Long Beach Racing Highlights: Kirkwood's First Pole, O'Ward's Lead, and Fan-Fueled Fiesta Friday.

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Long Beach Racing Highlights: Kirkwood's First Pole, O'Ward's Lead, and Fan-Fueled Fiesta Friday.
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Kyle Kirkwood earned his first career NTT INDYCAR SERIES pole at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach with a best time of 1 minute, 6.2878 seconds on his final lap in the Firestone Fast Six in the No. 27 AutoNation Honda. Marcus Ericsson will join Kirkwood on the front row, and Romain Grosjean will start third. Kirkwood's rookie year with the Foyt team was marred by incidents, but a first NTT P1 Award created a mixture of vindication and validation for Kirkwood, 24.

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