Will Power Wins Second IndyCar Championship at Laguna Seca

News, Racing I By Justin Cornelison I September 12, 2022

Sticking with the steady and unspectacular methods he used all season, Will Power clinched his second NTT IndyCar Series championship with a third-place finish Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

After starting on the pole position for a record 68th time in his career, the Team Penske driver led 17 laps in the No. 12 Dallara-Chevrolet and stayed near the front for 95 laps on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course on California’s Monterey Peninsula.

Power, who also won the title in 2014, finished 16 points ahead of teammate Josef Newgarden, who finished second after starting 25th because of a spin in qualifying.

Race winner Alex Palou also turned in an inspired drive, leading 67 of 95 laps and winning by more than 30 seconds after starting 11th because of a six-position grid penalty.  It was the first victory of the season for the defending series champion, who has been embroiled in a contract dispute with Chip Ganassi Racing.

via NBC Sports

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