The Northern Mystics have all but clinched New Zealands third spot in the trans-Tasman netball league playoffs after pulling away from the Tactix 62-54 in Auckland.A dominant second half pulled the Mystics clear in a tense final-round fixture, meaning they will finish third in the New Zealand conference unless the Pulse can pull off a huge and unlikely win on Monday over the Melbourne Vixens.The Mystics will face the second-placed Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in an elimination final next week if the Pulse do not win by about 35 goals in Wellington.The Tactix complete a ninth successive trans-Tasman championship campaign without reaching the playoffs, a disappointing outcome after making a bright start.They looked like ending that drought when they led 28-25 late in Saturdays second quarter before wilting as the Mystics went on an 11-1 run either side of halftime.The home side were 38-29 clear by the end of the third period and were never threatened over the closing quarter.Captain Maria Tutaia was typically influential at goal attack, only two days after being forced to skip training in a moonboot as she battled a persistent foot injury.She sank 32 of 36 shots and played a major role with her movement and linking with goal shooter Cathrine Tuivaiti (30/32).Centre Serena Guthrie and wing defence Anna Harrison snaffled five intercepts between them in an impressive Mystics defensive display.Young defender Zoe Walker was among the best Tactix players while shooters Mwai Kumwenda (35/37) and Bailey Mes (18/20) had their moments although Mes was guilty of some crucial turnovers.The Southern Steel are guaranteed to finish first in the NZ conference and the Magic second, regardless of the result of their respective final games against the NSW Swifts and Adelaide Thunderbirds. 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You put on new tires, you catch people at the right point and then you could just slice and dice, Newgarden said.Team Penskes Will Power finished second after consecutive wins -- but hes still third in the standings behind Newgarden and Simon Pagenaud.Scott Dixon was third, followed by Pagenaud and Mikhail Aleshin.Its the 10th straight time that Penske failed to win at Iowa, despite sporting the top three cars in the championship race entering the weekend.But its hard to fault Penske this time.As Tony Kanaan put it, it was as though Newgarden was running an IndyCar while the field had feeder system rides.Newgarden had a 10-second advantage over Dixon when Max Chilton went sideways with just over 50 laps left. The flag evoked flashbacks to 2015, when a poor late pit stop cost Newgarden the race.But the No. 22 car got through pit road cleanly, held off Power and Dixon down the stretch -- at one point putting down the fastest lap of the race -- and fought through lapped traffic with ease.Last year, you learn from thosse types of deals, said Newgarden, who led over 100 laps last year at Iowa.ddddddddddddI had total confidence that we were going to have a good stop. ... The car was just incredible. I was able to put it anywhere.Andretti Autosport had Iowa figured out in the past, with seven wins in the nine previous races here.About the only thing the team provided this year was some early drama.Ryan Hunter-Reay, winner of three of the last four events in Iowa, found himself a lap down after just 30 laps.Hunter-Reay then blew his engine about a third of the way through the race, with Newgarden just one car shy of putting the entire field a lap down.I couldnt get out of my own way on a track I absolutely love, Hunter-Reay said. This was really bad.The caution wiped out Newgardens enormous early lead, which he had stretched to as much as 13 seconds. But it didnt take long for Newgarden to re-establish a comfortable advantage, and he stayed out front after Juan Pablo-Montoyas engine blew as well.Dixon had the final crack at Newgarden on the final restart. But Dixon quickly realized that neither he nor anyone else was catching Newgarden.I knew he was going to be very tough to beat, Dixon said. It seemed like he had spot-on balance and a car with a lot of grip that the rest of us didnt quite have.Newgardens record for laps led surpassed Hunter-Reay, who led 250 in Milwaukee in 2004 -- a feat made all the more remarkable by the fact that his collarbone and hand are still far from healthy.Weve been so close to winning an oval race with this car. We got seconds and, I just hate having a cop-out. That Im having a harder time because of the injuries. It was tough ... but I wasnt going to lose control, Newgarden said. ' ' '