CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES SUMMER STRETCH TO SEE FOUR CONSECUTIVE RACES
BROADCAST LIVE ON CBS SPORTS
INDIANAPOLIS (June 12, 2006) -- The June 18 Champ Car Grand Prix of
Portland launches a run of four races in six weeks, a furious schedule
that will go a long way toward determining who earns the title of 2006
Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford champion.
Fans are expected to attend the four events in record numbers but those
that spend their weekends closer to home will be able to follow every lap
of the action live on CBS Sports. The four-race stretch of races carried
by CBS Sports includes a permanent road course in Portland, wide-open
battles on airport circuits in Cleveland and Edmonton and one of the
series' most successful street races with the Molson Grand Prix of
Toronto.
"Champ Car has taken great steps to enhance its television package
this season and this four-race stretch on CBS Sports provides a great
platform to carry not only our great racing to our loyal fans, but also
to showcase our sponsors and corporate partners," said Champ Car
President Steve Johnson. "Last season's Champ Car viewership
built momentum through the four races and we hope to build on that this
year."
as the sport continues to grow," said Rob Correa, Senior
Vice-President, Programming, CBS Sports. We look forward to bringing the
excitement of the Champ Car World Series to race fans this summer."
Fans can tune in to the June 18 Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland, which
begins live at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. That race will be followed the
next week by the Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland which begins at 2:30
p.m. Eastern. The Molson Grand Prix of Toronto is next on July 9 with a
12:30 p.m. Eastern start time, while the final CBS Sports race of the
season comes live from Edmonton with the broadcast beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Eastern.
-ccws
