Will Power
| Will Power | |
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Power at Carb Day 2015 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Born | William Steven Power March 1, 1981 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Related to | Bob Power (father) |
| IndyCar Series career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Team Penske |
| Car no. | 12 |
| Former teams | KV Racing Technology (2008) |
| Starts | 124 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Podiums | 41 |
| Poles | 44 |
| Fastest laps | 16 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 1999–2000 2000–01 2002 2002 2003–04 2005 2005–06 2005–07 |
Queensland Formula Ford Australian Formula Ford Australian Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship British Formula Three World Series by Renault A1 Grand Prix Champ Car |
| Championship titles | |
| 2000 2002 2010, 2011, 2014 2014 |
Queensland Formula Ford Australian Drivers' Championship IndyCar Series – Road Course Trophy IndyCar Series |
| Awards | |
| 2006 | Champ Car Rookie of the Year |
William Steven "Will" Power (born March 1, 1981) is an Australian motorsports driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving for Team Penske. He was the 2014 IndyCar Series champion, and as of 2015 the most successful road and street course race winner in the series' history with 19 wins tied with Scott Dixon.
Power was born in Toowoomba, Queensland. The son of open wheel racer Bob Power, Will Power started his career in Queensland driving a Datsun 1200 at Morgan Park Raceway, Warwick as well as at Carnel Raceway, Stanthorpe. In 1999 Power began driving an ageing family-owned Swift SC92F in the Queensland Formula Ford Championship, winning races in a sporadic campaign. In 2000 Power ran a full campaign leading to his first title in the Swift while simultaneously racing a late-model Spectrum 07 on the Australian Formula Ford Championship, finishing a promising seventh. Still running a small family-oriented team in 2001, Power upgraded to a Stealth RF95, a Western Australian modification of a 1995 Van Diemen. Power finished second in the series behind the factory-supported Van Diemen driver, Will Davison.
After three years of Formula Ford racing, Power moved into Formula Holden, racing for the Graham Watson-owned Ralt Australia team driving a Reynard 94D. Power swept all before him in Formula Holden, winning the title by over 50 points from Stewart McColl, claiming the 2002 Australian Drivers' Championship by winning 7 times and achieving 3 pole positions.
Midway through the 2002 season, Power was given an opportunity to drive for the Bevan Carrick-owned Cooltemp Racing Formula 3 team, driving a Dallara-Toyota as well in the Australian Formula 3 Championship. Despite missing the opening races, Power missed out on winning the Formula 3 championship by only a handful of points to James Manderson.
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