ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Juan Pablo Montoya has won the IndyCar season-opening race for the second consecutive year to continue the Team Penske dominance on the streets of St. Petersburg.
Victory podium @GPSTPETE: @jpmontoya @simonpagenaud @RyanHunterReay @Team_Penske @FollowAndretti #IndyCar pic.twitter.com/7hBF8Ma6IG
— Dave Furst (@DaveFurst) March 13, 2016
The win Sunday by Montoya was the eighth in 12 tries for Penske drivers. Simon Pagenaud finished second to make it a 1-2 Penske finish, but Ryan Hunter-Reay spoiled the sweep by passing Helio Castroneves with three laps remaining.
VIDEO | Montoya discusses his win with RTV6 in the video player above
Penske now has 179 wins in open wheel racing, the most in history.
The day got off to a rocky start for the Penske organization, though, because pole-sitter Will Power was diagnosed with a concussion that sidelined him from the opener. The four Penske drivers had swept qualifying and Power broke his own track record three times in Saturday qualifying.
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