Long Beach Grand Prix - Qualifying

PROVISIONAL POLE: Sebastien Bourdais said he was used to struggling on the first day at Long Beach, but he gets through the first turn en route to the fastest first-round qualifying lap of 104.689 mph. (Mark J. Terrill / AP)

Sept. 16, 2014 12:36 AM PT

Mario Dominguez drives the #7 Indeck Forsythe Racing Ford Cosworth Lola during practice. (Darrell Ingham / Getty Images)

A.J.Allmendinger drives the #10 RuSPORT Ford Cosworth Lola during practice for the ChampCar World Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. (Darrell Ingham / Getty Images)

Charles Zwolsman drives the #34 Mi Jack Ford Cosworth Lola during practice. (Darrell Ingham / Getty Images)

Katherine Legge drives the Gulfstream PKV Racing Ford Cosworth Lola during practice. (Darrell Ingham / Getty Images)

Jimmy Vasser, Oriol Servia, Katherine Legge

Jimmy Vasser, foreground, comes out of the pits followed by Oriol Servia and Katherine Legge. (Mark J. Terrill / AP)

Paul Tracy moves through the shadows of palm trees during the qualifying round. (Mark J. Terrill / AP)

Nelson Philippe - Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

Nelson Philippe driving the CTE Racing HVM Ford Cosworth Lola during practice for the ChampCar World Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. (Darrell Ingham / Getty Images)

Actor William Shatner surveys his wrecked race car after crashing during practice for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Celebrity Race. (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)

Katherine Legge moves into turn one during qualifying. (Mark J. Terrill / AP)

Alex Tagliani drives the #15 Team Australia Ford-Cosworth Lola during practice. (Robert Laberge / Getty Images)

Mario Dominguez drives the #7 Forsythe Championship Racing Ford-Cosworth Lola during qualifying for the ChampCar World Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. (Robert Laberge / Getty Images)

The #01 car CompuUSA Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley, driven by Scott Pruitt and Luiz Diaz, races during the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series Crown Royal Grand American Challenge of Long Beach. (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)