Newman Haas Lanigan's Justin Wilson took provisional pole in the first qualifying session at Long Beach.Wilson is half a second ahead of second-placed Oriol Servia, who put his KV Racing onto the outside of the front row with a late lap just 0.029 seconds faster than Tagliani, who had to settle for third.Mario Dominguez scored Pacific Coast Motorsport's best ever Champ Car qualifying result. The Mexican took fourth place, ahead of St Petersburg winner Graham Rahal (Newman Haas Lanigan).
Pos Driver Team Time 1. Justin Wilson Newman Haas Lanigan 1:07.3562. Oriol Servia KV Racing 1:07.858 + 0.5023. Alex Tagliani Walker 1:07.887 + 0.5314. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:07.998 + 0.6425. Graham Rahal Newman Haas Lanigan 1:08.172 + 0.8166. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:08.272 + 0.9167. Franck Montagny Forsythe Pettit 1:08.325 + 0.9698. Paul Tracy Forsythe Pettit 1:08.488 + 1.1329. Will Power KV Racing 1:08.519 + 1.16310. EJ Viso HVM 1:08.532 + 1.17611. Roberto Moreno Minardi HVM 1:08.549 + 1.19312. Alex Figge Pacific Coast 1:08.549 + 1.19313. Antonio Pizzonia Rocketsports 1:08.658 + 1.30214. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:08.813 + 1.45715. Jimmy Vasser KV Racing 1:09.066 + 1.71016. Franck Perera Conquest 1:09.153 + 1.79717. David Martinez Forsythe Pettit 1:09.381 + 2.02518. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:09.438 + 2.08219. Juho Annala Rocketsports 1:11.265 + 3.90920. Nelson Philippe Minardi HVM
Pos Driver Team Time 1. Justin Wilson Newman Haas Lanigan 1:07.3562. Oriol Servia KV Racing 1:07.858 + 0.5023. Alex Tagliani Walker 1:07.887 + 0.5314. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:07.998 + 0.6425. Graham Rahal Newman Haas Lanigan 1:08.172 + 0.8166. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:08.272 + 0.9167. Franck Montagny Forsythe Pettit 1:08.325 + 0.9698. Paul Tracy Forsythe Pettit 1:08.488 + 1.1329. Will Power KV Racing 1:08.519 + 1.16310. EJ Viso HVM 1:08.532 + 1.17611. Roberto Moreno Minardi HVM 1:08.549 + 1.19312. Alex Figge Pacific Coast 1:08.549 + 1.19313. Antonio Pizzonia Rocketsports 1:08.658 + 1.30214. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:08.813 + 1.45715. Jimmy Vasser KV Racing 1:09.066 + 1.71016. Franck Perera Conquest 1:09.153 + 1.79717. David Martinez Forsythe Pettit 1:09.381 + 2.02518. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:09.438 + 2.08219. Juho Annala Rocketsports 1:11.265 + 3.90920. Nelson Philippe Minardi HVM