Glock will start as top rookie for the 7th time this season in Champ Car season finale source: Rocketsports Racing Rocketsports Racing drivers will both be starting outside of the top ten for tomorrow's Champ Car season finale, a result they were not expecting as Timo Glock had a consistent top-five car and Michael McDowell had the confidence of getting the car in the top ten this afternoon. At the end of the 15-minute practice segment during the qualifying session this afternoon, Glock was sitting P5 after running a quick time of 1:28.919. The #8 Rocketsports crew had a bit of an advantage this afternoon having saved the two sets of red tires they had available to qualifying with during Friday and Saturday. During his first qualifying run, he went out running what should have been a six lap stint. However, he was trying to radio to the team at the exact same time the team was telling him to pit, and he did not hear them. He went on his seventh qualifying lap with directions to slow down and save fuel, which he did a good job making it around the 2.786-mile permanent road course and running out of fuel as he entered pit lane, thus not causing a red flag for being stop on course. The crew went down to get him into his pit box and made some changes. However, things just didn't come together this afternoon for the German, as he posted his fastest time of the qualifying period running a 1:28.141(113.790 mph). He will start 12th on tomorrow's grid in Round 13 of the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford. He did out-qualify the other eight rookies in the field this morning, and will be starting as the top rookie for the seventh time this season.
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