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Montoya edges Power to win IndyCar opener (AFP)
 Colombia's Juan Pablo Montoya held off reigning series champion Will Power of Australia over the final 27 laps Sunday to capture the season-opening IndyCar St. Petersburg Grand Prix. In a battle of Penske Racing teammates, Montoya denied pole-sitter Power on a 10th-tun pass attempt in lap 101 where the cars made contact. Montoya went on to win by .9930 of a second. Montoya, the 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner who left US open-wheel racing for F1 in 2001, jumped to US stock cars in 2006 and stayed there until returning to IndyCar last year. More...
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