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Kyle Kirkwood steered his Honda to an easy victory in the 50th running of the Long Beach Grand Prix.

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But by the time the sun came out, Kyle Kirkwood had made the race his own, steering his Honda to an easy victory in the 50th running of the iconic IndyCar race.

It was Kirkwood’s second victory in three years at Long Beach and third IndyCar win overall — and it wasn’t really close, with Kirkwood leading for 34 of the 90 laps around the Long Beach Convention Center.

Kirkwood, who won at Long Beach two years ago after qualifying first, started on the pole again Sunday, lining up next to Andretti Global teammate Colton Herta of Santa Clarita.