The handshake was only just beginning to cool after Yates Racing and David Gilliland announced that they were amicably terminating their relationship, when the driver popped in a lap good enough to qualify the #71 TRG Chevrolet for Sunday's Auto Club 500.
1. Brian Vickers #83 Red Bull Toyota Red Bull Racing 183.439mph 39.250secs 2. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowes/Kobalt Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 183.164mph 39.309secs
CART president and CEO Christopher R. Pook has today confirmed that the final round of the Champ Car World Series, at California Speedway, Fontana, has indeed been cancelled, due to wildfires in the area.