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IndyCar
INDYCAR: Power Wins 1st Q Driver Of The Year Award
IndyCar’s Will Power narrowly edged NHRA’s Robert Hight in the vote for the first quarter DRIVER OF THE YEAR 2012.
Will Power's pair of wins and lead in the IZOD IndyCar Series championship netted the Aussie the 1st Q DOY award. (Photo: LAT)
IndyCar’s Will Power narrowly edged NHRA’s Robert Hight in the vote for the first quarter DRIVER OF THE YEAR 2012.
An elite panel of 21 broadcasters and journalists had a difficult time this quarter with many worthy drivers.
Australia’s Power came from near the middle of the grid on twisting road and street courses to claim back-to-back victories in the Indy Car series. Ironically, when he won the pole at the season opener, in St. Petersburg, he finished seventh. With those performances he has a healthy lead in the series point’s standings.
“I think my guys feel very confident no matter where we start now that it's always possible,” Power said after his most recent victory at the Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach, California.
“It is a great honor to be recognized by such an elite panel. This award is a testament to how hard the Verizon Team Penske crew has worked this year and we hope to keep it going for the rest of the season,” said Power.
At first Barry Schmoyer, President of the DRIVER OF THE YEAR Foundation, was surprised at the vote in which Power beat Hight by one point.
“I don’t recall such a close quarterly vote,” he said. On reflection he realized that Power won the third quarter in 2010 by two points. There has only been one tie in DRIVER OF THE YEAR history – in 2002 when Cristiano da Matta (then in Champ Car) took the annual title in tie-breaker over NASCAR’s Tony Stewart based on points earned in the quarterly tallies.
In the voting, Power had eight first-place ballots and totaled 99 points according to the DRIVER OF THE YEAR points system. Hight, who drives the Auto Club Mustang for John Force Racing in the NHRA Full Throttle Tour’s funny car division, also recorded eight first place votes and garnered 98 points.
“I certainly take pride in winning this award and want to thank everyone on the panel,” Power added.
An elite panel of 21 broadcasters and journalists had a difficult time this quarter with many worthy drivers.
Australia’s Power came from near the middle of the grid on twisting road and street courses to claim back-to-back victories in the Indy Car series. Ironically, when he won the pole at the season opener, in St. Petersburg, he finished seventh. With those performances he has a healthy lead in the series point’s standings.
“I think my guys feel very confident no matter where we start now that it's always possible,” Power said after his most recent victory at the Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach, California.
“It is a great honor to be recognized by such an elite panel. This award is a testament to how hard the Verizon Team Penske crew has worked this year and we hope to keep it going for the rest of the season,” said Power.
At first Barry Schmoyer, President of the DRIVER OF THE YEAR Foundation, was surprised at the vote in which Power beat Hight by one point.
“I don’t recall such a close quarterly vote,” he said. On reflection he realized that Power won the third quarter in 2010 by two points. There has only been one tie in DRIVER OF THE YEAR history – in 2002 when Cristiano da Matta (then in Champ Car) took the annual title in tie-breaker over NASCAR’s Tony Stewart based on points earned in the quarterly tallies.
In the voting, Power had eight first-place ballots and totaled 99 points according to the DRIVER OF THE YEAR points system. Hight, who drives the Auto Club Mustang for John Force Racing in the NHRA Full Throttle Tour’s funny car division, also recorded eight first place votes and garnered 98 points.
“I certainly take pride in winning this award and want to thank everyone on the panel,” Power added.
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