Four-time Champ Car title winner Bourdais was eighth quickest of the 10 drivers in action, with a best lap of one minute 20.715 seconds.
The Bonk family erupted in cheers after Mr. Bonk's car got the winner's light.
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Mass-production at Wolfsburg, it was reckoned, would make this car a salesroom winner.
So far only two have been unveiled, one for McGuinness, who has 19 TT wins behind him, and the other for Dave Molyneux, winner of 16 side car races.
Johnson sees Ford as the winner this year among the American car companies, as it has been picking up market share from dealerships that have closed.
And Bourdais, a four-time winner of the US-based Champ Car series, admitted his relief at finally securing the drive.
Tander charged back and got close enough to touch bumpers with Brock's car, which was being driven by Murphy, winner of this year's Bathurst 1, 000 in October.
Car portals, like operating systems, are sure to be a winner-take-all market.
Danica Patrick, the pole winner two weeks ago at Daytona, struggled with her car from the start, going two laps down by the 60th lap and later getting penalized for a tire violation.
Inside his car, Mark Martin failed in his bid to become the oldest Sprint Cup winner.
In later years, Winner also directed and starred in a series of commercials for a car insurance company featuring the catchphrase: "Calm down dear!"
Alex Zinardi, a race car driver who lost both of his legs in a crash, is a Paralympic gold medal winner in handcycling.
But if the goal is to have a great handling car on the cheap, to have it look fairly innocuous during everyday driving and to have a car that's practical and fairly frugal on gasoline, the RSX is an all-around winner.
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