LEXINGTON, Ohio — Roger Penske proved yet again he's a master strategist, and a pretty good judge of racing talent, too.

The Captain came up with a surprising strategy in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course that newest Team Penske driver Ryan Briscoe turned into his second IndyCar Series victory.

"Roger always finds a way to pit at the right time and get you back up to the front," said Briscoe, who drove sports cars for Penske last year before moving to the IndyCar team this season. "Today was a perfect case of that. Once we got back up there, we had the pace to run fast and pull away. It was just perfect."

Penske, the winningest team owner in open-wheel history, made the call to put Briscoe out of sequence with the other contenders. In the end, the team wound up with a 1-2 sweep in the Honda Indy 200 as Helio Castroneves followed Briscoe across the finish line.

"Team Penske was just awesome," Briscoe said. "That was all Roger; that was his strategy."

The race began about one hour after a downpour soaked the 2.25-mile, 13-turn road circuit, leaving puddles in places. IndyCar officials ruled it a wet start and all the cars had to begin the race on grooved rain tires.