Kyle Kirkwood: Markham crash “flipped a switch” before Freedom 250 win

It only took one bad weekend for Kyle Kirkwood to hit reset.  Instead of letting a costly mistake from his last outing linger, where he unacharacteristically crashed out in Markham, the 27-year-old Florida native channeled that frustration into a relentless week of preparation and turned it into a masterclass on the st

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump began the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar race through the streets of Washington, D.C, with a slow lap around the course.

Kyle Kirkwood was gassed. He’d just led IndyCar’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix for 128 of the 147 laps, a dominating effort en route to winning the inaugural event weaving through the streets of Washington, D.C. Kyle Kirkwood stands up from his car and celebrates after winning the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race in

American driver wins in a dominant performance DC Mayor Muriel Bowser served as grand marshal Kyle Kirkwood gave the Freedom 250 an American winner, racing to his second victory of the IndyCar season on the streets of downtown Washington in a dominant performance Sunday. In a race set up as part of the country’s 250t

Kyle Kirwood won the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on Sunday after he led for most of the race in downtown Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Sting Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the #27 Sam's Club Honda celebrates with his crew after winning the NTT INDYCAR Series Freedom 250 on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) | Getty Images WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kyle Kirkwood said Friday that he might need a fe

Kirkwood grabbed the lead on the first lap and dominated the action the rest of the way in the IndyCar Series race.

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Indycar driver Kyle Kirkwood picked up his second win of the 2026 season when he held off the field and won the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump, sitting in his presidential limousine, took a lap around the Freedom 250 Grand Prix racetrack in Washington, D.C., ahead of the main event on Sunday. Trump arrived at the district’s first-ever IndyCar street race with first lady Melania Trump and others. DC INDYCAR RACE SHOULD BE AN ANNUAL EVENT