Kirkwood sped away at the late restart and kept the Kiwi at bay for the victory after 80 laps on an 11-turn, 2.1-mile temporary street course in Nashville, Tennessee.
"He was so fast at the end," Kirkwood said. "We were good on the initial lap but right there at the end they were so fast and they ran me down in that last lap."
Pole-sitter McLaughlin settled for the runner-up spot for the second year in a row.
"I gave it my all, tried my hardest," McLaughlin said. "Bummed we didn't get the win... Читать дальше...