Penske gives Power full-time IndyCar ride

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Penske Racing hired Will Power of Australia to drive full-time next year after giving the Indy Racing League driver a part-time gig last season.

Power will drive for a team that features countryman Ryan Briscoe and three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves of Brazil.

"It is a dream come true," Power told reporters on Thursday after Penske made the announcement. "It's something I've worked very hard for my whole career, to end up in a place like this."

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