Christian Lundgaard recovered from first-lap damage to win the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America for Arrow McLaren on Sunday, June 21.
The Dane started 13th but dropped to the back after opening-lap contact damaged his front wing, forcing an early stop and leaving him with a race that looked all but ruined. Instead, a chaotic afternoon at the 4.014-mile Wisconsin road course turned into one of the drives of the IndyCar season.
Lundgaard surged back through the order and was second with four laps remaining when Marcus Armstrong, who had looked on course for victory, suffered a mechanical problem. That handed Lundgaard the lead before a late caution set up one final restart.
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David Malukas pushed Lundgaard to the flag, but the Arrow McLaren driver held on by 0.6241 seconds, according to IndyCar’s official race report. It was Lundgaard’s third career IndyCar victory and his second win of the 2026 season.
Will Power finished third after a final-lap clash with Graham Rahal brought out the caution, while Kyffin Simpson took fourth for Chip Ganassi Racing. Pole-sitter Alex Palou recovered to fifth after a pit-lane speeding penalty, keeping his championship lead intact on a day that could have gone badly wrong.
For Lundgaard, though, the headline is simple: a race that began with damage ended with another statement win for Arrow McLaren.
