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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Justin Wilson won the provisional pole for the Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland on Friday with a course-record lap of 57.597 seconds.
The fast lap (122.756 mph) guarantees Wilson a front-row spot for Sunday's race on the road course at Portland International Raceway. He also earns a championship point, bringing his total to 71, six points behind series leader Sebastien Bourdais.
Bourdais, the defending champion at Portland, had the third-fastest lap in 57.825 seconds, but had to forfeit the time because he surprised Wilson by coming out of the pits just as the No. 9 car was passing by. Champ Car rules forbid interfering with a driver running at full pace.
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