IndyCar: Will Power at Top of Season-Opening Testing

The IZOD IndyCar Series began preparations for the upcoming 2011 season with the first day of testing today at Barber Motorsports Park. While it's no surprise that Will Power is at the top of the field, it is interesting to see how close the top teams actually were. Power's best lap of the day was clocked at 1 minute, 12.50 seconds while Scott Dixon finished just behind him at 1:12.55. In addition to Power and Dixon, four other drivers were in the 1:12 bracket on their best lap. They included Power's teammates Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe as well as Justin Wilson and rookie James Hinchcliffe. Of the 24 drivers that took part in the first day of testing, six were rookies. While there has been much separation between the top teams and t...

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