The 34-year-old Rosenqvist from Värnamo, Sweden, clocked in a single-qualifying pole-winning lap at 104.017 mph in 1:07.4635 for his seventh NTT IndyCar career pole and first since 2024.
The two-time Indy 500 & IndyCar champion from Nashville, Tennessee, led eight of 250 laps and went from 10th to first through a 32-lap dash to achieve his first IndyCar victory of 2026 at Phoenix.
Two Andretti Global teams and one PREMA Racing team were demoted to the rear of the final running order from this year's Indy 500, fined $100,000 for each penalized entry and had team/competition managers levied a one-race suspension for inquiries noted on each entry during the post-race inspection procedure.
The 24-year-old Kirkwood from Jupiter, Florida, has inked a multi-year contract extension to remain at Andretti Global amid a breakout 2023 season highlighted with his first two IndyCar career victories.
The 21-year-old Lundgaard from Hedensted, Denmark, became the first Danish competitor to win an IndyCar Series event after capping off a dominant run from pole position at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Canada.
The 2021 IndyCar Series champion from Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Spain, led 10 of 55 laps and executed on a late pit strategy to overtake pole-sitter Colton Herta with seven laps remaining and extend his championship lead with his third victory of the season.
