BIRTH DATE: March 1, 1981	HEIGHT: 5' 10"
BIRTH PLACE: Toowoomba, Australia	WEIGHT: 155 lbs.
RESIDENCE: Indianapolis, IN	PRIMARY SPONSOR: Verizon Wireless
CAR: #12 Dallara/Honda	RACE ENGINEER: David Faustino

Following an impressive and emotional debut season with Team Penske in 2009, Will Power is ready to battle for race wins and the IZOD IndyCar Series championship in 2010.

Power joined Penske Racing in 2009 as he filled in for Helio Castroneves in the No. 3 Team Penske Dallara/Honda through pre-season testing and the first race of the year at St. Petersburg. After Castroneves returned to the team, Power continued to produce as he earned a win, two poles and four top-five finishes in just six season starts.

With his strong results in limited action, Power earned the opportunity to compete full-time this season with the most successful team in the history of North American open-wheel racing. In 2010, Power will race the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Honda to complete a dynamic three-car effort for the Penske squad, along with Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe.

After he produced a sixth-place result at St. Pete to start the 2009 season, Power moved over to the No. 12 Verizon Wireless car in the second race of the season at Long Beach when Castroneves made his return to competition. Despite working with a new crew in a car he'd never driven before, Power promptly won the pole position and finished second in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Power then continued his production for the Verizon team at the Indianapolis 500 as he qualified ninth and finished fifth in just his second start at Indy.

Following a switch to the Penske Truck Rental car, Power continued to impress as he scored a dominant win at Edmonton's road course. He won the pole and led all but five laps en route to his first win in the IndyCar Series.

Unfortunately, Power's promising season came to a premature end in August at Infineon Raceway. He was involved in a practice accident the day prior to the race at the Northern California road course and suffered several fractured vertebrae. He was sidelined for the rest of 2009, but through rest and rehabilitation, Power made a full recovery.

In November of 2009, Power was named to drive full-time for Team Penske with sponsorship from Verizon. It was a dream come true for the native of Toowoomba, Australia and he plans to make the most of the opportunity this season.

For Power, racing is in his blood; his father raced in F2 and F3 in the early 80's and his great grandfather raced motorbikes. So when he began his racing career in go-karts at the age of six, it was just a matter of time before Power realized that this was his life's calling. He competed in his first go-kart race when he was eight then made the jump to cars at 15 competing on dirt tracks in his native Australia.

Over the next several years, Power would work his way through the Australian racing ranks and in 2000, he moved up to the Formula Ford State Series in Australia, where he won the Queensland State Championship, qualifying on the front row for every race then going on to score 18 podiums in as many starts including seven wins. He also competed in the Formula Ford National Series in Australia that year, finishing seventh overall with five podium results.

In 2001, Power again competed in the Formula Ford National Series in Australia finishing second in the Championship with five wins and ten podium finishes in 16 events. In addition, Power was invited to participate in the Honda Indy Young Guns event at Surfers Paradise where he won the pole and the first race, and finished second in the second event. In 2002, Power competed in both the Formula Holden Championship in Australia and the Australia F3 Series. He won the Formula Holden Championship after winning seven of 12 events, as well as earning Rookie of the Year honors. Power finished second in the Australian F3 Series and he also ran two V8 Supercar events in Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000.

Power moved to England in 2003, marking the first time he'd ever left his native Australia, in order to compete in the British F3 Championship. That season, Power also drove the Bathurst 24-hour race with three co-drivers. In 2004, he ran a full season of British F3 with Alan Docking Racing, where he finished ninth in the Championship. Due to his achievements in F3, Power earned tests with Minardi Formula 1, European F3000 and World Series Powered by Renault teams; all of which would help him gain worldwide recognition and eventually land him a ride the United States in Indy car competition.

In 2005, Power competed in the World Series Powered by Renault, driving for Carlin Motorsport, where he secured three wins, two poles and four podium finishes. His talent caught the eye of Team Australia in the Champ Car World Series and Power would miss the final two World Series Powered by Renault events in order to compete in the United States. Power ran two Champ Car races for Team Australia in 2005; in Mexico City he finished 10th, marking his first career Indy car top-10 finish.

Power moved to the United States in 2006 and completed his first full Champ Car World Series season. Competing for Team Australia, he finished sixth in the Championship point standings scoring nine top-10 finishes including three top-five results and his first career podium finish (he finished third in Mexico City). Power qualified in the top-10 in 12 of 14 races, including his first career pole, which he earned in his native Australia on the streets of Surfers Paradise. He also led the series in laps and miles completed. As a result of this success, Power was named the Roshfrans Rookie of the Year and won the Bridgestone Passion for Excellence Award.

He continued with Team Australia for the 2007 Champ Car season and proved that he would be a driver to watch as he was fiercely in the hunt for the Championship until the final two races of the year and eventually finished fourth. He scored the first two wins of his Indy car career that season and recorded nine top-10 finishes including eight top-five showings with five podium finishes. Additionally, he earned five pole positions, qualified in the top-10 in 13 of 14 races and 10 times in the top-five. After this stellar season, Power was honored with the 2007 Sir Jack Brabham Award, recognizing outstanding achievement by an Australian in international competition.

In 2008, Power began his IndyCar Series career driving for KV Racing Technology; where he earned his third Indy car victory in Long Beach and scored five top-10 finishes. In addition, the Australian started from the pole in the post-season exhibition event at Surfers Paradise and led the first 16 laps before an accident forced him out of the race. His promising performance in Australia and the way he handled the disappointing result in front of his hometown fans helped him find his way to Team Penske for the memorable 2009 season.

Aside from racing Indy cars at over 200 mph, fitness is Power's greatest passion. He strives to workout twice a day, six days a week; during which time he either runs, swims or mountain bikes as well as does circuit weight training. He also enjoys going to the movies as well as body surfing and playing touch rugby, squash and cricket. The 29-year-old Power is engaged to be married to longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Cannon, and the couple lives in Indianapolis.