Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the No. 27 JM Bullion/Gold.com Andretti Global Honda, stormed to the top of the timesheets in Practice 2 for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES at the brand-new Java House Grand Prix of Arlington street circuit in Arlington, Texas.

The Andretti Global star posted the fastest lap of the session at 1:33.5008, edging out the field on the challenging 2.73-mile, 14-turn temporary street course making its INDYCAR debut this weekend.

Close behind was championship contender Alex Palou in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, who clocked a strong 1:33.8085 to secure second place—just 0.3077 seconds off Kirkwood’s benchmark.

Marcus Armstrong continued his solid early-season form, placing third in the No. 66 Root Insurance Honda with a time of 1:33.9702.

Andretti Global’s Will Power rounded out the top four in the No. 26 TWG AI Honda (1:34.0226), showing the team’s continued strength on street circuits.

Power’s teammate Marcus Ericsson completed the top five in the No. 28 InPwr Honda (1:34.0695).

 

Scott Dixon Photo courtesy of Penske Entertainment/James Black

There were several red flags during the practice sessions.  Just 10 minutes into the session for all cars, Scott Dixon spun at Turn 4 and stopped on track.  Although he managed to not hit any walls, Will Power came out of the horseshoe and made contact with Dixon at the left rear.  Both cars continued on their own back to pit lane.

Towards the end of all cars session, Josef Newgarden, winner of last week’s race in Phoenix, made contact with the barrier in Turn 2, which checkered the session. Newgarden was seen and released from the INDYCAR Medical unit.

The American’s car sustained enough damage that he will be qualifying later this afternoon in his No 2 PPG Chevrolet backup car.

Session 2 was red flagged just after it started because there was a catering cart coming across the track.

During the Group A session, Marcus Armstrong spun and stopped on course in Turn 14.  The New Zealander still posted the third fastest time of the combined sessions.

This afternoon, the Firestone Fast Six Qualifying is scheduled for 1:30 pm CT.  There will be a twist to the final Fast Six session today.  Each driver will have one lap to set the final grid but will be on track individually.

 

Practice 2 Results

Pos
No
Name
Time
Behind
Gap
Laps
Speed
Engine
Team

1
27
Kyle Kirkwood
1m33.1409s
0.000s
0.000s
19
105.518
Honda
Andretti Global

2
10
Alex Palou
1m33.5008s
0.3599
0.3599
20
105.111
Honda
Chip Ganassi Racing

3
66
Marcus Armstrong
1m33.9702s
0.8293
0.4694
16
104.586
Honda
Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian

4
26
Will Power
1m34.0226s
0.8817
0.0524
16
104.528
Honda
Andretti Global

5
28
Marcus Ericsson
1m34.0695s
0.9286
0.0469
20
104.476
Honda
Andretti Global

6
12
David Malukas
1m34.3889s
1.2480
0.3194
25
104.122
Chevy
Team Penske

7
3
Scott McLaughlin
1m34.3970s
1.2561
0.0081
22
104.113
Chevy
Team Penske

8
5
Pato O’Ward
1m34.4446s
1.3037
0.0476
22
104.061
Chevy
Arrow McLaren

9
20
Alexander Rossi
1m34.4752s
1.3343
0.0306
24
104.027
Chevy
Ed Carpenter Racing

10
7
Christian Lundgaard
1m34.5305s
1.3896
0.0553
22
103.966
Chevy
Arrow McLaren

11
18
Romain Grosjean
1m34.6083s
1.4674
0.0778
23
103.881
Honda
Dale Coyne Racing

12
2
Josef Newgarden
1m34.6502s
1.5093
0.0419
15
103.835
Chevy
Team Penske

13
60
Felix Rosenqvist
1m34.6668s
1.5259
0.0166
19
103.817
Honda
Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian

14
47
Mick Schumacher
1m34.6691s
1.5282
0.0023
20
103.814
Honda
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

15
9
Scott Dixon
1m34.8671s
1.7262
0.1980
15
103.598
Honda
Chip Ganassi Racing

7
3
Scott McLaughlin
1m34.3970s
1.2561
0.0081
22
104.113
Chevy
Team Penske

17
6
Nolan Siegel
1m34.9619s
1.8210
0.0779
23
103.494
Chevy
Arrow McLaren

18
4
Caio Collet
1m34.9874s
1.8465
0.0088
25
103.466
Chevy
A.J. Foyt Enterprises

19
19
Dennis Hauger
1m35.1257s
1.9848
0.1383
23
103.316
Honda
Dale Coyne Racing

20
76
Rinus VeeKay
1m35.1593s
2.0184
0.0336
19
103.279
Chevy
Juncos Racing

21
21
Christian Rasmussen
1m35.2065s
2.0656
0.0472
23
103.228
Chevy
Ed Carpenter Racing

22
14
Santino Ferrucci
1m35.2304s
2.0895
0.0239
21
103.202
Chevy
A.J. Foyt Enterprises

23
15
Graham Rahal
1m35.5455s
2.4046
0.1097
24
102.862
Honda
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

24
8
Kyffin Simpson
1m36.0048s
2.8639
0.2434
24
102.370
Honda
Chip Ganassi Racing

25
77
Sting Ray Robb
1m36.4481s
3.0636
0.4078
22
101.899
Chevy
Juncos Racing

 

Lucille Dust reporting live from Arlington, Texas