Kyle Kirkwood

Kyle MacLean Kirkwood (born October 19, 1998) is an American auto racing driver. He competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 27 Dallara-Honda for Andretti Global.

Kirkwood has won some notable IndyCar Series races including the inaugural runnings of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix and the Java House Grand Prix of Arlington, as well as a two-time winner of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Career

Karting Born in Jupiter, Florida, Kirkwood began karting at a young age, often competing alongside fellow Jupiter native Oliver Askew. Throughout his karting career, he amassed multiple titles, including the AM Engines Formula Tag Junior championship in 2012, the SKUSA SuperNationals XVII - S5 Junior championship in 2013, and back-to-back wins at the Florida Winter Tour in 2015 and 2016.

Lower formula In 2015, Kirkwood made his single-seater debut in the F1600 Championship with Chastain Motorsports. He took victory in the season opener at Road Atlanta and contested a further six rounds to finish sixteenth.

Following his performance in Formula 4 United States, Kirkwood returned to the Formula Ford scene in 2016 to represent Team USA in the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy event, finishing seventh and fourth overall in both respective events.

In 2016, Kirkwood joined the inaugural Formula 4 United States Championship with Primus Racing, which saw him claim a win at Mid-Ohio and finish third in the overall standings . In September 2016, Kirkwood was awarded with the Team USA scholarship.

After competing with them in pre-season testing at NOLA, Kirkwood returned to the championship the following year, switching to newcomers Cape Motorsports. He achieved nine victories, including back-to-back hat-tricks at Indianapolis and Motorsport Park, wrapping up the title in the Formula One supporting season finale at the Circuit of the Americas. During the season, Kirkwood was once again selected as a candidate for the Team USA scholarship.

International Formula 3 In August 2018, Kirkwood joined Abel Motorsports to contest the inaugural season of F3 Americas. The season saw him claim fifteen of the seventeen race victories on offer and seal his third consecutive championship at NOLA with a round to spare.

The following year, Kirkwood made a one-off appearance with RP Motorsport in the season finale of the Euroformula Open Championship at Monza, which saw him take a best-placed finish of sixth in race two.

Formula E In February 2020, Kirkwood was announced to be participating in the rookie test at Marrakesh with BMW i Andretti Motorsport.

Road to Indy In December 2016, Kirkwood engaged in the Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, but lost out on the scholarship to Askew.

USF2000 In 2017, Kirkwood partook in the Chris Griffis Memorial Test with Swan-RJB Motorsports. In February 2018, he reunited with Cape Motorsports to contest the 2018 championship. In his rookie season, Kirkwood dominated proceedings, taking twelve of the fourteen victories and sealed his second title in a year at Mid-Ohio which matched J. R. Hildebrand's record of wins across a season.

Indy Pro 2000 Kirkwood graduated to the championship in 2019, selecting RP Motorsport Racing as his team. After faltering in earlier rounds, Kirkwood took his maiden victories in both races at Road America. From the second race at Toronto, Kirkwood dominated the season and won his fourth consecutive title at the season finale in Laguna Seca despite being taken out by Danial Frost.

Indy Lights In December 2019, Kirkwood participated in the post-season test at Sebring with reigning champions Andretti Autosport. The following month, Andretti confirmed Kirkwood would race with them for the 2020 season. Unfortunately, that year's running of the championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kirkwood won the 2021 Indy Lights Championship for Andretti Autosport. In doing so, he became the first driver to win a championship by winning all three steps on the Road to Indy in the Indy series.

IndyCar

Throughout 2021, Kirkwood was coveted by different teams in the IndyCar Series paddock. Andretti Autosport owner Michael Andretti stated he intended to keep Kirkwood in the Andretti Autosport stable and reiterated this after Kirkwood won the Indy Lights championship. Andretti stated that he was considering moving Kirkwood to Formula E if a seat did not open up in IndyCar.

As part of winning the Indy Lights championship, Kirkwood was guaranteed to compete in three IndyCar races in 2022, including the 2022 Indianapolis 500.

On November 10, 2021, it was announced that Kirkwood would drive the No. 14 entry, full-time, for A. J. Foyt Enterprises during the 2022 IndyCar Series season. He had a best finish of tenth at Long Beach, and ranked 24th in points.

