
Reigning IndyCar champion Will Power of Australia led a Team Penske sweep of the top four qualifying spots for Sunday's season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Power posted a lap of 1min 0.6931sec in the "Fast Six" final round of qualifying on the 1.8 mile (2.9 Km), 14-turn St. Petersburg temporary street circuit. Saturday's qualifying marked the competitive debut of the new aerodynamic package adopted this season by IndyCar as it bids to boost performance and improve safety. In the first two rounds of qualifying, Power -- who opened his championship campaign with a win in St. Petersburg last year -- twice lowered the track record that France's Sebastien Bourdais had held since the inaugural St. Pete Indy car race in 2003.
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