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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) --
Will Power has won the Camping World Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International with a commanding performance Sunday, giving Team Penske its first IndyCar Series win at the storied road course.
Penske drivers had won the first five poles at Watkins Glen but had never won.
Power, the series points leader, started from the pole and led 45 of 60 laps around the 11-turn, 3.4-mile road course. He beat teammate
Ryan Briscoe by 1.2 seconds for his third win of the season, all on road or street courses.
Dario Franchitti was third, followed by Raphael Matos and Mario Moraes.
"It's the first race I pushed the whole way," Power said. "It was a difficult race. I loved it.
Penske Racing has won five of nine events this season and has 59 victories on road or street courses, the most of any team in open-wheel racing.
Dario Franchitti was third, followed by Raphael Matos and Mario Moraes, his best finish of the season. After one week driving in NASCAR, Danica Patrick finished 20th, one spot ahead of where she started.
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