Glock Top Rookie as Hunter-Reay loses fastest lap
source: Rocketsports Racing Final qualifying for tomorrow's Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver Presented by PacifiCare took place this afternoon as Timo Glock locked a top ten start and teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay will grid 17th due to an incident late in the qualifying session. Glock, who will start tenth in tomorrow's event, found himself as high as sixth on the timing and scoring charts this afternoon on his seventh lap out on old tires. The rookie posted a time of 1:00.529 (98.551 mph) in the #8 DHL Global Mail Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone. He came in to put on sticker tires for his remaining eight laps of an allotted 15 during qualifying with the hopes of improving his time and position. Lack of good track time dismantled the chance for progress, as red flags and traffic hindered the German from improving his time. Currently leading the Roshfrans Rookie-of-the-Year battle by eleven points over Ronnie Bremer, Glock will take the green flag tomorrow afternoon as the top rookie in Round Nine of the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford on the streets of Denver. Hunter-Reay was looking to earn one of his better qualifying efforts this season, but ended the session in the tires and brought out the red and checkered flag. Trying to avoid a troubled car on track, the American had to brake early, as a result, losing the rear and sliding into the tires. Damage to the #31 Rocketsports Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone was not the only disappointment of the afternoon for the third-year Champ Car driver and Rocketsports team. Sitting in the twelfth spot just before the incident, he would lose his fastest time of qualifying as a penalty for bringing out a red flag during a qualifying session. As a result, Hunter-Reay will start 17th on the grid with his second best time of 1:01.342 (97.245 mph). Rocketsports Racing will have a 30-minute warm-up session tomorrow morning, before heading out to the grid at 1:00 p.m. local time. The green flag is expected to drop at 1:45 p.m. Highlights from this afternoon's qualifying session can be seen on SPEED Channel tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. ET. Live race coverage from the downtown Denver will follow at 3:30 p.m.
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