Power wins bizarre IndyCar season-opener in Brazil
Will Power won the season-opening Sao Paulo Indy 300.
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sports Network) -
Will Power survived a spectacular opening-lap crash and then endured heavy rain before making a winning pass on Ryan Hunter-Reay in the closing minutes to win Sunday's season-opening Sao Paulo Indy 300 on the streets of Sao Paulo.
Power and Hunter-Reay battled for the lead before the Aussie took the top position for good with three-and-a-half minutes remaining. The inaugural race in Brazil was scheduled for 75 laps, but Indy Racing League officials placed a two-hour limit on the event due to numerous cautions for accidents and a brief halt for a thunderstorm that moved over the 2-6-mile, 11-turn street course just before the halfway point.
"Just after we got out for qualifying [earlier in the day], we had a gearbox problem, and it's just been a day that everything has been thrown at you, and you come out on top," Power said.
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Power-ful return to IndyCar
By Chris Symeon, Motorsports Editor
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sports Network) -
Seven months after suffering back injuries in a practice crash at Sonoma, CA, Will Power made an impressive comeback in the IZOD IndyCar Series by winning the inaugural Sao Paulo Indy 300 in Brazil.
Power turned in a gutsy performance in the series' season-opener and first race held in a South American country. The 29-year-old Aussie avoided a five- car pileup on the opening lap and then endured rainy conditions for a majority of the event before passing Ryan Hunter-Reay for the lead in the closing minutes to claim his second career IndyCar victory.
"It was probably the most mixed up race that I have ever been in, but it created an opportunity for me to come back through the field and end up winning the race," Power said. "I think it was just a really good day for racing. If you were fast you could pass, because there is such a good track layout here. I'm pretty sure it was an exciting race for the fans."
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