{"id":940,"date":"2016-03-13T08:05:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T13:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=940"},"modified":"2016-03-13T10:21:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T15:21:09","slug":"oriol-servia-to-start-for-will-power-at-todays-indycar-series-race-at-st-pete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/13\/oriol-servia-to-start-for-will-power-at-todays-indycar-series-race-at-st-pete\/","title":{"rendered":"Oriol Servia to start for Will Power at today’s IndyCar Series race at St. Pete"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtesy of Penske Racing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 13, 2016) \u2013 As Will Power continues to feel the effects of nausea on Sunday, Team Penske has made the decision to start Oriol Servia in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara\/Chevrolet in Sunday\u2019s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n

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Oriol Servia will start in place of Will Power at today’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg — Photo by: Chris Owens<\/p><\/div>\n

Power fought through three rounds of qualifying and won his sixth career pole position at St. Pete on Saturday to lead a Team Penske 1-2-3-4 qualifying result. He has continued to battle an illness and will not compete in Sunday\u2019s 110-lap race.<\/p>\n

Servia, the 41-year-old veteran of 197 IndyCar races, drove the No. 12 Verizon Chevy in the morning warm-up on Sunday and finished ninth in the final practice session before today\u2019s race. Per INDYCAR rules, Servia will start today\u2019s race from the back of the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously this is a very difficult decision to make in the first race of the season, but Will\u2019s health and safety is the most important thing to consider,\u201d said Penske Racing President Tim Cindric. \u201cWe hope Will makes a speedy recovery and with Oriol\u2019s professionalism and experience, we know he\u2019ll do a solid job for our team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Servia most recently raced in the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season finale at Sonoma Raceway where he earned a 12th<\/sup>-place finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel terrible for Will and just hope he feels better soon as he was my teammate a few years ago and he\u2019s a good friend,\u201d said Servia. \u201cIt\u2019s not the way you want to get the opportunity to drive for Team Penske, but it will be an honor to race for the team and drive the fastest car on the grid today.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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