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.
The 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion commenced his first full-time campaign in the Cup Series by becoming the 41st different winner of the Great American Race.
The 27-year-old native from High Point, North Carolina, spoiled Kyle Larson's dominating run to grab his first Cup victory of the 2021 season at Atlanta.