Will Power claimed Team Penske’s first IZOD IndyCar Series victory at Watkins Glen International, winning the sixth Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen.
Series points leader Power, driving the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske entry, passed his teammate Ryan Briscoe with six laps to go and held off Dario Franchitti and Briscoe for his third IZOD IndyCar Series victory of 2010.
Briscoe passed Franchitti on the final lap to help Team Penske record its first 1-2 finish since Edmonton in 2009. Brazilians Raphael Matos of de Ferran Dragon Racing and Mario Moraes of KV Racing Technology completed the top five.
In all, there were seven teams represented among the top 10 finishers in the race.
Results Sunday of the Camping World Grand Prix At The Glen IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 3.37-mile Watkins Glen International, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (1) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
2. (3) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
3. (4) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
4. (11) Raphael Matos, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
5. (9) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
6. (20) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
7. (16) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
8. (7) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
9. (2) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
10. (6) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
11. (25) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
12. (14) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
13. (8) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
14. (12) Paul Tracy, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
15. (5) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
16. (10) Adam Carroll, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
17. (19) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
18. (23) Bertrand Baguette, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
19. (17) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
20. (21) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
21. (13) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running
22. (18) Mario Romancini, Dallara-Honda, 59, Out of Fuel
23. (24) Milka Duno, Dallara-Honda, 57, Running
24. (15) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 38, Contact
25. (22) Alex Lloyd, Dallara-Honda, 22, Mechanical
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1:40:27.4391
Winners average speed: 120.768
Margin of victory: 1.2181 seconds
Cautions: 2 for 5 laps
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Lap Leaders:Power 1-18, Dixon 19-28, Power 29-38, Franchitti 39, Briscoe 40-43, Power 44-60.
Point Standings: Power 327, Franchitti 295, Dixon 287, Briscoe 280, Castroneves 273, Hunter-Reay 251, Tony Kanaan 241, Wilson 211, Whedlson 211, Andretti 201.

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