Paul Tracy will start the Grand Prix of 🌃Cleveland from pole position after setting t💦he quickest time in Friday qualifying.

The defending Champ Car World Series champion was already assured of a front row start after setting th▨e quickest time on Thursday, but managed to improve in the second s🍒ession to beat rookie Justin Wilson to the top spot.

Wilson, currently leading the rookie charts,💃 put in his most impressive qualifying performance to give the Mi-Jack Conquest Racing team its first ever front row grid slot with team co-owner Eric Bachelart saying he was "thrilled" at seeing his outfit taking the fight tℱo the more experienced competition.

Sebastien Bourdais, bumped off the front row for the first time in 2004, made up slightly for the disappointment of losing his quickest time from the first session to claim third on the gri⭕d, ahead of the RuSPORT Lola of another rookie A.J Allme♛ndinger in a career best fourth.

Alex Tagliani starts 🍷the race from fifth place while current points leading Bruno Junqueira could only manage sixth after struggling to💦 get a traffic free run.

The big loser in Friday qualifying was Ryan Hunter-Reay who was the only driver noꦍt to improve on his time from Thursday. Having been third in the opening session, he could only manage 12th in the second and will start the race from ninth place. Hunter-Reay also caused the session to end early when he stalled on the grass after narrowly avoiding the wall at turn eight with only a few ♚minutes of the session remaining.

Th🙈e Grand Prix of Cleveland takes p🍎lace on Saturday night.