IZOD Indy Car Series

Takuma Sato came up 10 minutes short of potentially claiming his first IZOD IndyCar Series victory. Will Power said “obrigado.”

Heavy rain showers forced the postponement of the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle, scheduled for Sunday, May 1, until 8 a.m. (ET) Monday, May 2.

After sweeping to the PEAK Performance Pole for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by Legacy, Will Power was emphatic that this was a race he wanted to win … badly.

Will Power, who won five road/street races last year – including the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – on the way to a runner-up finish in the IZOD IndyCar Series driver championship, topped the speed chart on the first day of practice for the season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg