2005 - Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford (OWRS) - Michigan Indy 400 Race Results
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The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008. The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy. Champ Car World Series Champions |
2005 - Michigan Indy 400 Race Results
Race Name - Michigan Indy 400Date - 9/24/2005Race Track - Michigan International SpeedwayNumber of Starting Cars - 18Laps Run - 166 Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Sebastien Bourdais / 204.693 mphCautions - 1 cautions for 16 laps Average Race Speed - 172.962 mphLead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 11 Lead ChangesLap Leader - Paul Tracy Race Number - 11Finish | Start | Driver | Sponsor (Owner) | Chassis | Engine | Qualify Speed |
1 | 1 | Sbastien Bourdais | McDonalds | Lola | Ford | 204.693 |
2 | 2 | Oriol Servi | PacifiCare | Lola | Ford | 204.638 |
3 | 3 | Jimmy Vasser | Gulfstream | Lola | Ford | 203.951 |
4 | 6 | Mario Domnguez | Indeck | Lola | Ford | 202.718 |
5 | 7 | Rodolfo Lavin | Corona | Lola | Ford | 202.005 |
6 | 5 | Bjrn Wirdheim | Liqui Moly/Eurosport | Lola | Ford | 202.741 |
7 | 13 | Alex Tagliani | Aussie Vineyards | Lola | Ford | 199.808 |
8 | 15 | Timo Glock | DHL Global Mail | Lola | Ford | 199.188 |
9 | 10 | Marcus Marshall | Aussie Vineyards | Lola | Ford | 200.193 |
10 | 16 | Ryan HunterReay | Red Paw Systems | Lola | Ford | 198.712 |
11 | 9 | Justin Wilson | CDW | Lola | Ford | 201.042 |
12 | 4 | Cristiano da Matta | Bell Micro | Lola | Ford | 202.764 |
13 | 8 | AJ Allmendinger | Intel | Lola | Ford | 201.493 |
14 | 17 | Andrew Ranger | MiJack/Tide | Lola | Ford | 198.165 |
15 | 18 | Ricardo Sperafico | Sonnys Real Pit BarBQ | Lola | Ford | 196.915 |
16 | 11 | Nelson Philippe | Wellbox Body Optimizer | Lola | Ford | 200.111 |
17 | 14 | Paul Tracy | Indeck | Lola | Ford | 199.726 |
18 | 12 | Ronnie Bremer | American Medical Response | Lola | Ford | 200.037 |