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2007 Road America Thoughts

TRACK: It's a wide open road course. What's not to like?

RACE: It had its moments, but as a race, it was a bit of a yawner.

EVENT: Unlike sharing an event with NASCAR truck at some venues, in which CCWS was treated like last week’s lunch, the ALMS series is a good fit for a doubleheader with Champ Car. An undoubted success.

THE BIG PICTURE: It’s Champ Car’s chance to shine in front of its Midwestern road race loving, Tony George hating, US constituency. They should be thinking long term contract with ALMS and getting a better known named race sponsor.

START: The standing starts are much better than their predecessor, the f----d up rolling start.

BOURDAIS: Ho hum, looks like the F1 announcement didn't distract Sebastien. A first class performance at a classic race track.

RAHAL: A very strong race. Graham was visibly faster than everybody else with the exception of his teammate.

NEWMAN/HAAS/LANIGAN RACING: They're baaaack with another dominating performance.

CLARKE: This time, indeed Speedy.

DOORNBOS: He out-Clarked his teammate! Perhaps Robert should do a poor job of qualifying, because he seems to be more successful when he has to battle back up to the front.

MINARDI TEAM USA: Did they switch drivers between the cars without us noticing...?

FORSYTHE CHAMPIONSHIP RACING: Can this team be any more loss? By the way, Mr. Forsythe, whatever happened to that Michael Cannon guy?

SERVIA: But Oriol once again recovered nicely in the race and was very competitive. Other than Bourdais, perhaps the drive of the race.

TRACY: However, Paul looks like a backmarker in every sense of the word.

TAGLIANI: Another good finish for Tags.

WILSON: Another bad luck day for Justin.

RSPORTS: Maybe they can sell the RuSport shop to Justin?

HEYLEN: An unexpected sixth. Good momentum heading into his home race.

CONQUEST RACING: Welcome back Chris Mower. Maybe they can become Conquest Mower.

GOMMENDY: Never a factor all weekend, but an okay seventh place.

JUNQUEIRA: Threw away a fantastic qualifying spot by getting too eager at the start.

LEGGE: Well, a slow ill handling car is probably better than a horrific crash that scares everyone to death. But just slightly...

DALE COYNE RACING: Loved Katherine's new paint job.

JANI: Pretty quick at times, but ultimately a nondescript tenth.

PAGENAUD: Many are pointing fingers at Simon for the first lap crash. Perhaps. But, it was one of those situations where too many cars were fitting into too small a spot, and everyone thought they would be able to make it work. And no one did.

POWER: Every time Will gets close in points, he seems to have another DNF.

FIGGE: Well, he did stall at the start. But a better performance for Alex.

DALZIEL: It’s a bummer Ryan had a mechanical failure when he worked so hard to come back from surgery for his broken collar bone. And, he was very impressive in qualifying.

TROUBLE LAUNCHING: Team Australia. The gremlins who travel through the paddock decided to pay Derrick Walker and company a visit.

NEVER A FACTOR: Everyone whose name is not Sebastien Bourdais.

SHOULD REMAINED PARKED: Certain people in Champ Car’s front office.

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: F1.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: On a race track that has produced many odd winners including many first time Champ Car winners, perhaps it's fitting that Sebastien Bourdias, who oddly has never won at Road America, does so before he leaves for Formula One.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Some of those odd winners are Hector Rebaque (1982) and Jacques Villeneuve the Uncle (1985). The first time winners other than the two just mentioned are Jacques Villeneuve the son (1995), Dario Franchitti (1998), Christian Fittipaldi (1999), Bruno Junqueira (2001), and Alex Tagliani (2004).

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Raphael Matos during the press conference when Bruno Junqueira banged on the glass next to the press room, "Ignore him; he’s a Brazilian."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Not a quote, but a message on the back of Justin Wilson's car aimed at Dan Clarke, "KEEP BACK".

SCHEDULE: Summer in Europe should be cool.

