After finishing runner-up in Portland, Power heads to next week’s season finale at Laguna Seca with a 20-point lead over team-mate Josef Newgarden and Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda’s Scott Dixon, with race winner McLaughlin still in the hunt, albeit 41 points adrift.
After following McLaughlin to the chequered flag, while title rival Dixon recovered from 16th to third, the 2014 IndyCar champion revealed that he was calling his Penske team to deploy team orders.
