WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Say goodbye to the Penske jinx at Watkins Glen International.

Team Penske drivers Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe had combined to win the first five poles since the IndyCar Series began racing at the storied road course in upstate New York's Finger Lakes region, but neither had followed with a win. Will Power changed that with a dominant victory from the pole position for Sunday's Camping World Grand Prix, leading 45 of 60 laps over the 11-turn, 3.4-mile layout.

"I just gave it everything I've got," said Power, who swept the first two races of the season but hadn't won since. "I wanted to win really badly. I hadn't won for a while. It's the first race I pushed the whole way. It was a difficult race. I loved it."

Power beat Briscoe by 1.2 seconds and Dario Franchitti finished third, followed by Raphael Matos and Mario Moraes, his best finish of the season. After one week driving in NASCAR, Danica Patrick finished 20th, one spot ahead of where she started.

Power, the only multiple winner this year, now leads Franchitti by 32 points in the IndyCar standings. His victory gave Penske Racing five wins in nine events this season and its 59th triumph on road or street courses, tops in open-wheel racing.

The top spot was down to teammates after the second and final full-course caution. Power was beaten out of the pits by Briscoe and was second when the race went green on lap 43.

It didn't take Power long to regain the top spot. He passed Briscoe on the next lap entering the chicane at the top of the hill coming off the high-speed esses.

"I knew that was my only chance," Power said. "I got a run on him. That was the key to winning the race, was getting him then. Once it spread out and we went back to saving fuel to get to the end, I don't think I could have got him. It was just determination."

Franchitti passed Briscoe for second at the same spot two laps later but never mounted a serious challenge. Briscoe passed him back entering the first turn, a 90-degree right-hander, of the final lap.

"I was pushing 100 percent from start to finish," Briscoe said. "I wanted to keep the pressure on. I saw his tires going away faster than mine. I wish I could have held on to the win. But this was an important race for us (Penske). We hadn't won here yet."

Sunday

At Watkins Glen International

Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Lap length: 3.4 miles

(Starting position in parentheses)

1. (1) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

2. (3) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

3. (4) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

4. (11) Raphael Matos, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

5. (9) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

6. (20) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

7. (16) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

8. (7) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

9. (2) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

10. (6) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

11. (25) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

12. (14) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

13. (8) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

14. (12) Paul Tracy, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

15. (5) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

16. (10) Adam Carroll, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

17. (19) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

18. (23) Bertrand Baguette, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

19. (17) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

20. (21) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

21. (13) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 60, Running.

22. (18) Mario Romancini, Dallara-Honda, 59, Off Course.

23. (24) Milka Duno, Dallara-Honda, 57, Running.

24. (15) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 38, Contact.

25. (22) Alex Lloyd, Dallara-Honda, 22, Mechanical.

Points: Power 327, Franchitti 295, Dixon 287, Briscoe 280, Castroneves 273, Hunter-Reay 251, Kanaan 241, Wilson 211, Wheldon 211, M.Andretti 201.