IndyCar

Will Power: “I’m just stoked to finish well at Iowa”

1 Mins read
Will Power - Credit: Chris Owens / IndyCar

Will Power had a strong oval outing at Iowa Speedway, with a late race charge allowing the Team Penske driver to finish second on Sunday, although he like everyone else had no answer for the dominant pace of race winner Josef Newgarden.

The former Verizon IndyCar Series champion was stronger in the latter stages of each stint, which allowed him to catch and pass both his team-mate Simon Pagenaud and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon, both of whom he admitted he could trust in a wheel-to-wheel battle despite being in a championship battle with both.

“It was a really good run,” said Power. “I think we had a very good long run car. We had people come back to us at the end of the stint so I was very happy that it went full green there at the end. That allowed us to get up to second.

“I’m just stoked to finish well at Iowa. It was tight racing cause those two guys I was racing against are guys we’re definitely racing in the championship.

“Obviously I didn’t want to get passed but I wanted to get by them. They’re very trustworthy drivers and very good to race with.”

13769 posts

About author
Long time motorsport fanatic, covering Formula 1 and the occassional other series. Feel free to give him a follow on Twitter at @Paul11MSport.
Articles
Related posts
IndyCarOpen WheelOpinion

OPINION: Exhibition races have a place in IndyCar. The Thermal Club wasn't the right choice.

2 Mins read
IndyCar is racing this weekend, but not for points. That’s a sentence that hasn’t been written since 2008.
IndyCarOpen Wheel

Dale Coyne Racing adds Harvey, Braun and Siegel in split 2024 schedule

2 Mins read
After months of speculation, DCR announced its 2024 driver lineup on Tuesday, just three days before cars are on track for the first race of the IndyCar season.
IndyCarOpen Wheel

Marco Andretti returns to the #98 for 2024 Indy 500

1 Mins read
IndyCar veteran Marco Andretti will attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 this year the same way he has for the past three: as a one-off affair with Andretti Global’s (formerly Andretti Autosport) #98 car.