Will Power ended a 13-month victory drought with a composed drive from eighth on the grid to victory lane in Detroit’s second race, leading championship leader Simon Pagenaud in a Penske-Chevrolet 1-2. The crucial move for Power came on the final restart 17 laps from the end, when he passed Pagenaud for fifth place, and once the drivers on an alternate strategy up ahead pitted, he brought it home for his 26th Indy car win, but his first since last year’s Grand Prix of Indy. Ryan Hunter-Reay was a fighting third for Andretti Autosport-Honda, keeping the pressure on Pagenaud all the way to the checkered flag but coming up half a second short. Behind the top three, Josef Newgarden drove...
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