LEXINGTON, Ohio -- Will Power scored his first win of the season in a 1-2 finish for Team Penske on Saturday in the first race of a doubleheader at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Power beat teammate Josef Newgarden, the reigning IndyCar champion, by more than 7 seconds in winning from the pole. Power earned his 60th career pole earlier Saturday and trails only Mario Andretti (67) for the IndyCar record.
"That's probably the first race I reckon in about 10 years that I've just gone hard,'' Power said. "Every other race I save fuel or we try to play a strategy game.