Road America: RuSPORT race report
Road America: RuSPORT race report
An afternoon filled with yellow flags, spins and crashes saw Justin Wilson (#9 CDW / RuSPORT Ford-Cosworth / Lola / Bridgestone) take fifth place in the Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America. The result earned Wilson his ninth finish in the top five of the 2006 Champ Car season, and leaves Justin in third place in the Champ Car Drivers Championship.
The race was temporarily halted on lap 46 because a serious crash in Turn 10 involving Katherine Legge of PKV Racing. The red flag flew for approximately 40 minutes while the Champ Car Safety Team worked to ensure Legges wellbeing and to clean debris from the course. Legge was eventually released from the Champ Car Medical Unit and the race was restarted.
Today was disappointing, because the CDW team worked so hard throughout the weekend, said Wilson. The crew did a great job with all of our pit stops, particularly the first one, where we wound up exiting the pits ahead of Sebastien and A.J. The car was good during the first half of the race, but not quite as good in the second half. This is a very fast and very competitive track, and if things arent perfect, it can turn into a long day. Im very happy that Katherine turned out to be all right after her crash, which was a scary moment on an eventful day. As for the race result, were disappointed, but well get back to work as soon as possible to get ready for the race in Australia.
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