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Ford Powered Car Wins Gold Coast Indy
Staff, Monday October 28, 2002.
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Torrential rain storms plagued the event all day long and contributed to an opening-lap multi-car pileup that claimed eight cars and sent Adrian Fernandez and Tora Takagi to the hospital for precautionary exams.
Fellow Ford-Cosworth powered driver Patrick Carpentier finished second, while Paul Tracy finished third.
Dominguez and Carpentier were involved in the initial start accident, and both were allowed to race spare cars as the officials declared a new start.
The race, which was initially scheduled for 70 laps, was shortened to 50 laps following a 90-plus minute delay to clear the front straightaway of debris from the horrific accident that occurred as the cars took the initial green flag.
After that time the race became a succession of short official race laps, followed by long periods behind the safety car. In fact the race only ran six laps at full pace.
Under Champ Car rules, teams must pit at least once every 20 laps. A number of the leading teams stopped later in the laps, while Dominguez in total made four stops with his last on lap 22, leaving him in the lead when the race was called to a premature end on lap 41.
?Obviously, this isn?t the best way to win but a win is a win and you take it no matter what,? said the 26-year-old Mexican.
?I feel like the luckiest man in the world at the moment, but I had great strategy from my team and they really deserve this.?
Dominguez?s win earned him the CART World Series Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year award. It was also the first win for his Herdez Competition team.
The efforts of Dominguez and Australian V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes (00 Motorsport) earlier in the day nearly brought Ford a unique race double. Lowndes finished on equal points with Jason Bargwanna in the Gillette V8 Challenge. However, he was officially classified as runner-up as Bargwanna won the second of two races.
Champ Car Top-10 Gold Coast Indy
| 1. Mario Dominguez | Mexico | Ford-Cosworth |
| 2. Patrick Carpentier | Canada | Ford-Cosworth |
| 3. Paul Tracy | Canada | Honda |
| 4. Kenny Brack | Sweden | Toyota |
| 5. Tony Kanaan | Brazil | Honda |
| 6. Alex Tagliani | Canada | Ford-Cosworth |
| 7. Dario Franchitti | Scotland | Honda |
| 8. Cristiano da Matta | Brazil | Toyota |
| 9. Michael Andretti | USA | Honda |
| 10. Michel Jourdain | Mexico | Ford-Cosworth |
For further information contact:
Ben Beazley
Media Coordinator
Ford Racing
Phone: (03) 9533 4455
Mobile: 0417-262 753
Email: ben@segalmedia.com.au
