Justin Wilson (#9 CDW Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) saved the best for last on the opening day of Champ Car World Series qualifying for the Tecate Champ Car Grand Prix of Monterrey Presented by Roshfrans. source: champcarwordseries.com Flashing across the start/finish line at Fundidora Park as the final active car in Friday's opening session of qualifying, Wilson used the last of his 11 laps to supplant Sebastien Bourdais (#1 McDonald's Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) atop the time charts, leading the first day of Champ Car qualifying with a best time of 1:14.305 (101.937 mph). Wilson's best time was .353 seconds faster than that of Bourdais and earned the British driver a championship point and a guaranteed spot on the front row for Sunday's race - which is Round 3 of the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford. The opening session of qualifying saw seven on the seventeen drivers in the field topping the charts at some point with times dropping quickly as the session progressed. Eventual third-place qualifier A.J. Allmendinger (#10 RuSPORT Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) started a flurry of movement on the first line of the speed sheets 13 minutes into the session, only to see his best effort surpassed 11 seconds later by defending Monterrey winner Bruno Junqueira (#2 Hole In The Wall Camps Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone). Wilson took another minute to drop Junqueira back a notch, only to see Bourdais get around the 2.104-mile layout in 1:14.658 (101.455 mph) just two minutes later to steal the pole. The lap was a surprising one for the three-time Monterrey polesitter only because he had been off-course slightly in each of his previous three laps, but put it all back together for a good lap at the end of his first tire stint.
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