Even though his chances of victory were over, a small ray of fortune smiled on Philippe when Justin Wilson suffered a suspension failure turn six, hitting the concrete wall and bringing out the last caution flag of the day.
Allmendinger led on the restart, ahead of Dale Coyne Racing's Mario Dominguez who had battled his way from 17th on the grid to run second, while Clarke worked his way into third. With all the fighting going on behind him, Allmendinger was able to pull away and run the final few laps without a threat from behind.
“I got to thank the whole Forsythe team, everyone that was a part of it,” beamed Allmendinger. “They gave me absolutely a fantastic race car throughout the weekend. I thought last week's car in Portland was really good. This one topped that one. I tried to do as much as I could to not get the victory because I spun out in turn two. More than anything, I just kind of, I threw it away and spun out.”
The battle for the podium was the fiercest on the track in the last few laps as Dominguez had Dale Coyne's best ever Champ Car finish in his sights. Clarke however, had a ace in the hole, having 25 seconds more Cosworth Power-To-Pass at his disposal than did Dominguez. Clarke used that extra horsepower on the front straight heading to the final lap of the race, getting a run to the inside of Dominguez heading into the first turn.
Clarke made the pass and went wide, while the veteran Dominguez cut short and tried to beat Clarke up the inside heading to turn two. Trying to hold off Dominguez, Clarke got back on the throttle and spun, clipping the Dominguez car and taking them both out of the event.
