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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Power was focused on point for pole not the record | History Defined

Power delivered his 68th pole position for the season finale to become the most successful qualifier in Indy car history, edging ahead of former pole king Mario Andretti.

But the Team Penske-Chevrolet star admitted that he wasn’t thinking of the record so much as winning a point to push his championship lead out to 21 points, and probably 22 since IndyCar also grants a point for leading a lap.

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