The Champ Car drivers had one hour and fifteen minutes on a cool track to improve lap times in the morning practice session. Graham Rahal of Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing was the first to break 50 seconds with a time of 49.786 (avg/104.343mph). In a short succession, #7 Servia and #34 Heylen both use the runoff in turn 6. Rahal lowers his time to 49.786.#3 Paul Tracy hits #28 Mario Dominguez and loses his front win on turn 6. Tracy assessed a red flag penalty, and an 8 minute stint in the pits. After a green flag and a few more practice laps, Tracy locks up his breaks and hits the tire barrier near turn 7 and the main grandstands. His car is towed back to pit lane. Rahal improves to notch the fastest lap time at 49.366, three tenths faster than yesterday's pole.
The final round of qualifying is given the green flag at 2PM. Drivers are given 15 minutes to warm up, 10 minutes to work on their cars, and 30 minutes of qualifying where each driver can record 15 laps. Track temperature is 116 degrees, very hot in pit lane as well. Rahal again is the first driver to crack 50 seconds with a 49.749 (avg/104.420mph), he follows that with a 49.259 (avg/105.032mph).
#15 Pagenaud spins on turn 6 and returns to put road under his own power. #7 Servia takes the pole with a 49.106 only to lose it to #9 Wilson with a 49.039 with 3 minutes remaining in qualifying. #9 Wilson will be joined by #1 Bourdais who earned the provisional pole on Friday. #4 Clarke will be third, #7 Servia fourth, and #5 Jani earned the fifth position for the race on Sunday.
The 2007 San Jose Grand Prix Champ Car race will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 3PM (PT). More information is available from sanjosegrandprix.com and champcarworldseries.com. A photo gallery from qualifying and the 2007 Miss San Jose Grand Prix contest is available here.
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