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 prior to the reunification of American open-wheel racing in 2008.
Qualifying results
Pos Nat Name Team Best Lap Qual Time 1 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1 21.182 2 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1 21.275 3 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 2 21.398 4 Justin Wilson RuSPORT 1 21.420 5 Will Power Team Australia 2 21.438 6 Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 2 21.463 7 Oriol Servià PKV Racing 1 21.479 8 Katherine Legge PKV Racing 2 21.578 9 Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 2 21.594 10 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 2 21.647 11 Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 2 21.980 12 Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 2 22.194 13 Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 2 22.237 14 Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 2 22.417 15 Nicky Pastorelli Rocketsports Racing 2 23.522 16 Alex Tagliani Team Australia - No time 17 Cristiano da Matta Dale Coyne Racing - No time
Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 197 1:45:03.946 1 34 2 9 Justin Wilson RuSPORT 197 +3.613 secs 4 28 3 4 Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 197 +5.641 secs 9 26 4 10 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 197 +18.504 secs 3 24 5 6 Oriol Servià PKV Racing 196 + 1 Lap 7 21 6 20 Katherine Legge PKV Racing 195 + 2 Laps 8 20 7 27 Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 194 + 3 Laps 12 17 8 14 Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 191 + 6 Laps 11 15 9 34 Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 191 + 6 Laps 13 13 10 8 Nicky Pastorelli Rocketsports Racing 183 + 14 Laps 15 11 11 5 Will Power Team Australia 155 CV joint 5 10 12 11 Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 67 Electrical 14 9 13 19 Cristiano da Matta Dale Coyne Racing 31 Oil leak 17 8 14 7 Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 4 Suspension 6 0* 15 2 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1 Contact 2 6 16 3 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1 Contact 10 5 - 15 Alex Tagliani Team Australia 0 Withdrawn 16 0†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 † The car of Alex Tagliani was withdrawn from the event after heavy contact with the wall damaged his car beyond repair during the first practice period.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
Laps Cause1 Yellow start2-13 Domínguez (7), Tracy (3) & Junqueira (2) crash25-29 Clarke (14) spin, stall55-70 Philippe (4) debris; Heylen (11) stall152-165 Debris
Notes
Laps Leader1-20 Sébastien Bourdais21-27 A. J. Allmendinger28-39 Katherine Legge40-100 Justin Wilson101-197 Sébastien Bourdais Driver Laps ledSébastien Bourdais 117Justin Wilson 61Katherine Legge 12A. J. Allmendinger 7
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 Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Bourdais 136 2 Justin Wilson 105 1 3 Andrew Ranger 75 1 4 Mario Domínguez 69 3 5 A. J. Allmendinger 69
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
External links Qualifying Results Team Australia withdraws Tagliani Race Results Milwaukee Race Penalties Announced