Two-time IndyCar champion Will Power outwitted his teammates for a victory at Road America that ended a 34-race winless streak and moved him into first in the championship standings through seven of 17 races.
With his first victory since June 5, 2022 at Detroit, Power took a five-point lead in the title race over defending series champion Alex Palou, who finished fourth.
“We’re working hard; we want to win the championship,” Power said after completing a Team Penske podium sweep with runner-up Josef Newgarden and third-place finisher Scott McLaughlin. “I think we have the cars and the team to do it. Keep pushing.”
After his 42nd career victory, Power is tied with Michael Andretti for fourth in IndyCar history.
“That was the next one I wanted to get,” said Power, who broke Mario Andretti’s record for career poles in 2022. “That was the one I’d been wanting for a while. To surpass Michael, big fan of Michael’s as a kid. Watched him win a lot of races. The Andretti family, such a big deal, such legends of this sport.
“Anytime your name is around those guys, it’s a big deal. Cool to be equal with Michael.”
After winning at Detroit, Scott Dixon’s title hopes took a hit as the six-time champion finished 21st and tumbled two spots in the standings to third.
Here are the IndyCar results and points standings after the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America:
RESULTS
Click here for the official box score from the 55-lap race on the 14-turn, 4.014-mile road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Event summary
Lap leader summary
Lap chart
Section results
Best section times
Pit stop summary
Here is the finishing order in the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America with starting position in parentheses, driver, engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (5) Will Power, Chevrolet, 55, Running
2. (6) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 55, Running
3. (8) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 55, Running
4. (7) Alex Palou, Honda, 55, Running
5. (4) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 55, Running
6. (2) Colton Herta, Honda, 55, Running
7. (14) Romain Grosjean, Chevrolet, 55, Running
8. (11) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 55, Running
9. (15) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 55, Running
10. (24) Graham Rahal, Honda, 55, Running
11. (13) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 55, Running
12. (1) Linus Lundqvist, Honda, 55, Running
13. (18) Theo Pourchaire, Chevrolet, 55, Running
14. (22) Felix Rosenqvist, Honda, 55, Running
15. (19) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 55, Running
16. (25) Pietro Fittipaldi, Honda, 55, Running
17. (26) Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, 55, Running
18. (9) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 55, Running
19. (27) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 55, Running
20. (16) Christian Rasmussen, Chevrolet, 55, Running
21. (10) Scott Dixon, Honda, 55, Running
22. (23) Luca Ghiotto, Honda, 55, Running
23. (21) Nolan Siegel, Chevrolet, 54, Running
24. (17) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 53, Running
25. (20) Jack Harvey, Honda, 51, Running
26. (3) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 35, Mechanical
27. (12) Kyffin Simpson, Honda, 5, Contact
Winner’s average speed: 126.154 mph; Time of race: 1 hour, 45 minutes, 0.0267 seconds; Margin of victory: 3.2609 seconds; Cautions: Three for six laps; Lead changes: 13 among seven drivers; Lap leaders: Kirkwood 1-3; McLaughlin 4-15; Newgarden 16; Palou 17-18; Herta 19-20; Rosenqvist 21-23; McLaughlin 24-29; Newgarden 30-31; Palou 32; Herta 33-35; Newgarden 36-42; Power 43-44; Herta 45-48; Power 49-55.
POINTS
Click here for the points tally in the race.
Here are the points standings after the season’s seventh race for:
Drivers
Engine manufacturers
Entrants
Pit stop performance
Top 10 in points: Power 236, Palou 231, Dixon 225, O’Ward 184, McLaughlin 179, Kirkwood 179, Herta 176, Newgarden 169, Rossi 162, Rosenqvist 157.
Rest of the standings: Lundgaard 141, Ferrucci 132, Ericsson 130, Armstrong 121, Rahal 121, Grosjean 112, VeeKay 109, Lundqvist 100, Simpson 81, Fittipaldi 81, Pourchaire 75, Canapino 74, Robb 68, Rasmussen 65, Harvey 65, Blomqvist 46, Ilott 39, Castroneves 26, Ghiotto 22, Daly 21, Larson 21, Sato 19, Siegel 17, Carpenter 14, Vautier 12, Braun 10, Hunter-Reay 6, Andretti 5, Legge 5.
Next race: The IndyCar Series will head to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for a June 23 race with coverage starting at 6 p.m. ET on USA and Peacock.