Australian driver Will Power couldn’t be going to a better place to try to end his winless streak in the IndyCar series.
Near the first anniversary of his last victory, Power heads back to Brazil for the Sao Paulo 300, a race he has won every time since it was added to the calendar in 2010.
He has been dominant on the streets of Sao Paulo, and will be extra motivated to try to turn his season around after a disappointing start in which he earned only one top five finish in three races.
“With the start to the season that I’ve had it’s nice going to Brazil, to a track that is a great circuit and is where I’ve had success at in the past,” Power told The Associated Press in an email. “I really look forward to going there and I expect to be competitive.”
Last year, Power led the most laps and was hardly challenged at the 4km, 11-turn Anhembi circuit. In 2011, he won from the pole in a race postponed for a day because of heavy rain, and he won the inaugural Sao Paulo 300 by passing Ryan Hunter-Reay with three laps to go in a rain-shortened race.
“Obviously, a lot can happen in a race, but I just want to have a good one and get some solid points,” Power said. “We are just going to go there and do our absolute best and see what we come up with.”
Power is only eighth in this year’s standings after four races, 37 points behind Penske teammate Helio Castroneves, the home-crowd favorite in Sao Paulo on Sunday.
He acknowledges “it will be very important” to get a good result in Sao Paulo, which marks the final road race before the series goes to the Indy 500.

