The Australian invasion of the Champ Car World Series looks set to continue this weekend when Team Australia s Will Power aims for successive victories in the International open wheel Series at Long Beach, California.
For many of the elite drivers in the Champ Car ranks, last weekend s Vegas Grand Prix provided an early wake up call, as the young talent in the series staked their claim on the 2007 championship.
Second-year Team Australia prodigy Will Power (#5 Aussie Vineyards Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone) dominated the weekend to score his first Champ Car win, rolling from the pole and setting the fastest lap of the race on his way to Victory Lane.
It s that sort of form that is sure to excite Australian fans as the countdown towards the Gold Coast s Lexmark Indy 300 on October 18-21 continues.
Power s second series pole, follows on from his debut number one qualifying effort on the streets of Surfers Paradise last year.
His maiden event victory in Las Vegas has given him the early lead in the chase for the Vanderbilt Cup as he carries a six-point cushion into Long Beach, where the series will celebrate its 24th trip to one of its most celebrated events, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
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