Will Power will take a 20-point lead over Penske teammate Josef Newgarden and Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon in Sunday's IndyCar season finale at Laguna Seca.
But Power never got the momentum, nor the call he wanted. So rather than having a more resounding lead and putting more of Team Penske’s eggs in a single basket, the 18-time series champion program sets out with three hopes Sunday and the best driver of a generation square in the rearview mirror.
And through that, it’s produced some stellar inter-team fights at times: Newgarden vs. Simon Pagenaud, Power vs. Juan Pablo Montoya or Helio Castroneves or Ryan Briscoe. As the longtime president believes, that brings out everyone’s best. “If I was in position, I would not be happy to be put 30 points back when it was only going to be 20 because of the team,” Power continued. “Only in the last race would they make a driver not in it potentially give up a win if it’s for the championship.”
It’s not as if Team Penske’s never prioritized team goals before. Less than two years ago, then-Acura Team Penske DPi driver Dane Cameron slid over on the last lap at Laguna Seca in the 2020 season’s penultimate race so that Castroneves could cross the finish line first and earn valuable title-winning points.
“Always from the first day you enter Ganassi, it’s always about the team,” he said. “You work with your teammates, you win with your teammates, and you lose with your teammates. I think that’s something Chip and Mike always push before races: it’s about the team, and I think that creates a certain atmosphere.”
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