PORTLAND, Ore. — (AP) — Will Power remained in the IndyCar championship hunt with a dominating victory Sunday at Portland International Raceway.
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 …