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 Nat 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 Cause1-2 Tracy (3) spin/stall35-38 Debris

Notes Laps Leader1-20 Sébastien Bourdais21-31 Bruno Junqueira32-47 Sébastien Bourdais48-59 A. J. Allmendinger60-61 Justin Wilson62-64 Bruno Junqueira65-97 A. J. Allmendinger Driver Laps ledA. J. Allmendinger 45Sébastien Bourdais 36Bruno Junqueira 14Justin Wilson 2

New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 59.096 (Qualification Session #2) New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:00.314 New Race Record A. J. Allmendinger 1:44:59.557 Average Speed 91.852 mph

Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Bourdais 275 1 2 A. J. Allmendinger 243 1 3 Justin Wilson 240 5 4 Nelson Philippe 149 1 5 Mario Domínguez 149

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

External links Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Race Results Tracy Penalized