Power only needed to complete one lap at speed in his Aussie Vineyards Team Australia Lola in today's final round of the Bridgestone presents the Champ Car World Series powered by Ford in Mexico City to win the award. source: teamaustraliamotorsport.com Ironically, Power had to wait six laps to clinch the title after a first-lap incident on the main straight saw the first five laps start under full course yellow. Power also clinched the Champ Car Rookie of the Year award early in the race after his closest opponent, Dan Clarke, withdrew after seven laps with mechanical problems. The Bridgestone Passion For Excellence Award honours the driver who completes the fastest aggregate race lap around every circuit on the 2006 Champ Car World Series schedule. That is, if all 14 tracks were laid end to end, the driver with the fastest cumulative lap, based on his or her best race lap at each track, earns the Bridgestone Passion for Excellence Award. This year marks the fourth time the award has been presented, but the first time someone other than three-time champion Sebastien Bourdais will be the recipient. The award winner receives a custom-made painting by Jim Swintal, motor artist and Champ Car Clerk of Course, depicting a highlight moment from the driver's season. For this year, Swintal has selected the Surfers Paradise race where Power collected his first pole position as a Champ Car driver. Power will be presented the painting at the Champ Car banquet this Saturday night in Indianapolis. "Congratulations to Will and the entire Team Australia group for earning the Bridgestone Passion For Excellence Award," said Al Speyer, Executive Director, Bridgestone Motorsport. "They truly earned it because it is won over the course of an entire season, not just a race or two.
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