Wilson on Provisional Pole
Written by Scott Keller · June 18, 2005
Portland has a new track record, set by Justin Wilson in provisional qualifying of Champ Car World Series Round 4.
The track record isn’t suprising, however. Portland International Raceway underwent changes in the offseason in the “Festival Curves” that makes the track a lot faster. According to Salem Statesman Journal, “The second of the three-turn complex was recontoured so drivers can maneuver more smoothly through that portion of the track and reduce the number of altercations.”
The new track configuration suited Wilson well. Taking the provisional pole guarantees him a front row starting position, and brings him within 6 points of Bourdais in the standings. The injury to Bruno Junqueira has really tighted up the points race.
A.J. Almengdinger had a great session as well, qualifying second after being fastest all day in practice. Bourdais could have been third, but was penalized for not giving way to Justin Wilson when exiting the pits. His second fastest lap still kept him in the top 5, but still hurt his efforts. Look for Sebastian to be fast today as he makes an effort to best Wilson’s track record.
Here are the results of round 1 qualifying brought to you by chamcarworldseries.com.
1 J. Wilson 122.756 (mph)
2 A. Allmendinger 122.291
3 P. Tracy 122.091
4 A. Tagliani 121.996
5 S. Bourdais 121.927
6 M. Dominguez 121.708
7 A. Ranger 121.700
8 J. Vasser 121.622
9 R. Bremer 121.212
10 C. da Matta 121.185
11 T. Glock 121.054
12 B. Wirdheim 120.329
13 O. Servia 120.188
14 R. Sperafico 120.053
15 M. Valiante 119.726
16 R. Hunter-Reay 119.554
17 M. Marshall 119.106
18 N. Philippe 0.000
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