IndyCar: Power tops IndyCar PIR test, then crashes

2022 IndyCar points leader Will Power topped IndyCar test times Friday at Portland International Raceway in his #12 Penske Chevy running special Penske shocks that should guarantee he break Mario Andretti’s all-time pole record next weekend. Both are currently tied at 67.

Unfortunately, Power crashed a few laps later and the front-end damage was not repairable in time to get backout.

He was not the only driver to crash. Roman Grosjean wadded up the #28 DHL Andretti Honda (twice) and, hence, only completed 61 laps.

Devlin DeFrancesco spun off a few times, Colton Herta spun, and Alexander Rossi Spun, all like a bunch of rank amateurs.

Today’s #IndyCar test @Portland_GP hasn’t gone well for @RGrosjean. pic.twitter.com/qElbyfPrjn

— Michael Eubanks (@MEubanks_Writer) August 26, 2022

Colton Herta was 2nd quick in his Andretti Honda, but he could not touch Power’s lap time.

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