“The Medi | Zone team had a pretty good day, ” said Rahal. “We struggled a little bit with the fueling on both stops. It was no fault of the crew, the new equipment just took longer. We have to fix the issues. I think everybody is having the same issues but it took us longer to fuel than others. On the track I think we were competitive with who ever we were running with. Unfortunately we got behind (Neel) Jani at the end. He may have been slower than us but he had a lot of straightaway speed. I don t know where he got it because I was better off the hairpin than he was but he had some speed which eliminated the possibility of getting by him. At least we got the first race behind us and the next one should be better. I know what it s like to drive a while race now and I m happy to say that I was physically prepared enough because I don t feel too bad. I m pretty happy about that. Certainly I ll be getting a massage the next couple of days. I had a major back cramp. ”
- Up Next… The Champ Car World Series will reconvene next weekend for the Houston Grand Prix. McDonald s driver Bourdais won the event last year.
Top-Five Finishers – Long Beach Grand Prix, Round 2 of 16
RANK NAME ENTRY START
1. Sebastien Bourdais McDonald s 1
2. Oriol Servia Indeck 14
3. Will Power Aussie Vineyards 2
4. Justin Wilson CDW 7
5. Alex Tagliani LXN2 – Rsports 4
8. Graham Rahal Medi | Zone 5
Point Standings After Round 2 of 16 – Long Beach
1. Will Power Aussie Vineyards 59
2. Alex Tagliani LXN2 – Rsports 44
3. Sebastien Bourdais McDonald s 40
4. Bruno Junqueira Sonny s Bar-B-Q 36
5. Robert Doornbos Muermans 35
14. Graham Rahal Medi | Zone 19
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