Bellingham, Wash. friends Ken Adelstein and Matt Benoit have attended each race since IndyCar added Portland to the schedule in 2018. As they sat in the shade of their SUV behind grandstand K, they talked about how they “follow it all year long,” Adelstein said, of IndyCar.

Will Power's wife told IndyStar the past few months have been "a fun experience," and Will even flipped the framing on his unknown future after a win at Portland.