipped down the inside.<\/p>\n

The race, to that point, had run caution-free. However, with four laps remaining, Ed Carpenter Racing\u2019s Christian Rasmussen stopped at Turn 1.<\/p>\n

Kirkwood survived a one-lap dash to the chequered, though the caution came out just before reaching the flag when Noaln Siegel (McLaren) and Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing) collided.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was so incredible,\u201d said Kirkwood.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, did we have some pace, right? It\u2019s because of this race car that we won today and it was because of team work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat was it? One, three, and four for Andretti. That\u2019s absolutely incredible. We\u2019re just so stacked here and so stoked. Hats off to these guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the race, Team Penske\u2019s Scott McLaughlin recovered to 11th from 25th while Marcus Armstrong bounced back from a slow puncture to finish 10th for Meyer Shank Racing.<\/p>\n

Kirkwood has assumed the IndyCar Series points lead with his latest win and is 26 points clear of Palou.<\/p>\n

Results: IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Arlington<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nEngine
\nLaps\/Diff
\nGap<\/p>\n

1
\n27
\nKyle Kirkwood
\nAndretti Global
\nHonda
\n70 laps<\/p>\n

2
\n10
\nAlex Palou
\nChip Ganassi Racing
\nHonda
\n0.314
\n0.314<\/p>\n

3
\n26
\nWill Power
\nAndretti Global
\nHonda
\n3.586
\n3.272<\/p>\n

4
\n28
\nMarcus Ericsson
\nAndretti Global
\nHonda
\n4.913
\n1.327<\/p>\n

5
\n5
\nPato O\u2019Ward
\nArrow McLaren
\nChevrolet
\n5.934
\n1.021<\/p>\n

6
\n12
\nDavid Malukas
\nTeam Penske
\nChevrolet
\n7.448
\n1.514<\/p>\n

7
\n7
\nChristian Lundgaard
\nArrow McLaren
\nChevrolet
\n8.75
\n1.302<\/p>\n

8
\n9
\nScott Dixon
\nChip Ganassi Racing
\nHonda
\n9.832
\n1.081<\/p>\n

9
\n20
\nAlexander Rossi
\nEd Carpenter Racing
\nChevrolet
\n10.708
\n0.876<\/p>\n

10
\n66
\nMarcus Armstrong
\nMeyer Shank Racing
\nHonda
\n12.489
\n1.781<\/p>\n

11
\n3
\nScott McLaughlin
\nTeam Penske
\nChevrolet
\n13.889
\n1.401<\/p>\n

12
\n4
\nCaio Collet
\nA.J. Foyt Enterprises
\nChevrolet
\n14.743
\n0.854<\/p>\n

13
\n45
\nLouis Foster
\nRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
\nHonda
\n16.203
\n1.46<\/p>\n

14
\n76
\nRinus VeeKay
\nJuncos Racing
\nChevrolet
\n16.868
\n0.664<\/p>\n

15
\n2
\nJosef Newgarden
\nTeam Penske
\nChevrolet
\n18.754
\n1.886<\/p>\n

16
\n19
\nDennis Hauger
\nDale Coyne Racing
\nChevrolet
\n21.293
\n2.539<\/p>\n

17
\n14
\nSantino Ferrucci
\nA.J. Foyt Enterprises
\nChevrolet
\n22.289
\n0.996<\/p>\n

18
\n15
\nGraham Rahal
\nRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
\nHonda
\n24.734
\n2.444<\/p>\n

19
\n8
\nKyffin Simpson
\nChip Ganassi Racing
\nHonda
\n27.629
\n2.896<\/p>\n

20
\n60
\nFelix Rosenqvist
\nMeyer Shank Racing
\nHonda
\n33.605
\n5.975<\/p>\n

21
\n77
\nSting Ray Robb
\nJuncos Racing
\nChevrolet
\n1 lap
\n1 lap<\/p>\n

22
\n47
\nMick Schumacher
\nRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
\nHonda
\n3.124
\n3.124<\/p>\n

DNF
\n18
\nRomain Grosjean
\nDale Coyne Racing
\nChevrolet
\n2 laps
\n1 lap<\/p>\n

DNF
\n6
\nNolan Siegel
\nArrow McLaren
\nChevrolet
\n0.544
\n0.544<\/p>\n

DNF
\n21
\nChristian Rasmussen
\nEd Carpenter Racing
\nChevrolet
\n4 laps
\n2 laps<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n


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