Power take series lead

Motorsport: Australian Will Power has taken the Indycar series points lead after the GMR Grand Prix in Indianapolis yesterday.

Power started on pole, lost three spots on the first lap, and wound up third behind winner Colton Herta, but it was enough to leapfrog from fourth on the driver standings to first after five races. American Herta (22) started from 14th, stopped an early slide, overcame two late pit stops and eventually pulled away to win from Frenchman Simon Pagenaud by 3.0983sec.

Former Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin finished 20th after losing the lead under caution because of a spin, while fellow New Zealander Scott Dixon, the sixtime series champion New Zealander who drives for Chip Ganassi Racing, ran out of fuel on pit lane. — AP