Miniatures of Juan Manuel Fangio and a flying Tommi Makinen

Portland 2006


AFTER 2 WEEKS OF MUSICAL CHAIRS SINCE MILWAUKEE, DURING WHICH A.J. ALLMENDINGER WAS SACKED BY RUSPORTS AND MARIO DOMINGUEZ WAS SACKED BY FORSYTHE RACING - A.J. WAS TAKEN ON BY FORSYTHE AND MARIO BY DALE COYNE RACING WHO RELEASED CRISTIANO DA MATTA TO REPLACE A.J. AT RUSPORTS - THERE WAS AN UNFAMILIAR LOOK TO THE GRID AT PORTLAND. HAVING PROPOSED TO HIS GIRLFRIEND WHILST TECHNICALLY UNEMPLOYED, A.J. CAPPED A MADCAP WEEK OR TWO BY ACTUALLY WINNING HIS FIRST-EVER CHAMPCAR RACE! JUSTIN WILSON CONTINUED HIS FINE TITLE RUN WIN WITH HIS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE 2ND PLACE WITH SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS 3RD, HAVING BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE IT 5 WINS IN A ROW.




STARTING GRID
1. Bruno Junqueira
2. A. J. Allmendinger
3. Sebastien Bourdais
4. Justin Wilson
5. Cristiano da Matta
6. Dan Clarke
7. Will Power
8. Nelson Philippe
9. Alex Tagliani
10. Paul Tracy
11. Nicky Pastorelli
12. Oriol Servia
13. Andrew Ranger
14. Mario Dominguez
15. Katherine Legge
16. Charles Zwolsman
17. Jan Heylen
18. Tonis Kasemets



RESULT
1. A. J. Allmendinger
2. Justin Wilson
3. Sebastien Bourdais
4. Bruno Junqueira
5. Cristiano da Matta
6. Dan Clarke
7. Paul Tracy
8. Nelson Philippe
9. Andrew Ranger
10. Oriol Servia

 

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Drivers :
Sebastien Bourdais 162
Justin Wilson 132
A.J. Allmendinger 102
Andrew Ranger 89
Paul Tracy 76
=Mario Dominguez 76
=Nelson Philippe 76
=Cristiano da Matta 76
Alex Tagliani 66
Bruno Junqueira 60

Race Results posted by
David Little
19th June 2006

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