The two-time IndyCar champion from Hendersonville, Tennessee, benefitted through an executed pit strategy before prevailing over late challenges from Romain Grosjean and Alex Palou to notch his first elusive victory at the Streets of Long Beach.
The two-time IndyCar Series champion executed a bold final lap pass over teammate Scott McLaughlin to record the 600th overall motorsports victory for Team Penske at the Lone Star state.
Despite going airborne on Lap 4 and receiving an avoidable contact penalty, Chip Ganassi Racing's Marcus Ericsson fought and clawed his way back to score his second victory of the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season at the first-ever Music City Grand Prix in Nashville.
