Grosjean leads Andretti qualifying sweep for IndyCar opener

By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Romain Grosjean opened his third season in IndyCar by winning the pole in qualifying on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. The Frenchman led an all-Andretti Autosport front row in Saturday qualifying and surged to the second pole of his IndyCar career in the waning moments of the session. He beat teammate Colton Herta for the top starting position in Sunday’s race. It’s been an incredible opening weekend for Andretti, which had a difficult 2022, with only two wins among its four drivers. But three of its four cars have been fast all weekend in St. Petersburg. Along with Kyle Kirkwood, the team put three cars into the Fast Six qualifying shootout.