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 CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES - NEXT UP
2010 Season Race #10 - Mazda Grand Prix of Portland
 July 30th -Aug 1st, 2010: Mazda Grand Prix of Portland
Portland International Raceway - Portland, OR USA
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MARK PLOURDE'S AGGRESSIVE DRIVING STYLE EARNS HIM FIRST VICTORY OF 2010 SEASON IN THE REXALL GRAND PRIX OF EDMONTON SUNDAY AFTERNOON!!!
EDMONTON, AB, Canada (July 25, 2010) - With an enthusiastic crowd on hand for the 3rd straight race in Canada for the Champ Car World Series, Champ Car drivers did not disappoint the crowd on Sunday. Polesitter Simon Pagenaud led for the first seven laps until Mark Plourde came hard charging towards the front. Mark Plourde made a nice inside pass on Simon Pagenaud heading into turn 5 on lap 8 of the 80 lap contest. The City Centre Airport setup saw several drivers go off course during the race which caused four yellow flags in the 80 lap event. Mark Plourde's rough and tough driving style allowed him to pass cars while being stuck in traffic. By the midway point of the race Mark had nearly put the field a lap down which made for alot of traffic for the leaders to contend with. On lap 32 pit stops started for the lead pack of cars, Mark Plourde along with Simon Pagenaud, Justin Wilson and others pitted for fuel while other drivers tried alternate fuel strategy and stayed out on track. Once pit stops were completed, Plourde retook the race lead on lap 41. From there on it was an easy Sunday drive for the 27 year old. Mark started the day 6th but was able to pass five cars in the first few laps to grab the race lead. For many drivers it was a long and rough race on the tarmac at the City Centre Airport circuit.
With his first victory of 2010, Mark Plourde now takes over the championship points lead with 143 points after nine races into the 2010 Champ Car season. Simon Pagenaud drops to 2nd with 140 points heading into the next race in Portland at PIR raceway.
DRIVER COMMENTS:
"It feels great to finally get that first win of the year out of the way. I think we were better on the Bridgestone red alternate tire rather then the blacks. So i'm very pleased with how we decided to start the race on the reds. I took advantage of the faster tire and was able to get out front early which ended up working our way." Mark concluded
ROCKETSPORTS RACING'S ENRIQUE BERNOLDI AVOIDS TROUBLE FILLED RACE TO CLAIM VICTORY ON THE STREETS OF TORONTO SUNDAY!!!
TORONTO (July 18, 2010) In what turned out to be a very action packed filled race, Rocketsports Racing's Enrique Bernoldi used his old F1 skill set to be able to avoid several on track collisions to take the victory Sunday in the Grand Prix of Toronto on the streets around Exhibition Place. Bernoldi started the day 6th on the grid but with disaster stricking in turn 1 on the opening lap, Enrique moved up into 3rd. On lap 1 Matt Halliday and Greg Mansell made wheel to wheel contact and collected MP Racing driver Sheri Plourde in the accident. That yellow flag quickly changed the fuel strategies. Some drivers decided to pit early while others stayed on the original race fuel strategy by pitting between laps 20- 28 for the first stop and later pitting again between laps 55 - 62 for the final stop. On lap 59 a caution came out for PCM driver Mario Dominguez when he blew his engine coming down the back straight. Bernoldi took the opportinity to come in for his final stop of the day, a short fill on fuel allowed for a 10.4 second pit stop and gained the Rocketsports driver +1 spot moving him up to 2nd. On the restart Bernoldi passed Dale Coyne Racing's Bruno Junqueira for the race lead and never looked back from then on. This was also the first victory for the Rocketsports team on the streets of Toronto.
SHERI PLOURDE BECOMES FIRST EVER FEMALE TO WIN A CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES RACE BY TAKING THE WIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE MOLSON INDY MONT-TREMBLANT!!!
MONT-TREMBLANT, QC CANADA June 27, 2010 - The Molson Indy Sunday wont really showcase the fine driving of young female star Sheri Plourde. On Saturday afternoon in Champ Car's final qualifying session she posted a blistering lap time of 40.21 which placed her on the pole for today's race. She drove a spectacular race and went wheel to wheel with some of the top drivers in the series such as Justin Wilson, Enrique Bernoldi and her husband Mark Plourde. Sheri has been putting up some very competitive racing stats as of recently and it showed on Sunday. Sheri one year ago was on pole here at Mont-Tremblant but was passed with two laps to go and came in 2nd. This is clearly a track she enjoys racing on and was sure of one thing today, she would not make the same mistake two years in a row. On lap 13 Sheri had already built a nice 14 second lead on 2nd place Justin Wilson and for most of the afternoon she held a 10 + second advantage on every driver in the field. 2nd place Justin Wilson with 6 laps left was able to cut the lead down to only 5.0 seconds but was unable to get any closer then that. Sheri led 69 of the 80 total laps in todays race and went on to score not only her first victory but a very impressive one at that!
