September - 2022

Benjamin Pedersen Hired to Drive for AJ Foyt Racing

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 28, 2022) – AJ Foyt Racing Team President Larry Foyt has hired Benjamin Pedersen, the 23-year-old Indy Lights veteran, to drive one of the team’s Chevrolet-powered Indy cars in the 2023 NTT INDYCAR Series. The agreement spans multiple seasons as the team plans to develop the young rookie and is aligned to a longer-term plan for AJ Foyt Racing. “I’m super excited to get going with the team,” said Pedersen, a dual citizen (Danish and American) who was born i

Race Report: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 11, 2022) -- The final race of the season is in the record books as Alex Palou won the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey and Will Power won the NTT INDYCAR Series championship title. Kyle Kirkwood loses his rookie stripes after finishing 21st in the No. 14 Sexton Properties Chevrolet. Kirkwood started 17th and flirted around the top-15 but after being pushed wide by another competitor while exiting the pits after the final pit stop, he missed the pit ou

Qualifying Report: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 10) -- Kyle Kirkwood will start 17th and Dalton Kellett will line up 24th on the grid for the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. It appeared Kirkwood might catch a lucky break in his session as his No. 14 Sexton Properties Chevrolet was sitting atop his group when the red flag came out for Josef Newgarden's spin in the Corkscrew. However, the AMR safety crew was able to successfully remove Newgarden before the session

Notes & Quotes: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

Dalton Kellett wraps up his third season with AJ Foyt Racing while Kyle Kirkwood completes his rookie season this weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Following their reflection on the 2022 season, we asked them a few questions ... DALTON KELLETT - No. 4 K-LINE INSULATORS USA CHEVROLET On Laguna Seca: "It's hard to believe the end of the season is already here, time flies! It feels like we just wrapped up the Month of May. Laguna Seca is probably the best place for a s

Race Report: Grand Prix of Portland

PORTLAND (Sept. 4, 2022) -- After 110 laps, Kyle Kirkwood finished where he started in the Grand Prix of Portland bringing the No. 14 Sexton Properties Chevrolet home in 13th position. Dalton Kellett finished 22nd in the No. 4 K-Line Insulators USA Chevrolet after starting 25th. Starting on the primary tires, Kirkwood dropped back to 15th at the start with rowmate Calum Ilott (on alternate compound tires) getting past. Kirkwood then got sandwiched between Scott Dixon and Roma

Qualifying Report: Grand Prix of Portland

PORTLAND (Sept. 3, 2022)--On permanent road courses, Kyle Kirkwood posted his second best qualifying effort of the season in the No. 14 Sexton Properties Chevrolet at Portland International Raceway this afternoon. Kirkwood will start 13th, having barely missed advancing out of the first round of qualifying for the Grand Prix of Portland with his time of 58.4865 seconds (120.889mph) around the 1.96-mile course. He was just off less than eight hundredths of a second from advanc