Overview
- Taylor grabbed the lead with under two minutes remaining and won by 1.8925 seconds over Enzo Fittipaldi, with Tymek Kucharczyk third as Juan Manuel Correa and Lochie Hughes rounded out the top five.
- Race Control penalized Jack Beeton for jumping the start as opening-lap contact sent Colin Kaminsky into the wall, and officials later took no action on Kucharczyk’s nudge that pushed polesitter Alessandro de Tullio wide.
- Taylor now leads the championship by 10 points over St. Petersburg winner Nikita Johnson, who finished sixth.
- De Tullio’s pole was his first in Indy NXT and AJ Foyt Racing’s first in more than 22 years, with rookies occupying five of the top six qualifying spots.
- The 30-minute race unfolded on a new 14-turn, 2.73-mile circuit around AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field in blustery winds, with a Barber Motorsports Park doubleheader up next on March 28-29.