“Mexico City is a track I really enjoy - this will be my third time back and, last year, I got my first podium in Champ Car there," Power revealed, "After the last couple of races, we are definitely due for a bit of good luck and I would be disappointed not to have a strong finish to the season. We found some really good things when we tested the Aussie Vineyards car at Sebring that I think will work for this track, so I expect to be strong in the first session and look to end the season on a high.”
Rookie Graham Rahal is Power's closest competitor, 14 points behind the Aussie, having scored four podium finishes in his debut season, Rahal is battling with PKV Racing’s Neel Jani and former Champ Car Atlantic rival Simon Pagenaud - Power's team-mate - for second place in the rookie of the year standings. Both Jani and Pagenaud have been consistent throughout the season, but Jani, who leads the French rookie by five markers, has climbed onto the podium three times while Pagenaud still searches for his first top-three finish.
“The track definitely suits my style because it has very fast corners and is very windy for a long duration," Rahal commented, "I came to the race last year as a spectator, and it was very interesting because it was run in the wet and dry and everyone had to anticipate the changes. Hopefully, it will be another good race this year and we can be one of the contenders.”
Sitting between the two rookies in seventh place overall is veteran Bruno Junqueira, who has given Dale Coyne Racing its best-ever string of results with three podium finishes in the last three races. With 100 starts under his belt, the Brazilian has finished on the podium 34 times, but has already double Coyne's career haul.
"We want to continue the streak of three straight podium finishes by concluding the season with a win," Junqueira insisted, "The team has done a great job these last three races by giving me a two thirds and a second, and I would love to give Dale Coyne Racing its first win in the series this weekend."
