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IndyCar Classic 2019: 3 IndyCar takeaways

By Brittany Frederick

The nose of Colton Herta's No. 88 Harding Steinbrenner Racing car. Photo Credit: Matt Fraver/Courtesy of IndyCar.
The nose of Colton Herta's No. 88 Harding Steinbrenner Racing car. Photo Credit: Matt Fraver/Courtesy of IndyCar. /
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Will Power is interviewed after failing to finish the 2019 IndyCar Classic. Photo Credit: Joe Skibinski/Courtesy of IndyCar. /

Will Power still has terrible luck

It was impossible to watch the IndyCar Classic and not feel for Will Power. The Team Penske veteran should have won this race. Power snagged yet another pole award on Saturday and he was well ahead of everyone except Rossi for a majority of the race. But then came that tricky yellow flag, which also exposed a gear box problem on the No. 12.

Power went from in front by a large margin to finishing absolute last, watching a win and a $100,000 bonus check slip away. He’s now fallen from third to sixth place in the championship standings, though it’s still very early days.

But if you’ve watched the NTT IndyCar Series long enough, you know that this is just what Will Power has to overcome every now and then. He’s either dominating the competition or he gets an insanely bad break. He didn’t finish four races last season, which probably cost him a shot at his second championship—because despite those, Power was still talented enough to finish third in the standings.

Luck is also another part of racing (or any sport, really), and while Colton Herta had the good luck, Will Power got the bad luck. He’ll undoubtedly come back in the next race and continue his march toward breaking Mario Andretti’s record for total pole positions. He’ll win at least one race in the 2019 IndyCar season.

But every time something like this happens to him, you can’t help but share in his frustration. Who knows what he did to the racing gods, but they like to mess with him every so often.

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The next NTT IndyCar Series race takes place Sunday, Apr. 4 from Barber Motorsports Park. For complete coverage of the 2019 IndyCar season, follow the IndyCar category at FanSided.