The 23-year-old Kirkwood from Jupiter, Florida, is set to replace Alexander Rossi as the driver of the No. 27 Andretti Autosport Dallara-Honda for the 2023 NTT IndyCar Series season.
The 41-year-old Hamlin from Chesterfield, Virginia, led four times for 15 of 413 over-scheduled laps and outlasted the on-track chaos and two overtime attempts to notch his first 600 triumph at the Queen City.
The 31-year-old Ericsson from Kumla, Sweden, led three times for 13 of 200 laps before fending off Pato O'Ward in a two-lap shootout to claim his first Indy 500 title.
The 32-year-old Perez from Guadalajara, Mexico, benefitted from an executed pit strategy to lead the final 44 laps and fend off Carlos Sainz for his first victory at Circuit de Monaco.
In a dominant run by JR Motorsports on home turf, Josh Berry prevailed after a late battle with teammate Justin Allgaier before cruising to win the Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 28.
Ross Chastain capitalized through two overtime attempts and a late incident involving teammate Carson Hocevar and Ryan Preece to fend off the field and win the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, May 27.
The third-generation Andretti driver from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, is primed to reach a milestone start in his 17th consecutive appearance in the Indianapolis 500.
