After his first weekend off in quite some time Aussie Vineyards - Team Australia driver Will Power will start one of the busiest periods of his career this weekend with the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway.
Power will race in six straight events over the next six weeks in the #8 Dallara, with ten races coming in the next twelve weeks. It will be a hectic schedule for the young Australian driver and the Aussie Vineyards crew, but it will also offer several events where Power should be one of the drivers to beat.
This weekend's challenge at the fast short oval in Iowa will give Power another chance on a short oval, a style of track where he has performed well in the past, qualifying fourth at the Milwaukee Mile three weeks ago.
Currently sitting three points outside the top ten in the 2008 IndyCar Series standings, just behind KV Racing Technology team-mate Oriol Servia, Power will look to make progress up the overall championship order and also reclaim the lead in the Bombardier Rookie of the Year standings, where he trails Hideki Mutoh by just 12 points.
"I'm certainly looking forward to running right at the front when the opportunity arises," he said. "This race starts a very busy time in the schedule for us but I'm definitely looking forward to this second half of the year.
"We have learned a lot about the new car and are starting to get our programme working nicely. The season starts to visit a lot of different tracks over the next few months so I'm certainly looking forward to running right at the front when the opportunity arises."
By George Holland
