AUTO RACING Schumacher seeks sixth world driving title today

ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUZUKA, Japan -- Michael Schumacher will start from the seventh row and Kimi Raikkonen will be in the fourth when the two race for the Formula One title in the Japanese Grand Prix.
Schumacher leads Raikkonen 92-83 in the overall standings and will be bidding for a sixth world driving title today.
The only way the German can lose the title is if Raikkonen wins the race and Schumacher fails to score a point -- either by not finishing or finishing worse than eighth.
"Raikkonen's situation is difficult because he has to stay out of trouble," Schumacher said.
Schumacher has won the Japanese Grand Prix five times and come in second three times. He is seeking his fourth consecutive Formula One title with Ferrari. He also won with Benetton in 1994 and 1995.
Raikkonen finished well ahead of Schumacher in Saturday's qualifying. Raikkonen, in a McLaren Mercedes, finished eighth in 1 minute, 33.272 seconds. Schumacher's Ferrari was 14th in 1:34.302.
Rubens Barrichello, Schumacher's Ferrari teammate, won his ninth pole, finishing in 1:31.713. A sudden rain shower affected the qualifying.
CART
MEXICO CITY -- Rookie Tiago Montero topped the second day of qualifying for today's Mexico Grand Prix to join pole-sitter Paul Tracy on the front row of the race.
None of the 20 drivers was able to beat Tracy's performance from Friday: a 112.893 mph average speed around the 2.786-mile Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City.
Montero, running for Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing, averaged 112.639 mph Saturday, bumping Tracy's rival for the series crown, Bruno Junqueira, to the second row.