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 Time
1. Justin Wilson Newman Haas Lanigan 1:06.902
2. Alex Tagliani Walker 1:07.084 + 0.182
3. Franck Perera Conquest 1:07.180 + 0.278
4. Will Power KV Racing 1:07.205 + 0.303
5. Paul Tracy Forsythe Pettit 1:07.352 + 0.450
6. Franck Montagny Forsythe Pettit 1:07.360 + 0.458
7. Nelson Philippe Minardi HVM 1:07.415 + 0.513
8. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:07.682 + 0.780
9. Graham Rahal Newman Haas Lanigan 1:07.703 + 0.801
10. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:07.745 + 0.843
11. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:07.786 + 0.884
12. Oriol Servia KV Racing 1:07.858 + 0.956
13. Jimmy Vasser KV Racing 1:07.859 + 0.957
14. EJ Viso HVM 1:07.927 + 1.025
15. Antonio Pizzonia Rocketsports 1:08.463 + 1.561
16. Alex Figge Pacific Coast 1:08.489 + 1.587
17. Roberto Moreno Minardi HVM 1:08.549 + 1.647
18. David Martinez Forsythe Pettit 1:08.645 + 1.743
19. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:09.279 + 2.377
20. Juho Annala Rocketsports 1:09.555 + 2.653
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 Time
1. Justin Wilson Newman Haas Lanigan 1:06.902
2. Alex Tagliani Walker 1:07.084 + 0.182
3. Franck Perera Conquest 1:07.180 + 0.278
4. Will Power KV Racing 1:07.205 + 0.303
5. Paul Tracy Forsythe Pettit 1:07.352 + 0.450
6. Franck Montagny Forsythe Pettit 1:07.360 + 0.458
7. Nelson Philippe Minardi HVM 1:07.415 + 0.513
8. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:07.682 + 0.780
9. Graham Rahal Newman Haas Lanigan 1:07.703 + 0.801
10. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:07.745 + 0.843
11. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:07.786 + 0.884
12. Oriol Servia KV Racing 1:07.858 + 0.956
13. Jimmy Vasser KV Racing 1:07.859 + 0.957
14. EJ Viso HVM 1:07.927 + 1.025
15. Antonio Pizzonia Rocketsports 1:08.463 + 1.561
16. Alex Figge Pacific Coast 1:08.489 + 1.587
17. Roberto Moreno Minardi HVM 1:08.549 + 1.647
18. David Martinez Forsythe Pettit 1:08.645 + 1.743
19. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:09.279 + 2.377
20. Juho Annala Rocketsports 1:09.555 + 2.653