The 22-year-old Herta from Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, led three times for a race-high 50 of 75 laps to claim his first IndyCar victory of the season at Indy's road course amid slick conditions,
The Los Gatos, California, native recorded the first NASCAR Cup Series victory for Kaulig Racing in the series' inaugural event at the Indianapolis Road Course.
NASCAR heads to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course this weekend where the Cup Series will make its first start Sunday afternoon. The road course is 2.439 miles with 14 turns and is the third new track that the Cup Series has debuted at this season.
The 18-year-old grandson of NASCAR Hall of Famer and team owner Joe Gibbs will return for an additional 14 Xfinity Series races throughout the 2021 season.