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Gommendy keeps maiden pole

Tristan Gommendy did not even leave the pitlane for this afternoon's second qualifying session, but the PKV Racing driver was able to retain his first ever Champ Car pole position

With a session that started and ended under falling rain - but in the middle featured sunshine that kept two-thirds of the track in dry conditions - it was Team Australia's Will Power who nicked fastest time to grab himself a front-row slot.

Sebastien Bourdais will line up third using his Friday time. The Frenchman was somewhat relieved at the wet track conditions, because he had a gearbox problem and may have not been able to defend his position.

Team Minardi USA's pairing of Robert Doornbos and Dan Clarke appeared the dominant figures for much of the session. However, as the track dried, they slipped down to 10th and 14th respectively.

Paul Tracy, Jan Heylen, Alex Tagliani and Bruno Junqueira each held top slot for a short time, but it was RSPORTS' Justin Wilson who looked to have done enough to put himself at the front, until Power's final flyer.

Pos Driver            Team                             Time       
 1. Tristan Gommendy  PKV Racing                       1:16.776
 2. Will Power        Team Australia                   1:16.841  + 0.065
 3. S.Bourdais        Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing       1:16.783  + 0.007
 4. Justin Wilson     RSPORTS                          1:16.843  + 0.067
 5. Robert Doornbos   Minardi Team USA                 1:16.850  + 0.074
 6. Neel Jani         PKV Racing                       1:16.931  + 0.155
 7. Simon Pagenaud    Team Australia                   1:16.944  + 0.168
 8. Alex Tagliani     RSPORTS                          1:17.256  + 0.480
 9. Graham Rahal      Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing       1:17.475  + 0.699
10. Dan Clarke        Minardi Team USA                 1:17.481  + 0.705
11. Paul Tracy        Forsythe   Championship Racing   1:17.629  + 0.853
12. Jan Heylen        Conquest  Racing                 1:17.832  + 1.056
13. Ryan Dalziel      Pacific Coast Motorsports        1:17.965  + 1.189
14. Oriol Servia      Forsythe Championship Racing     1:18.012  + 1.236
15. Alex Figge        Pacific Coast Motorsports        1:18.067  + 1.291
16. Bruno Junqueira   Dale Coyne Racing                1:18.127  + 1.351
17. Katherine Legge   Dale Coyne Racing                1:18.989  + 2.213

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