2006 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 8 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car season | ||
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| Date | July 23, 2006 | |
| Official name | West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton presented by The Brick | |
| Location | JAGFlo Speedway Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Course | Temporary Airport Course 1.973 mi / 3.175 km |
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| Distance | 85 laps, 167.705 mi / 269.875 km | |
| Weather | Sunny (32.0°C / 89.6°F) | |
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Sébastien Bourdais |
 Newman/Haas Racing |
| Time | 58.560 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Justin Wilson |
RuSPORT |
| Time | 59.200 (on lap 82 of 85) | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Justin Wilson |
RuSPORT |
| Second | Sébastien Bourdais |
Newman/Haas Racing |
| Third | A.J. Allmendinger |
Forsythe Championship Racing |
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The 2006 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton was the eighth round of the 2006 Champ Car World Series season, held on July 23, 2006 at JAGFlo Speedway, a temporary track laid out at City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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[edit] Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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| 1 | |
Sébastien Bourdais | Newman-Haas Racing | 59.895 | 58.560 | 58.560 |
| 2 |  |
Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:00.067 | 58.622 | 58.622 |
| 3 | |
Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:00.251 | 58.665 | 58.665 |
| 4 | |
A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 1:03.971 | 58.893 | 58.893 |
| 5 |  |
Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 1:01.321 | 59.324 | 59.324 |
| 6 |  |
Will Power | Team Australia | no time | 59.460 | 59.460 |
| 7 | |
Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing - HVM | 1:00.675 | 59.510 | 59.510 |
| 8 | |
Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:01.672 | 1:00.071 | 1:00.071 |
| 9 |  |
Bruno Junqueira | Newman-Haas Racing | 1:00.085 | 1:06.279 | 1:00.085 |
| 10 |  |
Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.647 | 1:00.106 | 1:00.106 |
| 11 | |
Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:01.461 | 1:00.110 | 1:00.110 |
| 12 |  |
Jan Heylen (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.603 | 1:00.199 | 1:00.199 |
| 13 |  |
Charles Zwolsman | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:01.393 | 1:00.291 | 1:00.291 |
| 14 | |
Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 1:00.412 | 1:00.305 | 1:00.305 |
| 15 |  |
Katherine Legge (R) | PKV Racing | 1:01.417 | 1:00.358 | 1:00.358 |
| 16 | |
Nicky Pastorelli (R) | Rocketsports Racing | 1:01.760 | 1:00.978 | 1:00.978 |
| 17 | |
Dan Clarke (R) | CTE Racing - HVM | 1:01.215 | no time | 1:01.215 |
| 18 |  |
Tõnis Kasemets (R) | Rocketsports Racing | 1:02.755 | 1:01.704 | 1:01.704 |
[edit] Race
[edit] Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
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| 1-3 | Junqueira (2) & da Matta (10) crash |
| 5-9 | Heylen (11) crash; Pastorelli (8) crash |
| 65-69 | Tagliani (15) crash |
| 70-72 | Philippe (4) crash |
[edit] Notes
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- New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 58.560 (Qualification Session #2)
- New Race Lap Record Justin Wilson 59.200
- New Race Record Justin Wilson 1:40:30.635
- Average Speed 100.112 mph
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 53°34′32″N 113°31′22.5″W / 53.57556°N 113.522917°W
