2006 Grand Prix of Denver
# 2006 Grand Prix of Denver

The 2006 Grand Prix of Denver was the tenth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 13, 2006 on the streets of Denver, Colorado. Sébastien Bourdais took the pole while the race was won by A. J. Allmendinger. Bourdais' race ended when he and Paul Tracy crashed in the final turn of the final lap of the race as Tracy attempted to pass Bourdais to take second place. Tracy and Bourdais got into a confrontation outside their cars (pictured). Tracy was subsequently fined and penalized three championship points for avoidable contact for the incident.

## Qualifying results

| Pos | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:00.763 | 59.096 | 59.096 |
| 2 | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 1:00.714 | 59.350 | 59.350 |
| 3 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:00.991 | 59.878 | 59.878 |
| 4 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:05.531 | 59.903 | 59.903 |
| 5 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:00.988 | 59.919 | 59.919 |
| 6 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:01.724 | 1:00.007 | 1:00.007 |
| 7 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:01.141 | 1:00.029 | 1:00.029 |
| 8 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 1:01.302 | 1:00.096 | 1:00.096 |
| 9 | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.304 | 1:00.147 | 1:00.147 |
| 10 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:01.767 | 1:00.333 | 1:00.333 |
| 11 | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:01.599 | 1:00.405 | 1:00.405 |
| 12 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:01.644 | 1:00.453 | 1:00.453 |
| 13 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:02.706 | 1:00.887 | 1:00.887 |
| 14 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:02.502 | 1:01.201 | 1:01.201 |
| 15 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 1:01.777 | 1:01.370 | 1:01.370 |
| 16 | Nicky Pastorelli | Rocketsports Racing | 1:04.251 | 1:03.472 | 1:03.472 |

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 97 | 1:44:59.557 | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | 2 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 97 | +20.588 secs | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | 14 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 97 | +50.261 secs | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | 5 | Will Power | Team Australia | 97 | +55.915 secs | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | 4 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 97 | +1:14.187 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 96 | Contact | 4 | $16^*$ |
| 7 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 96 | Contact | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 96 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | 20 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 96 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 13 |
| 10 | 34 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 95 | + 2 Laps | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | 11 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 95 | + 2 Laps | 14 | 10 |
| 12 | 8 | Nicky Pastorelli | Rocketsports Racing | 27 | Brakes | 16 | 9 |
| 13 | 19 | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 21 | Suspension | 9 | 8 |
| 14 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 18 | Gearbox | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | 6 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 14 | Engine | 8 | 6 |
| 16 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 0 | Contact | 5 | 5 |

$^*$ Paul Tracy, who was already on probation for an incident and fight with Alex Tagliani at the prior race in San Jose, was penalized 3 points and fined $25,000 for avoidable contact for his part in a final lap accident with Sébastien Bourdais. His probation was extended to include the Surfer's Paradise event. Bourdais was not assessed a penalty.

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| - | - |
| 1-2 | Tracy (3) spin/stall |
| 35-38 | Debris |
