INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power took the lead in the Indianapolis 500 with four laps to go, knew he had it won when he took the white flag all alone and spent the final lap yelling to himself as he pulled away from the field."Man," he said, "I think I'm going to win this!"The 37-year-old Australian did just that in a dominant performance for Team Penske. He managed his fuel strategy perfectly as Oriol Servia and Jack Harvey had to pit in the closing laps, and then made all the right moves to hold off pole winner Ed Carpenter to win his first Indy 500."I was wondering if I would ever win it and thoughts when through my mind during the month, my career," he said. "I've had so many wins, so many poles. Everyone talks about the 500 and I just couldn't imagine winning a race in front of a crowd like this, this many people. It's just amazing."Power extended team owner Roger Penske's record of 17 wins in the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing," and it completed a sweep of May in Indianapolis for him. Power also won the road-course event.He has 34 wins in IndyCar now, tying him with Al Unser Jr. for most on the career list."He hated ovals and now he loves them," said Carpenter, the local boy who had dominated the early stages of the race. "He and I love racing together. Maybe someday he'll race for me. I don't know if we have a tampering rule in IndyCar, but congrats Will."
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