Sebastien Bourdais won for the first time on an oval in nine years this past weekend. There should be no asterisk for Sebastien Bourdais, the Frenchman who won four consecutive Champ Car World Series championships, all achieved before the series merged with the Indy Racing League to form today’s Verizon IndyCar Series. After those titles, Bourdais was a wandering driver, driving in Formula 1, sports cars and eventually returning to Indy cars. During that time his reputation suffered a bit, despite strong results at his home race, the 24 Heures du Mans. Schooled in the Newman/Haas Racing scheme of things, Sebastien Bourdais retained loyalty and tried to make the best of each racing...
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