On the second round of qualifying, Justin Wilson kept his pole position for the Champ Car finale at Long Beach but he had to work hard to fence out a challenge from Alex Tagliani of Walker Racing team.Behind Tagliani, Conquest Racing's Franck Perera finished a strong third. KV Racing's Will Power and Forsythe Pettit duo Paul Tracy and Franck Montagny complete the top six.
Provisional starting grid: Pos Driver Team Time1. Justin Wilson Newman Haas Lanigan 1:06.9022. Alex Tagliani Walker 1:07.084 + 0.1823. Franck Perera Conquest 1:07.180 + 0.2784. Will Power KV Racing 1:07.205 + 0.3035. Paul Tracy Forsythe Pettit 1:07.352 + 0.4506. Franck Montagny Forsythe Pettit 1:07.360 + 0.4587. Nelson Philippe Minardi HVM 1:07.415 + 0.5138. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:07.682 + 0.7809. Graham Rahal Newman Haas Lanigan 1:07.703 + 0.80110. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:07.745 + 0.84311. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:07.786 + 0.88412. Oriol Servia KV Racing 1:07.858 + 0.95613. Jimmy Vasser KV Racing 1:07.859 + 0.95714. EJ Viso HVM 1:07.927 + 1.02515. Antonio Pizzonia Rocketsports 1:08.463 + 1.56116. Alex Figge Pacific Coast 1:08.489 + 1.58717. Roberto Moreno Minardi HVM 1:08.549 + 1.64718. David Martinez Forsythe Pettit 1:08.645 + 1.74319. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:09.279 + 2.37720. Juho Annala Rocketsports 1:09.555 + 2.653
Provisional starting grid: Pos Driver Team Time1. Justin Wilson Newman Haas Lanigan 1:06.9022. Alex Tagliani Walker 1:07.084 + 0.1823. Franck Perera Conquest 1:07.180 + 0.2784. Will Power KV Racing 1:07.205 + 0.3035. Paul Tracy Forsythe Pettit 1:07.352 + 0.4506. Franck Montagny Forsythe Pettit 1:07.360 + 0.4587. Nelson Philippe Minardi HVM 1:07.415 + 0.5138. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:07.682 + 0.7809. Graham Rahal Newman Haas Lanigan 1:07.703 + 0.80110. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:07.745 + 0.84311. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:07.786 + 0.88412. Oriol Servia KV Racing 1:07.858 + 0.95613. Jimmy Vasser KV Racing 1:07.859 + 0.95714. EJ Viso HVM 1:07.927 + 1.02515. Antonio Pizzonia Rocketsports 1:08.463 + 1.56116. Alex Figge Pacific Coast 1:08.489 + 1.58717. Roberto Moreno Minardi HVM 1:08.549 + 1.64718. David Martinez Forsythe Pettit 1:08.645 + 1.74319. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:09.279 + 2.37720. Juho Annala Rocketsports 1:09.555 + 2.653