DRIVER COMMENTS: Sheri Plourde - Winner of the Molson Indy Mont-Tremblant
"wow, all I can say is wow. The team really gave me a great car this weekend and I just had a blast driving it. I love this track, it's so smooth and fun to drive on so it was great". Sheri said
SIMON PAGENAUD STEALS VICTORY FROM SHERI PLOURDE TO WIN THIRD RACE OF 2010 SEASON!!!
LEXINGTON, OHIO (MID-OHIO June 20, 2010) - In what was a stellar race for young Champ Car star Sheri Plourde, things took a wild turn with 4 laps ramaining in the Champ Car 250 Sunday when current Champ Car points leader Simon Pagenaud drove into the dirt in turn 9 and made a spectacular move to pass Sheri for the race lead and went on to win the first Champ Car World Series race here since the series returned this season to the historic race circuit at the Mid-Ohio. Simon was in 3rd for mostly the entire race and kept building speed throughout the race as the tires wore on and fuel loads became lighter. On lap 71 he moved into 2nd and was sandwitched in between the two MP Racing cars. On lap 76 Simon made his move when he over took Sheri Plourde for the race lead by diving his car inside of her and putting two wheels off into the dirt in order to make the pass complete. This marks the third race win in 2010 for Walker Racing and Simon Pagenaud and also allows him to pull away some in the championship standings. Simon now leads with 118 total points on the year.
DRIVER COMMENTS: Simon Pagenaud - Walker Racing
"I'd like to thank everyone who made this possible for me. The team again did a fantastic job all weekend. I didnt believe I would be able to make the pass on the #11 car but everything worked out well for me to get it done". "This really is a sweet victory". Simon concluded
SIMON PAGENAUD MAKES IT TWO VICTORIES IN 2010, BY TAKING THE CHECKERED FLAG SUNDAY TO WIN THE CHAMP CAR 225 IN JEREZ, SPAIN!!!
Simon Pagenaud fights a strong race from 11th to win the Champ Car 225 and extend his points lead
JEREZ, SPAIN (June 13th, 2010) On a hot and dry day in Jerez, Spain the Champ Cars put on a show for nearly 300,000 fans and for Walker Racing driver and 2010 Champ Car points leader Simon Pagenaud, starting 11th was no problem at all. The frenchman was on the move right from the drop of the green flag. He passed four cars on the opening lap and later benefitted from a nice team strategy on fuel. On lap 74 when others needed to pit for fuel, Simon was able to go an extra five laps and built a 14.20 second lead before pitting for his final stop on lap 79.
Pagenaud turned in a spectacular drive Sunday in the 4th annual Champ Car Grand Prix in Spain, he drove his No. 15 Walker Racing Aussie Vineyards Ford-Cosworth/Bridgestone/DP01 Champ car from 11th to win the 100 lap feature event. Pagenaud also won the season opener in Mexico which makes him the first and only two time winner in 2010 so far.
Simon Pagenaud won the event over Mark Plourde who again put in a nice drive for 2nd followed by Robert Doornbos who battled hard to finish 3rd!!!
JUSTIN WILSON WINS FIRST RACE OF 2010 BY DOMINATING THE BELGIUM 500 SUNDAY!!!
Justin Wilson celebrates his victory in the Belgium 500 Sunday!!
Zolder-Heusden, Belgium (June 6, 2010) Today was the first time the Champ Car World Series attempted to run 500 miles on a road/street course. The Belgium 500 sure made for a long day on Sunday. For Dale Coyne Racing's Justin Wilson, it was just another race. Wilson started the day in 4th behind teammate Bruno Junqueira and points leader Simon Pagenaud. On lap 7 Wilson moved into 3rd when it started raining and drivers took to the pits for rain tires. The rain lasted until lap 29 when everyone came back on pit road for their first pit stops of the day. The rain came back later in the race and caused several drivers to have problems including polesitter Oriol Servia. On lap 46 Servia spun his #7 Forsythe Racing machine on track just outside of turn 9 and damaged his front wing assembly when his car struck the tire wall, he headed to pit road for much needed repairs and would finish 11th. Justin Wilson stayed out front and led 153 of the 200 lap race and drove a trouble free race to victory for Dale Coyne Racing.
COMMENTS:
JUSTIN WILSON - Winner of the Belgium 500
"I want to thank the Dale Coyne team for giving me a very good car today. I think we only had a top five car but we stayed out of trouble today and that earned us the win. Unfortunately, in the last stint, we had a problem with the handling as the car was just very loose. I almost lost it a couple of times out there in the rain. Our car was fast for most of the race. We had a consistent car for the majority of the race so everything worked out great. I'm looking forward to the race in Spain next weekend."
