Sad ending to a great weekend performance source: CART.com If Michel Jourdain Jr. didn't produce enough evidence in the first two events of the 2003 Champ Car World Series to demonstrate that he is ready to win races, he left no doubt in Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The second generation Mexican star confidently led 48 of the 90 laps, only to feel a seemingly sure victory slip away like the clutch in his Gigante Lola-Ford. With three top-five starts this year including his first career Champ Car pole at Long Beach, the 26-year old has emphatically answered questions about his qualifying pace. On Sunday, Jourdain did everything that was asked of him but his excitement turned to anguish with just seven laps to go. In the aftermath, Michel handled his disappointment as well as he had handled his competition all day long. After an embrace from team owner Bobby Rahal, Jourdain talked about what happened. "I don't know if this is the best or the worst day of my life," he said. "We had the best car and the best crew. It's terrible when everything goes perfect but you don't win. "I don't know whether we had a problem with the clutch or what the problem was, but I pulled it into gear and the car just wouldn't go," he added. "It just wasn't meant to happen but that win is going to come for sure."
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