By: Spencer Neff
May 30, 2026

Practice 2 Results Combine Practice Results Qualifying Groups

Kyle Kirkwood and his Andretti Global team continued their dominance of temporary street circuits on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES calendar. The 2025 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix winner notched the best lap of the session with a 1m01.8145 (95.803 mph) on the 1.645-mile, nine-turn Michigan track.

Teammate Will Power finished .1308 of a second back. Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward continued to lead the way for the Chevrolet brigade in third.

After leading Friday afternoon’s practice, NTT INDYCAR SERIES points leader Alex Palou was fourth in his Chip Ganassi Racing entry. Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin rounded out the Top Five. Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist of Meyer Shank Racing was sixth as he looks to become the first driver since Juan Pablo Montoya in 2000 to win the week following his triumph at Indy.

Caio Collet of A.J. Foyt Racing was best among the rookies in 19th.

Following a brief red flag caused by debris, the first major incident of the weekend occurred. Entering Turn 6, the No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing entry of Rinus VeeKay had the Chevrolet engine in his machine let go.

While nursing an injury to his left foot sustained in last week, Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden spun in Turn 4 but continued on. Last year’s race winner Kye Kirkwood set the fastest lap of the “all-skate” portion of the morning practice despite right-rear toe link damage following light contact with the wall.

As the first of two group sessions began, engine trouble hit another Chevrolet driver. Arrow McLaren’s Christian Lundgaard suffered the failure and practice would come to an abrupt end for the winner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course event three weeks ago. He was the only driver not to improve upon their best lap from yesterday afternoon’s practice.

Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix  presented by Lear Fast Facts

Race weekend: Friday, May 29-Sunday, May 31 Track: Streets of Detroit, a 1.645-mile, nine-turn temporary street course (counterclockwise) Race distance: NTT INDYCAR SERIES: 100 laps/170 miles) Push to Pass parameters: NTT INDYCAR SERIES: 150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation. Hybrid energy deployment parameters: Unlimited activation, with a maximum deployment of 425 kilojoules (kj) per lap Firestone tire allotment: Five sets primary (hard/black sidewall) and five sets alternate (soft/green sidewall) to be used during the event weekend. Teams fielding a rookie driver may use one additional set of primary tires. Teams must use one set of primary and one set of new (sticker) alternate tires for at least two laps in the race. X: @DetroitGP, @IndyCar, @INDYNXT, #DetroitGP, #INDYCAR Instagram: @DetroitGP, @INDYCAR, @INDYNXT, #DetroitGP, #INDYCAR Threads: @DetroitGP, @INDYCAR, @INDYNXT Facebook: @DetroitGP, @INDYCAR, @INDYNXT, #DetroitGP, #INDYCAR TikTok: @INDYCAR @INDYNXT, #INDYCAR YouTube: @DetroitGP, @INDYCAR Event website: www.DetroitGP.com INDYCAR website: www.IndyCar.com 2025 race winner:NTT INDYCAR SERIES Kyle Kirkwood (No. 27 Siemens Honda)INDY NXT by FirestoneDennis Hauger (No. 28 Andretti Global) 2025 NTT P1 Award winner: Colton Herta (No. 26 Gainbridge Honda), 1:00.4797, 97.920 mph Qualifying lap record:NTT INDYCAR SERIESColton Herta, 1:00.2304, 98.322 mph, June 1, 2024 (Set in Round 2 of knockout qualifying) FOX Sports telecasts: NTT INDYCAR SERIES: Practice 1, 3 p.m. ET Friday, FS2 (live); Practice 2, 9 a.m. ET Saturday, FS1 (live); Qualifying, 1 p.m. ET Saturday, FS1 (live); Warmup, 9:30 a.m. ET Sunday, FS1 (live); Race, 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX (live). Will Buxton is the play-by-play announcer for FOX’s coverage of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, alongside analysts Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Georgia Henneberry, Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters. | INDYCAR Radio Network broadcasts: Mark Jaynes is the anchor alongside driver analyst Davey Hamilton. Jake Query and Michael Young are the turn announcers. Alex Wollf, Ryan Myrehn, Joel Sebastianelli and DJ Clark are the pit reporters. The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear race (noon ET Sunday), INDY NXT by Firestone Detroit Grand Prix (10:25 a.m. Sunday) and all NTT INDYCAR SERIES practices and qualifying sessions air live on network affiliates, SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation 218, indycar.com/leaderboard and the INDYCAR App powered by NTT DATA. All INDY NXT by Firestone practices, qualifying sessions and races are available on SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation 218, indycar.com/leaderboard and the INDYCAR App powered by NTT DATA. Up Next Spotter Guide Pit Assignments Here is the remaining on-track schedule for this weekend in Detroit. Stay with IndyCar1909.com and our social media for the latest on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. At-track schedule (all times local): )SATURDAY, MAY 30 1-2:30 p.m. NTT INDYCAR SERIES qualifying for NTT P1 Award (Three rounds of knockout qualifying), FS1 (live) SUNDAY, MAY 31 9:35-10:05 a.m. NTT INDYCAR SERIES warmup, FS1 12:30 p.m. FOX on air 12:45 p.m. Command to start engines 12:52 p.m. Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear (100 laps/164.5 miles), FOX (live) Header Image By Chris Owens/INDYCAR