CART Despite rain, Tracy wins pole for G.I. Joe 200

Paul Tracy remains one point behind leader Bruno Junqueira.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Paul Tracy won his second pole of the CART season, surprising himself with a lap of 120.565 mph on a rainy Saturday at Portland International Raceway.
It was his fifth front-row start of the season, first pole since last month at Brands Hatch in England, and 15th overall.
"It's never been a good track for me, I've never qualified fantastic," Tracy said. "This is a track where track position is most important. To be leading the field off is a good feeling."
He edged out provisional polesitter Michel Jourdain Jr. to take the top spot for Sunday's G.I. Joe's 200.
Series points leader Jourdain was guaranteed a starting spot on the front row regardless of Saturday's results, but earned the second position anyway with a lap of 120.473. He went 119.339 in provisional qualifying Friday and will start on the front row for the third time this season.
Bring on the rain
With rain looming on the horizon, most drivers hit the track as soon as the green flag waved. But Jourdain waited.
"We were in a little different position than everybody else today," he said. "Our position in the pits is not very good, so we decided to wait a little bit and I think we waited a little too much."
Indeed, the rains came, and Jourdain's run was cut short.
"The worst thing that could happen happened -- we're second," he said.
Tracy earned a championship point for winning the pole, Moving leaving him one behind Bruno Junqueira for second place and eight points behind Jourdain.
Adrian Fernandez wound up third on the grid for his best start here.
"Third place is good for us, although we thought we had a shot at pole," Fernandez said.
Rookies
Rookie points leader Sebastien Bourdais joins Fernandez in the second row.
Another rookie, Ryan Hunter-Reay, qualified seventh a day after his second-place finish was disallowed because his car was overweight. Max Papis will start 15th in his return to CART after a one-year absence.