Kyle Kirkwood wins Freedom 250 IndyCar race after Trump waves the green flag
Summary
Kyle Kirkwood won the Freedom 250 IndyCar race in Washington, DC, marking his second victory of the season. President Donald Trump started the race by waving the green flag, and Kirkwood finished in front of the Capitol, leading most of the laps.Key Facts
- The Freedom 250 race took place in downtown Washington, DC, as part of the U.S. 250th birthday celebrations.
- President Donald Trump waved the green flag to officially start the race.
- Kyle Kirkwood led 128 of 147 laps and won the race by 3.09 seconds ahead of Christian Lundgaard.
- Kirkwood’s teammates, Will Power and Marcus Ericsson, finished third and fourth.
- Alex Palou, who was leading the series, finished 20th after several problems including penalties and a spin.
- Two American drivers, David Malukas and Sting Ray Robb, were involved in a crash early in the race and had to leave.
- Palou’s lead in the championship points dropped from 133 to 91 points, with three races left in the season.
- After a caution caused by a crash from Scott McLaughlin, Kirkwood made a strong restart and kept his lead until the end.
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