ROCKETSPORTS RACING'S ENRIQUE BERNOLDI WINS FIRST EVER CHAMP CAR RACE BY WINNING THE TEQUILA PATRON GRAND PRIX OF MONTEREY AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA SUNDAY!!!!
MAY 23, 2010 - MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA - In what turned out to be a wild and strange race today at the historic Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca circuit in northern California, The Champ Car World Series again saw a new first time winner take the checkerd flags. The race had seven different lead changes among three different drivers and for former Formula One star Enrique Bernoldi, It was another Sunday drive for the veteran. Nelson Philippe of Minardi Team USA won the pole position for the event and was racing out front until he cut a tire on lap 27 when he ran over something on track and sliced his right rear tire and needed to pit. Later it was the series points leader Simon Pagenaud who was in front until he ran out of fuel and needed to pit on lap 58. Then finally it was Rocketsports driver Enrique Bernoldi who then took over the race lead on lap 60 and never looked back from that point on. This is the first time in Bernoldi's three year Champ Car career that he won a Champ Car event. Rocketsports Racing has made alot of team and personnel changes that has really helped Bernoldi's performance so far this year.
DRIVER COMMENTS: Enrique Bernoldi - Rocketsports Racing
"Today was a great race for me and great for the fans watching back in Brazil. I knew we had a good car when we unloaded here on Friday morning. I just want to thank the whole Rocketsports team and all the guys, They did a fantastic job today."
MINARDI TEAM USA'S NELSON PHILIPPE DRIVES OUTSTANDING RACE TO WIN FIRST RACE IN 2010!!!
May 9th, 2010 Houston, Texas- Nelson Philippe started 6th today as sunny skies made for a hot day in Houston. Oriol Servia started from the pole but had a mechanical problem on lap 2 and needed to pit. Rocketsports driver Enrique Bernoldi took over the lead from that point on. Nelson Philippe pitted on lap 27 and later took advantage of a yellow flag to advance his track position from 4th up to 2nd behind Bernoldi. On lap 76 of the 90 lap race Nelson Philippe passed Bernoldi who needed to pit one last time for fuel. Philippe went on to score the victory ahead of defending champion Mark Plourde. Nelson Philippe becomes the 2nd race winner in 2010.
SIMON PAGENAUD WINS FROM POLE IN GRAND PRIX OF MEXICO!!!
APRIL 25TH, 2010 MONTERREY, MEXICO - On a sunny afternoon in Monterrey, the Champ Cars kicked off their 2010 season with a bang. 19 1,000 horsepower engines roared to life and soon came screaming down the front straight at speeds of 203 Mph. Saturday's pole winner Simon Pagenaud kept the race lead for most of the afternoon only giving it up during his three pit stops. Pagenaud drove a spectacular race from start to finish and also posted the races fastest race lap with a 1:46.42 lap. Simon Pagenaud earned 25 points and currently leads the championship standings.
SIMON PAGENAUD WINS POLE POSITION FOR GRAND PRIX OF MONTERREY, MEXICO
MONTERREY, MEXICO - Walker Racing's Simon Pagenaud didn't need much track time to post the fastest lap during Saturday's final qualifying session. The frenchman took the #15 AussieVineyards Champcar and put in a steller lap of 1:07.96 seconds which was over a full second faster then any other driver and cruised to the pole position for Sunday's 85 lap race.
MONTERREY, MEXICO QUALIFYING
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SimPagenaud |
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1:46:42.16 |
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22 |
Clark Davidson |
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+1.5 secs |
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7 |
Oriol Servia |
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+9.4 secs |
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14 |
Robert Doornbos |
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+11.8 secs |
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| 5 |
4 |
Dan Clarke |
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+22.2 secs |
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| 6 |
8 |
Mark Plourde |
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+33.3 secs |
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9 |
Justin Wilson |
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+47.6 secs |
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3 |
James Hinchcliffe |
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+52.1 secs |
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19 |
Bruno Junqueira |
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+57.7 secs |
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11 |
Sheri Plourde |
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+61.7 secs |
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Champ Cars complete final pre season test over the weekend at MSR Raceway in Houston, Texas!!!
March 28th & 29th, 2010 - MSR Raceway- After expecting sunny skies and hotter tempatures, the unexpectedly cool and damp conditions in Houston may have helped some teams and drivers while possibly hurting others. With the 2010 Champ Car season just one month away it was very important for all the Champ Car teams and drivers to work hard in this last pre season test and get a real feel for their cars and equipment prior to the season opening event next month in Mexico. The MSR Raceway circuit saw alot of action from every driver expecting to make the grid for this year's season. Sigma Autosport driver Clark Davidson led the first full day of action behind the wheel of the #22 PBT Champ Car. His best lap was a 1:41.26 on lap 114 of his 149 total lap weekend. Forsythe Championship Racing and veteran Champ Car driver Oriol Servia went out on day two and ran a best time of 1:39.20 (192.41 Mph Avg) and took over first overall. Mostly all the teams and drivers were out on track over the weekend looking to just fine tune their cars and get a real good race setup nailed down before the new season kicks off in less then thirty days from now.
