Japanese driver Takuma Sato came up ten minutes short of potentially claiming his first IZOD IndyCar Series victory. But Penske’s Will Power, not usually one to pay attention to time, said "obrigado."
Power, the pole sitter and re-start leader of the rain-postponed São Paulo Indy 300, came into the pits for a splash of fuel on lap 36 (the race resumed on lap 15). Poor visibility on the 2.536-mile, 11-turn street course caused by persistent rain and approaching dusk forced postponement of the race after 14 laps had been completed May 1.
Sato, who overtook Power on a lap 25 restart, gambled on stretching the 22 gallons of ethanol following a lap 17 stop that included switching to Firestone rain tires.
But the yellow flag sought didn't materialize and the second-year driver of the No. 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus car had to pit on lap 48 of 55 in the timed race. Power inherited the point and went on to his second victory of the season and the championship points lead.
Graham Rahal, who spun on the slippery rain-soaked course on lap 26 while running sixth, finished second in the No. 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing car.
Ryan Briscoe recorded his second consecutive top five (third) in the No. 6 Penske Logistics car.
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| Ryan Briscoe and Takuma Sato (Photo: LAT for IndyCar) |
Power, the pole sitter and re-start leader of the rain-postponed São Paulo Indy 300, came into the pits for a splash of fuel on lap 36 (the race resumed on lap 15). Poor visibility on the 2.536-mile, 11-turn street course caused by persistent rain and approaching dusk forced postponement of the race after 14 laps had been completed May 1.
Sato, who overtook Power on a lap 25 restart, gambled on stretching the 22 gallons of ethanol following a lap 17 stop that included switching to Firestone rain tires.
But the yellow flag sought didn't materialize and the second-year driver of the No. 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus car had to pit on lap 48 of 55 in the timed race. Power inherited the point and went on to his second victory of the season and the championship points lead.
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| Will Power (Photo: LAT for IndyCar) |
Graham Rahal, who spun on the slippery rain-soaked course on lap 26 while running sixth, finished second in the No. 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing car.
Ryan Briscoe recorded his second consecutive top five (third) in the No. 6 Penske Logistics car.