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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">CHAMP CARS</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">02/07/2004</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Rocketsports Champ Car Qualifying Report</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">First Session</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2"><B>Rocketsports Champ Car Qualifying Report: Cleveland Grand Prix</B><BR> <BR> <B>Rocketsports Racing Champ Car Qualifying Report</B> <BR> <BR> <B>First Session</B><BR> <BR> No.8 Alex Tagliani No. 17 Nelson Philippe <BR> <BR> Alex Tagliani and Nelson Philippe today secured provisional positions on the starting grid for the US Bank Presents the Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland. Tagliani was ninth quickest, while teammate, Philippe was 15th in the first qualifying session for the Saturday evening race at Burke Lakefront Airport in downtown Cleveland.<BR> <BR> Tagliani was pleased with the performance of No.8 Johnson Controls Lola, but is hoping to improve on his top-ten start position. “The Johnson Controls crew gave me a good car and it feels great out there. I could’ve had a great lap on a fresh set of Bridgestone tyres, but was blocked when Patrick (Carpentier) ran out of fuel ahead of me, while he was on a flyer. I’m a little disappointed at losing the opportunity and will have to aim to get my best results in tomorrow’s qualifying session,” said Tagliani, who ranks eighth in the championship battle with 61 points. Tagliani was ninth quickest and posted a time of 0:58.948 (128.615 mph or 206.985 km/h).<BR> <BR> Philippe was particularly pleased about the consistent improvements to the Ford-Cosworth powered machine on the Cleveland track. “The No. 17 LeasePlan Lola is different from anything I’ve run all year,” explained Philippe. “We’re trying a lot of new equipment and the car feels a lot smoother. I feel more confident about the car’s handling and was consistently faster each lap. I’ll learn more about the changes we made to the car and hope for better results tomorrow.” Philippe is currently 16th with 32 points in the championship standings. Philippe qualified 15th and posted a time of 1:00.282 (125.769 mph or 202.405 km/h)<BR> <BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>