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Turmoil for IndyCar with the pack back at repaved Texas

Will Power (12) leads going into Turn 1 during the IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, Saturday, June 10, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas. Tristan Vautier (18) of France, Scott Dixon (9), of New Zealand, and Tony Kanaan (10), of Brazil, follow. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Will Power (12) leads going into Turn 1 during the IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, Saturday, June 10, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas. Tristan Vautier (18) of France, Scott Dixon (9), of New Zealand, and Tony Kanaan (10), of Brazil, follow. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

By Associated Press June 11, 2017 4 min read

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Tony Kanaan realized within a matter of laps on the repaved and reconfigured track that the pack was back.

At Texas Motor Speedway, where over the past 20 years IndyCar has had some of its fastest and most exciting finishes, drivers quickly worked in a second groove on the 1½-mile track that was repaved earlier this year. Some even were going three-wide, whether they meant to or not.

“Very intense from first lap to the last lap,” Kanaan said. “I’m glad it’s over.”

But Will Power had anticipated every bit of that before starting the race that he won under caution late Saturday night.

“I didn’t say whether it was good or bad,” Power said, recalling his prerace conversation with a series official. “I absolutely knew it would be a pack race.”