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Dario Franchitti Helps Chip Ganassi to Historic Heights

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- It is the greatest single season success story in all of auto racing. Chip Ganassi's race teams have won the 2010 Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400, Grand-Am Series sportscar championship and Saturday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, added an IZOD IndyCar Series championship with driver...

Helio Castroneves Dominates IndyCar Race in Japan

As Helio Castroneves dominated the IndyCar race at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan, an already tight points race tightened even more. Dario Franchitti finished second, just ahead of series points leader Will Power, but the edge trimmed five points off the 17-point lead Power had coming into this event. Castroneves, who...

Will Power Takes Fifth IndyCar Victory With Sonoma Win

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) -- Back broken, front teeth scattered somewhere, head ringing, Will Power left the 2009 race at Infineon Raceway in a helicopter. A year later, he walked away, a bit of payback and a trophy in hand, his first series title well within reach. Shaking off a touch of early anxiety, Power returned to...

Will Power Sets Record With Eighth IndyCar Pole

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) -- Thinking he was a lock to move on in qualifying, Will Power drove into the pits, ready to park his car for the next session. Instead of greeting him with open arms, Power's crew members were waving them, imploring him to get back out on the track. Power did, worked his way into the top six and made...

Will Power Captures IndyCar Pole, Road Championship

LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) -- Will Power hit the curb, felt his No. 12 Team Penske Honda slide into the wet morning grass and braced himself. This is the moment in the season when championships are lost, Power thought, as he careened into a tire barrier, his car's rear wing now a jumbled mess. Maybe some years. But not this...

Background on Will Power

William Steven Power (born 1 March 1981 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving for Team Penske.

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