The Team Penske-Chevrolet driver, who started the race from the 64th pole position of his career, finished third, so that his finish tally after the first five races of the season reads 3-4-4-4-3.
The 2014 champion now heads the championship table, 14 points ahead of defending series title winner, Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda’s Alex Palou, who spun and lost a lap in the GP of Indy, eventually coming home 18th. With his teammates Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden also suffering problems (a spin and a shunt, respectively), and Pato O’Ward trying a too-bold strategy of running slicks on a wet surface, Power elected to choose caution over valor in the treacherous conditions. He came home third behind Colton Herta and former teammate Simon Pagenaud.
