Will Power believes the 2024 IndyCar championship is ‘anyone’s game’ as the series heads into the final four rounds of the season at Gateway.
The two-time series winner is currently second in the standings after he fell further behind leader and defending champion Alex Palou at the latest race in Toronto. Power finished the race down in 12th place, while Palou registered fourth to take his points tally to 411.
Scott Dixon, Toronto race winner Colton Herta and Pato O’Ward are also within touching distance of Palou at the top, while the likes of Scott McLaughlin and Kyle Kirkwood have outside chances of the title.
With 50 points up for grabs for a race win and with five races left to go in the next four weeks, Power feels the ‘very situational’ end to the season makes it all to play for at the top.
Will Power says it is ‘anyone’s game’ as IndyCar heads to Gateway
Palou has a 49-point lead over Power as the series heads to Gateway Motorsports Park, now known as World Wide Technology Raceway, in Michigan.
But of the final five races of the season, four of them are being raced on ovals – two of which being a doubleheader at the Milwaukee Mile – and Palou is yet to win an event on that type of course.
Meanwhile, Power’s team Penske have won 10 of the 13 oval races, including taking both wins at Iowa courtesy of McLaughlin and the Australian, who has also taken four poles and a win in eight appearances at Gateway.
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But despite it looking somewhat in Power’s favour around not just Gateway but ovals in general with Penske’s speed, the 43-year-old is not reading too much into it.
“I know it looks as though as if we’ve been very strong on ovals, and we have, but when I look at the last few races, I think it’s anyone’s game,” he told the official IndyCar website.
“I don’t think anyone has a big advantage. It’s very situational. Pit strategy, track position. We’ll see how that plays out.
“You can’t sit back and think this is easy because I can guarantee you it ain’t. It’s going to be very different always to what you expect, so you’ve got to be ready for the unexpected.”
Scott Dixon is hoping for ‘good side-by-side’ racing at the season finale in Nashville
Following the race at Gateway is the final road course of the 2024 IndyCar season at Portland, before heading to the Milwaukee Mile doubleheader.
The final race of the season will take place at Nashville Superspeedway, the first time the series has visited the track since 2008.
The victor on that day, and in fact the two events at Nashville before that, was title contender Dixon, and he is hoping for some close action as the season reaches its climax.
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After a Firestone tyre test at the circuit earlier this month, Dixon said: “Lots of great memories here. The team was always fast here. We had lots of wins here, which is always good.
“Hopefully, we can have good side-by-side racing here like we did in the past. An oval to finish the season is always exciting.”