---
title: "Pagenaud Again"
description: "He roughs up his teammate to get to Victory Lane, but rubbin's racin', right?"
date: "2016-07-31"
modified: "2016-07-31"
authors:
  - name: "Steve Cole Smith"
    job_title: "Weekend Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/steve-cole-smith"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/4652/pagenaud-again"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "indycar"
---

# Pagenaud Again

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Simon Pagenaud muscled his way by fellow Team Penske driver Will Power in the closing stages of the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to win, a move Roger Penske said, “We’ll talk about in the trailer.”

But even Power, who finished second, congratulated Power and said it was just racing, blaming himself for being “asleep” on a restart. The win for Pagenaud gives him a 58-point lead over Power with four races left.

The heartbreak driver had to be Conor Daly, who had a six-second lead over Pagenaud but had to stop for a splash of fuel just before the end of the race – indeed, at least three cars ran out of fuel on the cool-down lap. Daly still came back for a sixth-place finish, one spot ahead of fellow rookie Spencer Pigot. Carlos Munoz was third, the highest-finishing Honda, behind a pair of Chevrolets.

Next up: The ABC Supply 500 at Pocono August 21.

## Author
The Drive's resident Florida Man, Steve is a veteran motorsports and automotive journalist who's had staff roles and bylines at numerous publications including Autoweek, Automobile, Road & Track, Car and Driver and more. A native of Memphis, he now lives in the Sunshine State with his wife and multiple cats.

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