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INDYCAR: Will Power rebounds from a disappointing race in Toronto to take the win over teammate Helio Castroneves.
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We start tonight with IndyCar -- newly reconfigured track in Edmonton not hype leading up to this week's race. All about the contact last timeout between championship rivals Dario freaky and Will Power but once qualifying concluded the buzz was all about. A different guy to come -- son out He stole the pole.
On to the race and many drivers had their eye on turn one in this new layout. But turned five would be the spot to watch this afternoon on board with Alex tightly on me at turn five. He gets in the back -- great great hall tags with damaged and a penalty. Great -- kind of tired He goes into the grass and -- Paul Tracy coming back on the track. Sebastien some Pedro also collides with Tracy -- when He saw this coming Will Power track sounds Otto takes believed. Five laps later Oriole Serbia fresh out of the -- Gets hammered by Mike -- in the corner and Conley gets a penalty and the two of those variety into the tires. After the restart intern -- eating these -- gives the Scott Dixon. Dixon with the worst habit of defending Edmonton -- force behind the wall. Lap 39 on that very same corner Ryan hunter ray takes up a pole sitter to come let's not help under Raymond hit a drive through penalty for the contact. Three and got a good battle in the middle of the pack JR he'll agree with a great move -- be -- Mir and the fourteen to move into the top ten. To go Will Power still in the lead but -- teammate Helio Castroneves. Is closing in on the twelfth sounds familiar let's flashback to last series Edmonton. Helio leading Will Power late in the race. But it's must -- for blocking castroneves goes bizarre -- losing it afterwards. So how would it play out his -- well everyone playing nice Will Power after two straight.
We pitted early just to besides sitting equipped -- yellow. And I knew I had read a long stints at both take it. Really easy so dog owner and -- at least a second off the -- Sunday. -- And then come off and that was just a tough battle to the end -- and not decided to race more aggressive tonight. Because I -- New England you know we couldn't afford to lose anymore points Dario son. I took you know I didn't take any risk by just was more aggressive on restarts. Comment in NEC -- I cannot with.
Welcome back our Verizon IndyCar update now the win will -- fourth of the year teammate Helio Castroneves was second. Power is not tied in wins with Dario -- finishes third Tony -- on and Justin Wilson round out the top five here's more from the track.
We had to put two or three chances to overtake -- But man it was one of those things in Ohio I was facing a lot of -- and the Braves this weekend I didn't wanna make more mistakes that I been doing this year but finally sees it the same -- so I was perfect result.
I was really lucky there because I clutched and waited and and I was just waiting for somebody says -- so -- was -- and I screwed -- that restart and I I think in my head that I couldn't pass a car in front line until the start finish line. I just dies I lose that but I think we're a little quicker but this type position and and He didn't screw up credit.
It was a tough race Robin very physical and then somebody -- dog but it's -- sometimes. I have a saying sometimes or to dog sometimes you're the hydrant so I guess you know it is good it is enough to fight. Question have to keep saving a different gave -- well.
I actually really like that saying in the standings powers windows -- little closer to points leader Dario Frank -- gap between the -- Now 38 points Tony -- on an Oriole Serbia swapped fourth and fifth in points. And for the first time in 2011 Helio Castroneves appears in the top ten He jumped three spots to -- held a -- for ninth. Scott Dixon that gives up a lot of ground after his incident. That.
All these I was doing you know I -- America coming and know guys like every six guys back you know and hit the Venezuelan -- don't know I don't know why they wanted to -- myself pretty good to see our -- blew up and little -- considered tops in Miami my -- on five but. Coming cooldown lap time I was -- benefit and a lot of my guys have to do more there's some accounts you know what goes around comes around. You know we just basically braces and -- sentence him.
Sometimes it Hyder and sometimes your -- on fire Robin Miller joins us from Edmonton now Robin. This Yankee beat power rivalry is for real so the that in -- how Will Power went about his business today.
It's SM Chris I wondered about wells -- stayed away because He called everybody and -- him He was -- and He was upset. I'm gonna kick his -- He had a negative that to me again double what it was like He was so preoccupied with what happened at trial maybe He wasn't getting good solid business this weekend at. You know what He should but professionally was today. He did a good job at pass out of the lead on the track at any held up his teammate Dario did not take some. This break physical joy and you can't make a mistake did you break so many times is so hard every lap. Hey just goes to show yet he's won four races Dario won four races there's a reason they're the two best cars the series right now I think that. And how are still it was really big for his mental state of mind because. He -- He knows being Dario is going to be tough but if He heating your victory today I'm not sure He study ever had a chance.
We heard from Scott Dixon -- He was nearly caught up in his -- accident today He blossomed position on track but He didn't lose his head I there what does that say about his focus.
It says there's a reason he's probably get a win his third straight actually fourth straight championship you don't captain the year He went to NASCAR ought to be -- fourth championship and Hiroki when's it. And He said He got lucky getting get lucky -- that He saw -- right out of brains He slowed down clutched it. Wait -- waited all it would crashing to stop then what are Adam volley back to tenth overall it back to third. And I mean the guy never makes a mistake he's smart he's smooth. And he's just he's one of the best and I think He just goes to show it he's pretty modest after the race but I mean that was a -- the job -- did today.
I love this championship battle between the two of them -- we -- Helio pressuring his -- towards the end of the race. Obviously with Will Power in the -- championship hunt was Hayley I'm going to pass and how hard was He trying.
I was trying to charge you can't you -- He was outbreak can get into the corners but the thing its interest is. He almost set an interview I was like you know I had a really be careful because He took well. Long Beach and last -- does not. The guy -- don't really got a good chance to be tricky out of the race. But trust me when you haven't won a race all year and your teammates kick in -- every weekend you gonna do -- they can't pass and He just didn't quite have enough.
But He real quick the race control I had a laid down a lot today were the right calls me.
Finally race control got a right. They weren't enough they weren't tough enough on these guys because a drive is that enough to send out for two minutes to take thirty minutes of practice away -- money. But it's a start right direction because -- at least the guys are credited the guys put their front tires and their rear tires they were doing the right thing and -- Like this people so brother race control at TG -- that's the great Brian Barnhart and for you people that can't translate. Are always inside volleys honest thanks Robin.