Will Power fell just short of executing a wire-to-wire victory Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, but he'll be more than content with his dominant win in the Angie's List of Indianapolis.
According to Speed, Power led all but 17 of the 82 total laps during the race:
Fox 59 News in Indianapolis captured Power's final stretch as he approached the finish line:
During the last laps of the race, almost all of the drama was gone. Graham Rahal was the only driver who could've possibly overtaken Power, and he was still running roughly two seconds off the lead. The road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway isn't exactly conducive to late comebacks.
Between all of the twists and turns, Rahal couldn't gain enough speed down the straightaways to seriously challenge for the top spot late on. And Power wasn't about to let his great performance go to waste with a critical mistake.
The biggest question was whether he would run out of fuel. His last pit stop was two laps before Rahal's, so the threat was real. Luckily for Power, he had built an unassailable lead, so he could afford to slow down a bit to ensure he conserved enough fuel.
Power was far and away the best on the day, and that was borne out in the results.
Parity has been the name of the game so far this year. At The Indianapolis Star's Matt Glenesk noted, the first five races of the 2015 have all had different winners:
As a result, a lot of drivers are tightly packed near the top of the IndyCar standings.
Rahal will likely be a bit disappointed with his runner-up finish, but he didn't get too down after the race, per Glenesk:
Rahal even joined Power and Juan Pablo Montoya for a post-race selfie:
The 26-year-old can at least take solace in the fact that he moved into a tie for fourth in the points standings. Both he and Scott Dixon are tied with 144 points.
Finishing third was enough for Montoya to retain the top spot. He owns a slim five-point edge on Power, who jumped three spots from last week. Helio Castroneves is also a mere 10 points back, so Montoya's position is anything but safe.
The IndyCar circuit will remain in Indianapolis for its next race, the Indianapolis 500. The "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" is among the most decorated events in motorsports, so you can bet that plenty of drivers will want to get their hands on that celebratory bottle of milk.
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