SeaBass retakes points lead winning in Edmonton.............
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:38 am
The first two rounds of the Canadian Triple Crown competition within ChampCar saw plenty of on-track action, with the addition of rainy weather to the equation; Sunday's race in Edmonton, though, was run under "Chamber of Commerce" weather and NHL's Sebastien Bourdais once again proved why he is the one to beat in this year's Vanderbilt Cup chase.
At the drop of the lights, all 17 drivers on the grid executed a perfect standing start(no stalls, no problems) and by turn 1, SeaBass had gotten the jump on polesitter Will Power, leading the early going......until a slower-than-usual pitstop took Bourdais's lead away and gave it to rival Power, with RuSport's Justin Wilson close behind. Right before the second round of stops, Wilson overtook Power for the lead, only to give up the lead back to Power........Power's day, however, soon ended afterwards with steering rack problems. Meanwhile, Bourdais, saving fuel throughout the second stint, managed to leapfrog both Wilson and Power, retaking the lead and never looking back.......though Wilson gave chase to the Frenchman all the way to the checkers.
Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton Top-10..................................
1st} #1 Sebastien Bourdais........................................96 laps
2nd} #9 Justin Wilson................................................-3.947 sec
3rd}(R)#2 Graham Rahal..........................................-6.645 sec
4th}(R)#15 Simon Pagenaud.....................................-24.807 sec
5th} #3 Paul Tracy...................................................-28.147 sec
6th} #7 Oriol Servia.................................................-30.014 sec
7th} #19 Bruno Junquiera.........................................-30.703 sec
8th} #4 Dan Clarke..................................................-35.533 sec
9th}(R)#21 Neel Jani................................................-37.782 sec
10th} #34 Jan Heylen...............................................-58.746 sec
At the drop of the lights, all 17 drivers on the grid executed a perfect standing start(no stalls, no problems) and by turn 1, SeaBass had gotten the jump on polesitter Will Power, leading the early going......until a slower-than-usual pitstop took Bourdais's lead away and gave it to rival Power, with RuSport's Justin Wilson close behind. Right before the second round of stops, Wilson overtook Power for the lead, only to give up the lead back to Power........Power's day, however, soon ended afterwards with steering rack problems. Meanwhile, Bourdais, saving fuel throughout the second stint, managed to leapfrog both Wilson and Power, retaking the lead and never looking back.......though Wilson gave chase to the Frenchman all the way to the checkers.
Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton Top-10..................................
1st} #1 Sebastien Bourdais........................................96 laps
2nd} #9 Justin Wilson................................................-3.947 sec
3rd}(R)#2 Graham Rahal..........................................-6.645 sec
4th}(R)#15 Simon Pagenaud.....................................-24.807 sec
5th} #3 Paul Tracy...................................................-28.147 sec
6th} #7 Oriol Servia.................................................-30.014 sec
7th} #19 Bruno Junquiera.........................................-30.703 sec
8th} #4 Dan Clarke..................................................-35.533 sec
9th}(R)#21 Neel Jani................................................-37.782 sec
10th} #34 Jan Heylen...............................................-58.746 sec