THE LINE - AUGUST 20, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014 at 08:03AM
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Will Power (No. 12 Team Penske Verizon Chevrolet/Dallara) receives congratulations from team owner Roger Penske after dominating the ABC Supply Wisconsin 250 at Milwaukee IndyFest Sunday, leading 229 of the 250 laps on the historic Milwaukee Mile. Power, who started from the pole position, finished 2.7949 seconds ahead of teammate Juan Pablo Montoya (No. 2 Team Penske PPG Chevrolet/Dallara) to take command of the Verizon IndyCar Series championship standings with two races left. It was the first victory at Milwaukee for Power, his first on a short oval and his first on an oval since Auto Club Speedway last October. Power now has 24 career wins, equaling Bobby Rahal and Ralph DePalma for 16th on the all-time list. "The handling was awesome; we hardly made any adjustments over the whole race," Power said. "I give full credit to the team for giving me such a great car. These are my favorite tracks these days. I really enjoy the ovals - it's great fun. I hope we put a good show on for the fans."
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Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Kanaan douse Will Power with champagne - and a cream puff to the face - in Victory lane at the Milwaukee Mile. Kanaan (No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Huggies Chevrolet/Dallara) finished third for his fourth podium in the past five races and Scott Dixon (No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Target Chevrolet/Dallara) placed fourth. Josef Newgarden (No. 67 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing/Direct Supply Honda/Dallara), who was running third when he had to pit for fuel on Lap 237, rebounded for his second consecutive top-five finish on an oval.
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Will Power leads the field into Turn 1 at the start of the ABC Supply Wisconsin 250 at the Milwaukee Mile.
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Is this the year that Will Power is finally going to win the Verizon IndyCar Series championship? He now has a 39-point advantage (602-563) over his teammate, Helio Castroneves, with two races left (Sonoma and Auto Club Speedway). Six drivers remain eligible for the 2014 IndyCar Series title: Simon Pagenaud (510 points) finished seventh to move to third in the standings ahead of Ryan Hunter-Reay (494), who finished 21st in Milwaukee. Montoya (488) and Dixon (472) also remain in the hunt.
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Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Axalta Chevrolet SS) won the Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday. It was Gordon's third win of the season and his 91st career victory in NASCAR's premier series. Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart Haas Racing Jimmy John's Chevrolet SS) finished second and Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion), who was right there with Gordon in the final laps, lost the draft and fell to third at the end. Paul Menard (No. 27 Richard Childress Racing Certain Teed Menards Chevrolet SS) finished fourth. Watch a NASCAR video from Michigan here.
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General Motors CEO Mary Barra and Jeff Gordon hold the Michigan Heritage Trophy after Gordon's win in the Pure Michigan 400. At left is Michigan International Speedway President Roger Curtis. MIS began awarding the Michigan Heritage Trophy in 2013 as a recognition and celebration of the automobile and its importance to the race track and the manufacturers.
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Twenty-four-year-old Marco Wittmann (No. 23 BMW Team RMG Ice-Watch BMW M4 DTM) took full advantage of his pole position at the Nürburgring and recorded his fourth win of the current DTM season. It was the 63rd DTM win for BMW Motorsport and the manufacturer’s 15th since returning to the DTM in 2012. Wittmann also set the fastest lap of the race.