From: press{at}motorsport.com

By Anne Proffit, Senior Editor - Motorsport.com

Rain squalls determined the final grid for Sunday's 30th annual Toyota
Grand Prix of Long Beach today, as wet weather arrived at the 1.968-mile,
11-turn street circuit about the time of morning practice for race #1 of
the Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.

Bruno Junqueira maintained pole position, resting on his Friday lap of
68.913 seconds (102.808mph) in the #6 PacifiCare Lola/Ford-
Cosworth/Bridgestone racer.  His teammate Sebastien Bourdais, who had a
tough time in provisional qualifying yesterday, was one of only two drivers
to improve from Friday time trials, hoisting his #2 McDonald's Lola to a
tour of 69.800 seconds (101.501mph).  For his quick eighth lap of only
eight taken, Bourdais earned a point and stakes his claim outside the front
row.

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