ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Will Power won his fifth pole of the season and flirted with the St. Petersburg track record Saturday in qualifying for the IndyCar season finale.
Power will start from the pole Sunday on the downtown temporary street course for the ninth time in his career. Power is in a three-way fight with Colton Herta and rookie Pato O'Ward for third in the final standings.
The championship will be decided between Scott Dixon and Josef Newgarden.
Dixon needs to finish only ninth or higher to wrap up a sixth championship.