On June 1, 2022, Kirkwood and Andretti Autosport announced he would return to the Andretti stable for the 2023 season to replace the departing Alexander Rossi. Kirkwood took his first IndyCar win at the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Kirkwood took a second win at the 2023 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix.

The 2024 season saw Kirkwood's season end up without a win, but he was competitive in many races and ultimately finished seventh in the overall championship. In 2025, Kirkwood registered three wins which included races at Long Beach, Detroit, and Gateway. For his efforts, he finished fourth in the championship standings in 2025. The next year in 2026, he won the inaugural runnings of the Java House Grand Prix of Arlington and the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.

Sports car racing With the 2020 Indy Lights season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kirkwood drove four races in the IMSA Prototype Challenge and also joined AIM Vasser Sullivan Racing for a limited GTD schedule.

Karting record

Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2008 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Nationals USA - Minimax 13th 2009 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Nationals USA - Minimax 6th South West Regional Cup - Mini Max 19th 2010 Florida Winter Tour - Mini Max 5th 2011 South Florida Rotax Max Challenge - Mini Max 12th WKA Manufacturer's Cup - Yamaha Jr Heavy 3rd 2012 Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Junior 5th Florida Winter Tour - TaG Junior 1st WKA Manufacturer's Cup - Yamaha Jr Heavy 3rd WKA Manufacturer's Cup - Yamaha Jr Lite 9th Rotax Max Challenge Pan American Championship - Junior 4th 2013 Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Junior 3rd SKUSA SuperNationals XVII - S5 Junior Ocala Grand Prix 1st Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Junior Max Maxspeed Group 12th 2014 Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Senior OGP 2nd Florida Winter Tour - Stock Moto 8th SKUSA SuperNationals XVIII - S2 Ocala Grand Prix SKUSA Pro Tour - S2 3rd 2015 Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Senior 1st Florida Winter Tour - Senior ROK 1st Florida Winter Tour - Shifter ROK 9th ROK Cup International Final - Super ROK 11th Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Senior Max Maxspeed Group 4th 2016 Florida Winter Tour - Shifter ROK 1st Florida Winter Tour - Senior ROK 1st SKUSA Pro Tour - S1 25th SKUSA SuperNationals XX - X30 Senior PSL Karting 38th SKUSA SuperNationals XX - S1 Pro Stock 22nd

Racing record

Racing career summary † As Kirkwood was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2016 Primus Racing MOH11 MOH12 MOH13 MOH21 MOH22 MOH23 NJMP1 NJMP2 NJMP3 ATL1 ATL2 ATL3 HMS1 HMS2 HMS3 3rd 183 2017 Cape Motorsports HMS1 HMS2 HMS3 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 MSP1 MSP2 MSP3 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 VIR1 VIR2 VIR3 COTA11 COTA12 COTA13 COTA21 COTA22 1st 345

American open–wheel racing results U.S. F2000 Championship Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2018 Cape Motorsports STP STP IMS IMS LOR ROA ROA TOR TOR MOH MOH MOH POR POR 1st 440

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2019 RP Motorsport Racing STP STP IMS IMS LOR ROA ROA TOR TOR MOH MOH GTW POR POR LAG LAG 1st 419

Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rank Points 2021 Andretti Autosport ALA ALA STP STP IMS IMS DET DET RDA RDA MOH MOH GTW GTW POR POR LAG LAG MOH MOH 1st 537

IndyCar Series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref 2022 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet STP TXS LBH ALA IMS INDY DET ROA MOH TOR IOW IOW IMS NSH GTW POR LAG 24th 183 2023 Andretti Autosport 27 Honda STP TXS LBH ALA IMS INDY DET ROA MOH TOR IOW IOW NSH IMS GTW POR LAG 11th 352 2024 Andretti Global STP THE LBH ALA IMS INDY DET ROA LAG MOH IOW IOW TOR GTW POR MIL MIL NSH 7th 420 2025 STP THE LBH ALA IMS INDY DET GTW ROA MOH IOW IOW TOR LAG POR MIL NSH 4th 433 2026 STP PHX ARL ALA LBH IMS INDY DET GTW ROA MOH NSH POR MRK WSH MIL MIL LAG 3rd* 505*

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2022 Dallara Chevrolet 28 17 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 2023 Honda 15 28 Andretti Autosport 2024 11 7 Andretti Global 2025 23 32 2026 25 16

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.