Ben Bretzman, race engineer for Simon Pagenaud, believes the IndyCar championship leader is ready to defend his points lead from Penske teammate Will Power at this weekend’s season finale at Sonoma. Following Power's accident with Ganassi's Charlie Kimball at Watkins Glen (resulting in him being classified 20th) and Pagenaud's seventh-place finish, the pair arrive in Northern California 43 points apart. However, with double points on offer, that means a race victory for Power would still oblige Pagenaud to finish fifth to beat him to the title. Were Power to get maximum points – winning the race, plus a point for pole, a point for leading a lap and two points for leading the most laps...
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