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TORONTO (AP) -- Will Power knew when to be aggressive and when to play it safe Sunday in the wreck-filled Honda Indy Toronto.

After patiently avoiding early trouble, the IndyCar leader boldly passed Justin Wilson on the outside off a restart with 14 laps left, then held off Dario Franchitti for his second straight victory and fourth of the season,

"As I predicted, it was a very wild race," Power said. "It started on the first corner for me when I had Helio (Castroneves) and (Ryan) Hunter-Reay come cruising up the inside. I was like, `OK, I'll let those guys go.' And then I lost a couple of more positions. But I know how this race goes."The key for me when I came to this race was avoiding carnage and accidents, which I know happens every year, and like I said, in the first corner, that right there could have been the finish if I'd just turned in. But I backed off."

Power then gambled and won with the race on the line, moving past Wilson on the outside on the first turn after the fifth of sixth caution periods. Power pulled away, while Wilson spun out moments later and dropped from contention.

 

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The horrific crash at the end of the Indianapolis 500 was worse than previously reported.

Driver Mike Conway suffered a broken back as well as a broken leg, and will have to wear a back brace for three months that will prevent him from racing, the Indy Racing League reported Monday.

In addition, Ryan Hunter-Reay suffered a broken finger in the crash that will require a splint.

Conway had surgery Sunday night to repair fractures in his lower left leg. "He also has a soft tissue injury to his lower left leg and is anticipated to have another surgical procedure later this week," an IRL statement said.

His back injury was a compression fracture of one of his thoracic vertebrae.

Hunter-Reay was scheduled to have surgery Monday on his left thumb and will be fitted with a carbon fiber splint, "which should allow him to participate at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend," the IRL said.

Conway was injured on Lap 199 when he ran into the back of Hunter-Reay's fuel-starved, sputtering car coming out of turn three. Conway's car was launched into the air and ripped itself apart on the retaining fence. The car was torn in half.

 

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by FanHouse NewswireKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Waiting for the final green flag after a caution a few laps from the finish, Scott Dixon jokingly asked his crew if he could save some horsepower boosts for the Indianapolis 500 later this month.

Obviously, the answer was no.

The way Dixon kicked off IndyCar's oval season, he might not need them anyway.

Making few changes to a fast-off-the-truck car, Dixon cruised to his second straight IndyCar Series victory at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, firmly placing himself atop the list of favorites for the big race on the bricks.

Scott Dixon Back on Top as IndyCar Moves to Ovals originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Sat, 01 May 2010 15:51:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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