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Bourdais 53
2. Clarke 53
3. Rahal(R) 53
4. Servia 53
5. Tagliani 53
6. Heylen 53
7. Gommendy(R) 53
8. Wilson 53
9. Junqueira 53
10. Jani(R) 53
11. Pagenaud(R) 53
12. Tracy 53
13. Figge(R) 52
14. Doornbos(R) 49
15. Legge 36
16. Power 25
17. Dalziel(R) 15

Time of Race
1:40:58.596

Winner's Speed
127.481 mph

Margin of Victory
9.752 sec.

Caution Flags
1 for 3 laps

Lead Changes
2 among 2 drivers

Lap Leaders
Sebastien Bourdais, Dan Clarke

Fastest Race Lap
Sebastien Bourdais

Most Positions Improved
Oriol Servia

Friday Pole
Sebastien Bourdais

Saturday Pole
Sebastien Bourdais

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Bourdais 250
2. Doornbos(R) 213
3. Power 197
4. Wilson 190
5. Rahal(R) 170
  Servia 170
7. Jani(R) 167
8. Pagenaud(R) 164
9. Tagliani 161
10. Junqueira 138
11. Tracy 122
12. Gommendy(R) 112
13. Clarke 110
14. Dalziel(R) 99
15. Legge 77
16. Heylen 69
17. Figge(R) 65
18. Dominguez 49
19. Halliday(R) 18
20. Moreno 9
 
 
2008 Thoughts
Long Beach

2007 Thoughts
Preseason Las Vegas Long Beach Houston
Portland Cleveland Mont Tremblant Toronto
Edmonton San Jose Road America Belgium
Holland Surfers Paradise Mexico City Postseason

2006 Thoughts
Preseason Long Beach Houston Monterrey
Milwaukee Portland Cleveland Toronto
Edmonton San Jose Denver Montreal
Road America Surfer's Paradise Mexico City Postseason

2005 Thoughts
Preseason Long Beach Monterrey Milwaukee
Portland Cleveland Toronto Edmonton
San Jose Denver Montreal Las Vegas
Surfer's Paradise Mexico City Postseason

2004 Thoughts
Preseason Long Beach Monterrey Milwaukee
Portland Cleveland Toronto Vancouver
Road America Denver Montreal Laguna Seca
Las Vegas Surfer's Paradise Mexico City Postseason

2003 Thoughts
Preseason St. Petersburg Monterrey Long Beach
Brands Hatch Germany Milwaukee Laguna Seca
Portland Cleveland Toronto Vancouver
Road America Mid-Ohio Montreal Denver
Miami Mexico City Surfer's Paradise Postseason

2002 Thoughts
Preseason Monterrey Long Beach Japan
Milwaukee Laguna Seca Portland Chicago
Toronto Cleveland Vancouver Mid-Ohio
Road America Montreal Denver
England Miami Surfer's Paradise
Fontana Mexico City Postseason

2001 Thoughts
Preseason Mexico Long Beach Nazareth
Japan Milwaukee Detroit Portland
Cleveland Toronto Michigan Chicago
Mid-Ohio Road America Vancouver German
England Houston Laguna Seca
Surfer's Paradise Fontana Postseason

2000 Thoughts
Preseason Miami Long Beach Brazil
Japan Nazareth Milwaukee Detroit
Portland Cleveland Toronto Michigan
Chicago Mid-Ohio Road America Vancouver
Laguna Seca Gateway USGP Houston
Surfer's Paradise Fontana Postseason

1999 Thoughts
Preseason Miami Japan Long Beach
Nazareth Brazil Gateway Milwaukee
Portland Cleveland Road America Toronto
U.S. 500 Detroit Mid-Ohio Chicago
Vancouver Laguna Seca Houston
Surfer's Paradise Fontana Postseason

1998 Thoughts
Preseason Miami Japan Long Beach
Nazareth Brazil Gateway Milwaukee
Detroit Portland Cleveland Toronto
U.S. 500 Mid-Ohio Road America Vancouver
Laguna Seca Houston Surfer's Paradise Fontana

1997 Thoughts
Miami Surfer's Paradise Long Beach Nazareth
Brazil Gateway Milwaukee Detroit
Portland Cleveland Toronto
U.S. 500 Mid-Ohio Road America
Vancouver Laguna Seca Fontana
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