Italian-Canadian Indy Lights racer Devlin DeFrancesco has his sights set on bouncing back this week at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca after a troubled weekend in Portland

Kirkwood, who started fourth, finished just over 2.5 seconds clear to whittle his points deficit to just five with four rounds remaining on the 2021 calendar

Malukas, who will celebrate his 20th birthday in just under two weeks, finished over 5.4 seconds clear of championship rival Kyle Kirkwood, extending his lead from three points to 10 in a tight battle with five races remaining

Kyle Kirkwood led the Andretti Autosport stable starting Saturday's race from fifth

The 1.964-mile Portland circuit will host the first of two back-to-back race events this weekend with the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire championship racing at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca the following week