Date August 13, 2006 | ||
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Official name 2006 Grand Prix of Denver Location The Streets of Denver, Colorado, United States Course Temporary street circuit
1.657 mi / 2.667 km Distance 97 laps
160.729 mi / 258.699 km Weather Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds approaching 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) | ||
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.
Race
* 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.