Will Power leads wire-to-wire and wins IndyCar race in Portland [Video]

Power started second alongside polesitter Santino Ferrucci — the first A.J. Foyt Racing driver to lead the field to green in a decade — but an alliance between Team Penske and the Foyt organization allowed Power and Ferrucci to make a plan for the start.

Sixty-six points behind championship leader Alex Palou at the start of the race, Power vowed to be aggressive at the start and drive like three-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen. The 43-year-old Australian was serious about it, too, as he slid ahead of Ferrucci entering the first turn.

“Santino and I talked about the start, he was a very good teammate,” Power said.

Palou, who started third, finished just under 10 seconds back in second as Power led 101 of the 110 laps to win for …