No. 12 Verizon Dallara/Chevrolet – Will Power
Start: 2nd
Finish: 1st – 37th career win
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 105/105
Laps Led: 52
Points Position: 5th (-124 pts)
Notes:
- It was a thrilling day for Will Power and the No. 12 Verizon Dallara/Chevrolet team as they brought home their second win in three races at Portland International Raceway.
- On the first lap of the 105-lap event, Graham Rahal and Zach Veach made contact resulting in a multi-car incident. The No. 12 Chevy was able to avoid all damage and remain at the front of the field.
- Power’s first of two pit stops came on lap 42 where the No. 12 Verizon Chevy team serviced the car with new primary tires and fuel allowing him to maintain track position running third.
- By lap 45, Power regained his original starting position of second which allowed him to make a strong charge toward the lead.
- When Scott Dixon had electrical issues while leading on lap 53, Power took advantage claiming the lead where he would remain for much of the closing laps of the race.
- The No. 12 Chevy’s final stop of the day came on lap 74 where the team pitted for new primary tires and fuel, giving them everything they needed to hold the leading position.
- Power’s win in the Grand Prix of Portland marked his second win of the season and 37th IndyCar Series career victory, tying him for sixth on the all-time winners list in the series.
- It was a special win for Power as Portland was the first track he ever tested at in the United States back in 2005.
- Power’s win marks 25 IndyCar wins for Team Penske in the past three seasons.
- With the next two weekends off from racing competition, the team plans to review their data from the last 16 races this season for the final event of the season at Laguna Seca.
Quote: “Absolutely. It was a pretty tough race for the Verizon Chevy. (Felix) Rosenqvist caused some pressure. At the end we could slowly pull away and I felt like oh yeah, this is going to be good; and then we got that yellow flag and I’m like oh, come on, man! But, I was determined to get a good restart and just so stoked to get into Victory Lane. It helps the teams and the other guys take some points away. Awesome. I’m exhausted. I’m mentally exhausted. We’ve had plenty of what-if years. We will just race right now how we will race next year. It is so good to go into next year with a couple of wins.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
