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Power bests Dixon on final lap of qualifying, putting him on pole for third time

Associated Press

Friday, October 24, 2008

SURFERS PARADISE, Australia -- Will Power won his third straight Indy 300 pole position Saturday, overtaking Scott Dixon with seconds left in qualifying. The Team Australia driver had a time of 1 minute, 34.9451 on his final lap on the 2.8-mile, 14-turn circuit. Dixon, the Indy 500 winner, had his fastest time on the previous lap, but Power was 0.82 seconds quicker to take the pole for Sunday's race. Only three pole-sitters have won the Australian race -- Nigel Mansell in 1993, Jimmy Vasser in ...

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