Power Leads Wire-to-Wire at Portland to Remain in IndyCar Championship Fight

Will Power drives during an IndyCar race in Madison, Ill., on Aug. 17, 2024. Zachary Linhares/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP

PORTLAND, Ore.—Will Power remained in the IndyCar championship hunt with a dominating victory Sunday at Portland International Raceway.

Power started second alongside polesitter Santino Ferrucci—the first A.J. Foyt Racing driver to lead the field to green in a decade—but an alliance between Team Penske and the Foyt organization allowed Power and Ferrucci to make a plan for the start.