At Road America supporting the Champ Car World Series, RevereGreist in severe wet and Alexander Rossi in perfect, dry conditions each won a round of the Skip Barber National Presented by RACER. Points leader Jonathan Goring had two conservative finishes – a sixth and a seventh – but with the other two title contenders, Marco Di Leo and Rossi, each not finishing one race apiece (they got together in both races), Goring remains atop the points with two races to go.
In race one, Greist led home Timmy Megenbier and Di Leo, while in race two Rossi took the lead on the last lap after Greist and Charles Anti crashed in the last corner on the last lap, giving second to Jonathan Gore and third to Mario Adrian Ochoa.
Now the Gang of Three – Goring, Di Leo, Rossi – head to the last two races, at Miller Motorsports Park, the weekend before Halloween. For two of them it’ll be a trick and for one, a treat, as the championship and its $100,000 title bonus won’t be decided until the final checker.
Road America Results, Skip Barber NationalSept. 23, 2006, round 11 of 14, Skip Barber National Presented by RACERChamp Car Road America Grand Prix,, 14-turn, 4.0-mile road course
Starting position in parentheses1. (2) Revere Greist, Madison, Wis., 7 laps, 75.051 winning average speed2. (8) Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., 7 laps3. (4) Marco Di Leo, Markham, Ont., Canada, 74. (6) Jonathan Gore, Franklin, Tenn., 75. (5) Mario Adrian Ochoa, Mexico, 76. (13) Peter Husser, Salinas, Calif., 77. (10) Jonathan Goring, Norfolk, Conn., 78. (9) Kyle Lawrence, Fort Gratiot, Mich., 79. (7) Alex Doman, Conifer, Colo., 710. (12) Jason Fennessey, Andover, Mass., 711. (14) Paul Albert, Ottawa, Ont., Canada, 712. (11) Julia Landauer, Bridgewater, N.J., 713. (1) Charles Anti, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2 (spin)14. (3) Alexander Rossi, Nevada City, Calif., 0 (accident)
Race length: 7 laps of 4.0-mile, 14-turn street course for 28.0 milesTime of race: 22 minutes, 39.198 secondsConditions: Heavy rainMargin of victory: 4.667 secondsLap leaders: Greist 1 - 7Caution laps: NoneFastest qualifier: Anti, 2:33.911 / 94.683 mphFastest race lap: Megenbier, 3:07.999 / 77.515 mph, lap 6
Sept. 24, 2006, round 12 of 14, Skip Barber National Presented by RACERChamp Car Road America Grand Prix,, 14-turn, 4.0-mile road course
Starting position in parentheses1. (1) Alexander Rossi, Nevada City, Calif., 10 laps, 87.038 winning average speed2. (4) Jonathan Gore, Franklin, Tenn., 10 laps3. (7) Mario Adrian Ochoa, Mexico, 104. (10) Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., 105. (8) Kyle Lawrence, Fort Gratiot, Mich., 106. (5) Jonathan Goring, Norfolk, Conn., 107. (11) Julia Landauer, Bridgewater, N.J., 108. (13) Jason Fennessey, Andover, Mass., 109. (14) Paul Albert, Ottawa, Ont., Canada, 1010. (12) Peter Husser, Salinas, Calif., 1011. (3) Charles Anti, Pittsburgh, Pa., 9 (accident)12. (6) Revere Greist, Madison, Wis., 9 (accident)13. (9) Alex Doman, Conifer, Colo., 9 (spin)14. (2) Marco Di Leo, Markham, Ont., Canada, 0 (accident)
Race length: 10 laps of 4.0-mile, 14-turn street course for 40.0 milesTime of race: 27 minutes, 54.298 secondsConditions: DryMargin of victory: 3.744 secondsLap leaders: Gore 1-2; Greist 3-4; Rossi 5; Anti 6; Greist 7; Anti 8-9; Rossi 10Caution laps: One, for one lap (lap 2)Fastest qualifier: Rossi, 2:33.144 / 95.157 mphFastest race lap: Greist, 2:32.652 / 95.464 mph, lap 7
SBN points standings, top 10 drivers, after 12 of 14 rounds:1. Jonathan Goring, 5832. Marco Di Leo, 5573. Alexander Rossi, 5494. Kyle Lawrence, 4735. Alex Doman, 4206. Richard Heistand, 3517. Mario Adrian Ochoa, 3408. Jason Fennessey, 3409. Jonathan Gore, 31410. Peter Husser, 283
Next: Season finale, Miller Motorsports Park, October 28-29
