The 2006 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 was the fourth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 4, 2006, on the Milwaukee Mile oval in West Allis, Wisconsin. Sébastien Bourdais took the pole and the win, his fourth consecutive victory to open the year. It was the final CART/Champ Car event to take place on an oval.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 4 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car season | |
 Milwaukee Mile Track Layout | |
| Date | June 4, 2006 |
| Official name | Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 |
| Location | Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin, United States |
| Course | 1-Mile Oval 1.000 mi / 1.609 km |
| Distance | 197 laps 197 mi / 317.04 km |
| Weather | Partly cloudy with temperatures reaching a high of 75.2 °F (24.0 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 21.182 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 22.285 (on lap 168 of 197) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Justin Wilson (RuSPORT) |
| Third | Nelson Philippe (CTE Racing-HVM) |
Qualifying results edit
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Best Lap | Qual Time |
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| 1 | 
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Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1 | 21.182 |
| 2 | 
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Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1 | 21.275 |
| 3 | 
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A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 2 | 21.398 |
| 4 | 
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Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1 | 21.420 |
| 5 | 
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Will Power | Team Australia | 2 | 21.438 |
| 6 | 
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Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 2 | 21.463 |
| 7 | 
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Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 1 | 21.479 |
| 8 |
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Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 2 | 21.578 |
| 9 |
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Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 2 | 21.594 |
| 10 | 
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Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 2 | 21.647 |
| 11 |
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Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 2 | 21.980 |
| 12 |
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Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 2 | 22.194 |
| 13 | 
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Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 2 | 22.237 |
| 14 | 
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Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 2 | 22.417 |
| 15 |
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Nicky Pastorelli | Rocketsports Racing | 2 | 23.522 |
| 16 |
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Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | - | No time |
| 17 |
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Cristiano da Matta | Dale Coyne Racing | - | No time |
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais
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Newman/Haas Racing | 197 | 1:45:03.946 | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | 9 | Justin Wilson
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RuSPORT | 197 | +3.613 secs | 4 | 28 |
| 3 | 4 | Nelson Philippe
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CTE Racing-HVM | 197 | +5.641 secs | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger
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RuSPORT | 197 | +18.504 secs | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | 6 | Oriol Servià
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PKV Racing | 196 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | 20 | Katherine Legge
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PKV Racing | 195 | + 2 Laps | 8 | 20 |
| 7 | 27 | Andrew Ranger
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Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 194 | + 3 Laps | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | 14 | Dan Clarke
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CTE Racing-HVM | 191 | + 6 Laps | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | 34 | Charles Zwolsman Jr.
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Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 191 | + 6 Laps | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | 8 | Nicky Pastorelli
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Rocketsports Racing | 183 | + 14 Laps | 15 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | Will Power
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Team Australia | 155 | CV joint | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | 11 | Jan Heylen
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Dale Coyne Racing | 67 | Electrical | 14 | 9 |
| 13 | 19 | Cristiano da Matta
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Dale Coyne Racing | 31 | Oil leak | 17 | 8 |
| 14 | 7 | Mario Domínguez
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Forsythe Racing | 4 | Suspension | 6 | 0* |
| 15 | 2 | Bruno Junqueira
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Newman/Haas Racing | 1 | Contact | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | 3 | Paul Tracy
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Forsythe Racing | 1 | Contact | 10 | 5 |
| - | 15 | Alex Tagliani
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Team Australia | 0 | Withdrawn | 16 | 0† |
* Mario Domínguez was stripped of his points for this race for avoidable contact during the first lap of the race. He was also put on probation for the next three events.
† The car of Alex Tagliani was withdrawn from the event after heavy contact with the wall damaged his car beyond repair during the first practice period.
Caution flags edit
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yellow start |
| 2-13 | Domínguez (7), Tracy (3) & Junqueira (2) crash |
| 25-29 | Clarke (14) spin, stall |
| 55-70 | Philippe (4) debris; Heylen (11) stall |
| 152-165 | Debris |
Notes edit
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- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:45:03.946
- Average Speed 116.101 mph
- This was the final time that powerhouse team Newman/Haas Racing locked out the front row in Champ Car competition. However, both cars would brace the front row for the IRL-sanctioned 2009 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300.
Championship standings after the race edit
References edit
External links edit
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