LEXINGTON, Ohio -- IndyCar points leader Simon Pagenaud knows Team Penske teammate Will Power is chasing him down, so earning the pole at Mid-Ohio Race Sports Car Course was important.Pagenaud set a course record with a lap at 127.271 mph around the 13-turn, 2.258-mile road course Saturday to edge Power.The Frenchman Pagenaud increased his lead to 48 points entering the race Sunday.Thats what you need to do to win the championship, Pagenaud said. Its a long season. Thats what we were doing at the beginning of the season to extend the gap.It was his sixth pole position of the season and the eighth of his career. He won three of the first five races and had top-three finishes in the other two but has made only one podium in the past six races.Weve been good the whole season, Pagenaud said. The pole position shows your strength and speed, but [Sunday] is when the points really matter.Pagenaud competed despite a sore back. He was hurt in practice Friday.All of a sudden, it was like somebody jammed a knife in my back, he said. This morning the pain was 10 out of 10.Power temporarily held the course record in qualifying before being surpassed by Pagenaud, but Power will start in the front row; hes in good position to win for the fourth time in the past five races, including the last one at Toronto on July 17.The Australian hopes for good weather Sunday after two days of showers.A dry race would be very nice, Power said. This course in the rain is very tough. Whatever it is, well try to the best we can to. Weve got to beat to make sure we have a good day and keep beating the 22 car (Pagenaud).Defending champion Graham Rahal, from nearby Columbus, will start sixth in the race his father, Bobby, won twice.GOOD START: RC Enerson will make his IndyCar debut after qualifying 18th. The 19-year-old Floridian will drive the Dale Coyne Racing No. 19 Honda. He comes to the circuit from the Indy Lights series where he won at Mid-Ohio last year. Enerson had the 10th-best practice time Friday. I surprised myself more than anybody else, he said after qualifying. Its being comfortable with the team and finding the limits.LOOKING FOR MORE: Reigning series champion and five-time Mid-Ohio winner Scott Dixon will start 11th. He qualified two days following the announcement that Target is leaving IndyCar after sponsoring Chip Ganassi Racing for 27 years. Ive been very fortunate to be with Chip and have such an amazing sponsor as Target, Dixon said Friday. Were still going to be racing for wins, championships. Its just a change in direction and change in colors.TWEET OF THE DAY: That was a tricky one! Had to take a risk after Q1. Happy with the top 10, think that decision put us in better shape tomorrow with tires. -- James Hinchcliffe, who had to decide whether to use the alternate tires (reds) or fresh ones during the qualifying because of the changing conditions. He used the reds but decided to save a second set.LONG TIME: Sunday will mark the 32nd IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio. Johnny Rutherford won the first in 1980.HOMETOWN BOY: Rahal, who donned a helmet last season that resembled those worn by the Ohio State football team, has added a fire suit that looks like the Buckeyes home scarlet-and-gray uniform to go along with OSU-inspired gloves and shoes. Cheap USA Jerseys . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Cheap Uruguay Jerseys . 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But he said he did nothing improper when he sold those shares over the next two days. DALLAS -- Mavericks starters Dirk Nowitzki and Deron Williams will miss at least two more games with nagging injuries, coach Rick Carlisle said before Fridays game against the Memphis Grizzlies.Nowitzki (sore right Achilles tendon) and Williams (left calf strain) sat out Fridays 80-64 home loss?and also will miss Saturdays road game against the Orlando Magic.Williams, 32, aggravated the strain during Wednesdays loss to the Boston Celtics, when he played only 10 minutes. He had missed the previous four games.Nowitzki, 38, has been hampered by the sore Achilles since the season opener. He has played only three of the Mavs 10 games and has been sidelined since halftime of Dallas Nov. 4 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.Hes making progress, but were going to be cautious and were going to be smart about it, Carlisle said. Hes played hurt a lot in his careeer.dddddddddddd This situation is different, though. Were early in the year. Theres something that has hung around that needs to be addressed and be expunged, so were working on it.Mavs owner Mark Cuban echoed Carlisles sentiments about not having Dirk come back before hes ready.With so many guys out, theres no reason to rush him back. If this was a playoff game, hed be playing. But when youre missing three of your other top six or seven, thats putting too much pressure on him.The Mavs are also without guards Devin Harris (right big toe sprain) and J.J. Barea (left calf strain) for an extended period. Dallas signed Jonathan Gibson, who was the teams final preseason cut, on Friday to address a glaring need for guard depth. 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