Will Power won his second consecutive IZOD IndyCar Series race by taking Monday’s rain-delayed Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Power, who won the season-opener two weeks ago in Brazil, started on the pole and put on a dominating performance in the second-half of the 100-lap event on the St. Petersburg street circuit. The Team Penske driver took the lead for the final time when he passed E.J. Viso after Viso suffered a gear box issue and slowed on the track. MiamiHerald.com
The dominant driver all weekend, Power avoided trouble all day on a track that was still slick in some areas and held off Justin Wilson by nearly a full second.
“We’re out to win the championship,” Power said. “Perfect pit stop, good race, perfect weekend, pole and a win. Can’t get much better than that.”
Power’s Penske teammates ran third and fourth, Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves crossing the line in that order. No one else was within 22 seconds of Power.
And yes, the gap through the streets of Sao Paulo and St. Petersburg has seemed that big, too.
Wilson ran great at St. Pete for the third straight year, but even he could never make a serious run at the lead in the final laps.
“Really happy for Will Power. ... He’s doing a great job,” Briscoe said. “We’re all learning from each other, and I’m learning a hell of a lot from him, too.”
So is everyone else. Sure, it’s early, but Power already has a 44-point lead over defending series champion Dario Franchitti, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Wilson in the 2010 standings. The Associated Press
Danica Patrick scored her best road/street course finish of seventh since Long Beach (fourth) in ’09. Raphael Matos, the third-place finisher in Brazil on March 14, checked in at eighth and Graham Rahal advanced from the 16th starting spot to ninth in the No. 67 Dollar General car for Sarah Fisher Racing. IndyCar.com
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