NEXT UP: The Champ Car season opening Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey on the very challenging Fundora Park International Circuit.
CHAMP CAR TEAMS HIT THE TRACK AT SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY AS PREPARATIONS CONTINUE FOR THE 2010 SEASON!!!
Sebring, Florida (Jan 29th - 31st, 2010) -The Champ Car Teams and drivers have finished their third and final day of testing at the 1.67 mile Sebring International Raceway road course. Mostly all drivers that will participate in the 2010 Champ Car World Series season took laps around the Sebring track over the weekend. The weekend started off with Rocketsports driver Enrique Bernoldi leading the first full day on Friday by setting a lap at 108.426 seconds. He was followed by Dale Coyne Racing driver Bruno Junqueira. On the last two days young and rising star Sheri Plourde topped the speed charts in her #11 Tide sponsored MP Racing machine running a fast lap of 106.911 seconds. All teams appeared to be very pleased with their second outing in the all new 2010 Champ Car DP01-V2 configuration.
Sebring Champ Car Test (Combined Results)
1 #11 Sheri Plourde- MP Racing 1:06.911
2 #6 John Edwards(R)- Newman/Hass Lanigan Racing 1:07.934
3 #36 Enrique Bernoldi - Rocketsports Racing 1:07.949
4 #8 Mark Plourde - MP Racing 1:08.374
5 #34 Jan Haylen - Sigma Autosport 1:08.431
6 #19 Bruno Junqueira - Dale Coyne Racing 1:08.519
2009 CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES RECAP
David Martinez wins down under while Mark Plourde wins the 2009 Champ Car World Series championship at Surfers Paradise!!!
2009 Champ Car World Series Champion- Mark Plourde of MP Racing
2009 Champ Car Champion Mark Plourde does donuts
MP Racing McDonald's driver Mark Plourde, age 26, became the first driver from a major American open wheel racing series to earn back to back straight championships and he did it in style with a beautiful 2nd place finish in todays running of the Lexmark Champ Car 300 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland Australia, the second to last event in the 16-race Champ Car championship. Mark and his MP Racing team drove long and hard all season long to put themselfs in position for the victory at the end and today was that final step to seal it.
Mark Plourde & Manager Tom Anderson Celebrate
Mark Plourde post race comments:
"It was one of those races where I decided to have fun with it and give it all we had," said Mark. "For the MP Racing McDonald's team to perform well in the race with a 2nd by Sheri and 3rd for myself, win the championship, be the first repeat winner in Surfers - what a day! We had a very, very good balance on the car with the Bridgestone primes. When I saw Justin out there doing so well on the reds, I thought maybe we should put them back on. Whatever tires you picked, it was just a matter of timing because they were going to perform for you. ... These have been the best racing years of my life. We've had an awesome stretch of years here and really enjoyed it. This form of racing is the best ive ever known and the drivers and the whole community work great here. This whole series is a huge challenge, from the cars themself to the tracks etc... thats why ive always been a fan of this sport and im so happy to be in this sport. This whole MP Racing team and the results all year really show you what we are made of. You know, it's how good these guys are. And they proved it today again when we came in the pits in ninth and came out fourth. From there, it was in my hands to try to make it stick". Mark concluded
Surfers Paradise- Queensland, Australia - October 25, 2009 - David Martinez proved today that he is ready to compete at the front in Champ Car regardless of the lack of experience that he has compared to the rest of the field and the fact that he hadn't been running up front in many races this year. In what is considered the toughest track of the season, Martinez completed a successful race in which he managed to pick up many positions in the closing laps to pull off his very first ever victory today in Surfers Paradise.
The Mexican driver started 17th and immediately was lapping faster than the cars in front of him. His first pit stop came on lap 10 when he was already up to the 13th position. The stop was a slow one due to a mistake by Greg Mansell and Team Australia that sent the Australian out of his pitbox early right in front of Martinez, the two cars touched but fortunately without causing any damage to the #7INDECK car.
Later Martinez was running in 10th when a yellow flag came out for a car that had been stalled out on track. The Forsythe Racing team decided to bring Martinez on pit road on lap 70 for his last pit stop of the afternoon. Martinez came out in 12th but had enough fuel to go the distance. Once other cars made their pit stops Martinez found himself in 4th. From their with only 11 laps left Martinez drove aggressive and passed Sheri Plourde, Robert Doornbos and Mark Plourde and was in the lead by lap 86 of the 90 lap race. From that point it was clear sailing for the mexican driver.
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