CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
MARCH 10, 2017

Will Power Leads the Way for Chevrolet as IndyCar Season Gets Underway

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA – Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, led the way for Chevrolet after the first two official practice sessions of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Season.

Power, who won the pole for the 2016 Streets of St. Petersburg and has won the race twice, turned in a best lap of one minute, 02.8416 seconds/103.116 mph to land second in the final order of the 21 cars set to run in Sunday’s season-opening race.

Teams and drivers will have one more practice session, 45 minutes on Saturday morning, to prepare for Firestone Fast Six qualifying set for 2:55 p.m.

Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, March 12 – 110 laps/198 miles on 1.8-mile, 14-turn street circuit