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Article: Briscoe on pole for IRL race at Watkins Glen auto racing report.(Sports)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- July 6, 2008
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. | Ryan Briscoe gave Team Penske its fourth straight pole at Watkins Glen International, lapping the track in 1 minute, 29.34 seconds Saturday to grab his second IRL pole.
Justin Wilson, one of the nine drivers transitioning from the defunct Champ Car World Series to the newly unified IRL IndyCar Series, will start from second, followed by Ryan Hunter-Reay.
Wilson appeared to have his first IndyCar pole wrapped up when he pitted after turning a lap of 1:29.38. But, as the Englishman sat in his car on pit road for the final moments of qualifying, Briscoe lapped the track at 1:29.34 to grab the 36th series pole for Team Penske.
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