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Will Power - IndyCar Series

Birth Date:Mar, 1, 1981 Height:5' 10" Primary SponsorVerizon Wireless
Birth Place:Toowoomba, Australia Weight:155 Car:Dallara/Honda
Residence:Indianapolis, Ind.   Crew ChiefDavid Faustino

Biography

Will Power is in his second season of IndyCar Series competition in 2009. He began the season behind the wheel of one of the most coveted rides in motorsports - the No. 3 Team Penske Dallara/Honda. Power filled in for two-time Indianapolis 500 Winner Helio Castroneves when Castroneves was unavailable to drive during pre-season testing and the first race of the year in St. Petersburg. After finishing sixth in St. Pete, Power was named to drive the No. 12 Team Verizon Wireless car for Penske Racing at Long Beach and at the Indianapolis 500 when Castroneves returned to the team.  

Power promptly won the pole at Long Beach and finished second in the race and turned in a great performance in May at the Indy 500, starting ninth and finishing in fifth place. In July, Penske Racing announced that Power would compete for the team in five additional events at Toronto, Edmonton, Kentucky, Sonoma and Miami in the No. 12 Penske Truck Rental car.

In 2008, Power began his IndyCar Series career driving for KV Racing Technology; where he earned his third Indy car victory in Long Beach and scored five top-ten finishes. In addition, the Australian started from the pole in the post-season exhibition event at Surfers Paradise and led the first 16 laps before an accident forced him out of the race.

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Statistics

2009 IndyCar Series Season Statistics
DateEventStartFinishPoints (Behind)Rank (+/-)
4/5/09 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 6 6 28 (-22) 6 (--)
4/19/09 Streets of Long Beach 1 2 69 (-15) 2 (+4)
5/24/09 Indianapolis 500 9 5 99 (-23) 8 (-6)
7/12/09 Streets of Toronto 2 3 134 (-213) 19 (-11)
7/26/09 Rexall Speedway 1 1 187 (-193) 15 (+4)
8/1/09 Kentucky Speedway 20 9 209 (-207) 14 (+1)

Season Totals
Current Point Standings: 14
Starts: 6
Poles: 2
Victories: 1
Top 5s: 4
Top 10s: 6
Avg. Start: 6.5
Avg. Finish: 4.3