The two-time Indy 500 & IndyCar champion from Nashville, Tennessee, led eight of 250 laps and went from 10th to first through a 32-lap dash to achieve his first IndyCar victory of 2026 at Phoenix.
The Chicago native clocked in a two-lap average-qualifying run at 175.383 mph in 41.0530 seconds for his first NTT P1 Award in his second start driving for Team Penske at Phoenix.
MADISON, Ill. -- Will Power will lead the field to green, Sunday, after winning the pole for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Team Penske's Nos. 2, 3 and 12 entries will be receiving new strategists and lead engineers for the 2025 Indy 500 following the departures of three lead personnel amid the attenuator penalties.
Team Penske's Nos. 2 and 12 entries will start at the rear of the field for the 2025 Indy 500 and have their strategists suspended and fined $100,000 due to violating Rule 14.7.8.16 from the IndyCar rule book that involves the discovery of modified attenuators.
The 25-year-old rookie from Tel Aviv, Israel, posted a four-lap qualifying average speed of 232.790 mph and became the first IndyCar rookie competitor in 42 years to claim the pole position for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing at Indianapolis.
The reigning three-time IndyCar champion from Barcelona, Spain, led 28 of 85 laps en route to a fourth IndyCar victory through the first five-scheduled events in 2025 at Indy's Road Course venue.