Power fastest; Patrick 22nd early
Saturday, Mar. 13, 2010
Team Penske's Will Power was fastest overall Saturday, while Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon led the way in the first practice for the IndyCar season-opener on the streets of Sao Paulo.
Dixon clocked 1 minute, 31.7707 seconds Saturday with the Target Chip Ganassi team at the 2.6-mile, 11-turn Anhembi temporary street circuit.
Penske's Ryan Briscoe finished 0.20 seconds behind in the early session, followed by Andretti Autosport's Tony Kanaan in front of his home crowd.
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves was eighth with a time of 1:32.94. Defending series champion Dario Franchitti of Scotland was 17th and Danica Patrick was 22nd among the 24 drivers.
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