Qualifying went again the way of Canadian Paul Tracy. Taking the provisional pole and race pole, he scored his 4th pole of the season, and another point in a close championship.
Qualifying also brought the other Forysythe Petitt Racing car of Franck Montagny up to the front row as well with a very quick time with only seconds remaining in the session.
The sessions gave Neel Jani a time to shine, as he placed his Rocketsport car in the second row with a 4th place time. Last years runner up will sit beside last years winner, Will Power, who hopes to turn is season around here.
Qualifying did prove trouble for Conquest Racing though. Still suffering from an injured wrist from his crash in Cleveland, Simon Pagenaud only ran 3 laps before withdrawing from the session. It is unknown whether he will race or not, but Atlantics driver James Hinchcliffe was seen in the Conquest tent. The other Conquest driver, Enrique Bernoldi was also told, his sponsor checks had bounced and will be out of a ride after the weekend. The car did not run during either session.
Qualifying also was a rebound for Ryan Dalziel. Struggling in practice, Dalziel turned in top 10 laps, but will find himself a 5 spot grid penalty for causing a red flag during the second session.
Combines qualifying sessions:
- Tracy - 58.96
- Montagny - 59.12
- Power - 59.22
- Jani - 59.28
- Tagliani - 59.34
- Philippe - 59.51
- Doornbos - 59.56
- Rahal - 59.65
- Dalziel - 59.73
- Wilson - 59.77
- Clarke - 59.81
- Perera - 59.84
- Servia - 59.92
- Junquiera - 59.93
- Scheckter - 59..98
- Viso - 1:00.02
- Matos - 1:00.14
- Martinez - 1:00.21
- Dominguez - 1:00.98
- Pagenaud - 1:03.56
- Bernoldi - DNQ
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