With Rocketsports Racing in Houston source: Rocketsports Racing Nicky Pastorelli successfully qualified this afternoon in Houston, Texas driving the #8 Rocketsports Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone for Rocketsports Racing and will prepare tonight for his Champ Car debut tomorrow evening when he takes the green flag for the Champ Car Grand Prix of Houston. After logging 27 more laps around the 1.7-mile temporary street course in Houston, Pastorelli continued to narrow his learning curve of driving a Champ Car today before he went out to officially qualify for tomorrow's event. Running his quickest time during the practice session of a 1:01.474 (98.969 mph), Pastorelli improved his time from yesterday demonstrating that he is getting more comfortable behind the wheel and on the track. Being only his second street race in his career, the 23-year-old is using caution, while showing that he has what it takes to run with the best in the Champ Car World Series. Under blue skies and bright sun, Pastorelli rolled out to qualify this afternoon. He posted his best time of the weekend running a 1:00.269 (100.947 mph) on his fourth lap out, good enough to sit P8 on the timing and scoring sheets. The first stint of qualifying saw the Italo-Dutch driver run seven of an allotted 15 laps. He came in for new tires and a few adjustments and headed back out for his final eight laps of the session. At the end of the session, Pastorelli sat 16th on the charts, which marks his starting position for Round Two of the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.
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