Long Beach: Wilson leads opening Champ Car practice
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| Justin Wilson |
| Gail Miller/AutoRacing1 |
Justin Wilson turned the fastest lap in opening practice for Sunday's last-ever Champ Car race being help this weekend in Long Beach, California. Wilson was driving the McDonald’s car for NHLR and he beat Walker Racing's Alex Tagliani by a scant 0.10 seconds. Will Power, now driving for KV Racing was third ahead of Mario Dominguez and Oriol Servia.
Morning Practice Results
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Pos |
Driver | # | Team | Lap Time | Behind Leader | Behind Previous |
| 1 | J. Wilson | 2 | Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan Racing | 1:08.286 | ||
| 2 | A. Tagliani | 15 | Walker Racing | 1:08.386 | 0.100 | |
| 3 | W. Power | 8 | KV Racing Technology | 1:08.435 | 0.149 | 0.049 |
| 4 | M. Dominguez | 96 | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 1:08.568 | 0.282 | 0.133 |
| 5 | O. Servia | 5 | KV Racing Technology | 1:08.602 | 0.316 | 0.034 |
| 6 | P. Tracy | 3 | Forsythe Pettit Racing | 1:08.633 | 0.347 | 0.031 |
| 7 | F. Montagny | 7 | Forsythe Pettit Racing | 1:09.086 | 0.800 | 0.453 |
| 8 | A. Pizzonia | 9 | Rocketsports Racing | 1:09.228 | 0.942 | 0.142 |
| 9 | F. Perera | 34 | Conquest Racing | 1:09.415 | 1.129 | 0.187 |
| 10 | A. Figge | 29 | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 1:09.507 | 1.221 | 0.092 |
| 11 | D. Martinez | 37 | Forsythe Pettit Racing | 1:09.522 | 1.236 | 0.015 |
| 12 | E. Bernoldi | 36 | Conquest Racing | 1:09.530 | 1.244 | 0.008 |
| 13 | G. Rahal | 6 | Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan Racing | 1:09.544 | 1.258 | 0.014 |
| 14 | B. Junqueira | 18 | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:09.592 | 1.306 | 0.048 |
| 15 | J. Vasser | 12 | KV Racing Technology | 1:09.660 | 1.374 | 0.068 |
| 16 | N. Philippe | 4 | Minardi / HVM | 1:10.151 | 1.865 | 0.491 |
| 17 | R. Moreno | 14 | Minardi / HVM | 1:10.532 | 2.246 | 0.381 |
| 18 | M. Moraes | 19 | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:10.992 | 2.706 | 0.460 |
| 19 | E. Viso | 33 | PDVSA HVM Racing | 1:11.065 | 2.779 | 0.073 |
| 20 | J. Annala | 10 | Rocketsports Racing | 1:13.051 | 4.765 | 1.986 |