Ryan Briscoe never doubted The Captain’s call. That’s team Penske boss Roger Penske, who came up with a surprising strategy Sunday that Briscoe turned into his second IndyCar Series victory.

For the smallest moment Ryan Briscoe thought it was going to be another one of the bad luck days that have dogged him this season. The 23-year-old Australian was working hard late in Sunday’s IndyCar race at the Milwaukee Mile to hold off Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon and, all of sudden, the track ahead was enveloped in smoke and all he could do was hit the brakes hard and hope.