Kenny Brack earned provisional pole position for the Championship Auto Racing Teams (Cart) series Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca Raceway.

Driving a Target Toyota/Lola, Brack posted an average speed of 114.989 miles-per-hour, circling the track in one minute and 10.066 seconds on Friday.

He earned a bonus point for the fastest time in the session and is guaranteed a spot in the front row for Sunday's race.

The final qualifying session on Saturday afternoon will determine the pole winner and the starting grid.

Cristiano da Matta posted the second-fastest time, finishing just .04 seconds behind Brack in a Chevron Toyota/Lola.

Canadian Patrick Carpentier finished third, despite an accident near the end of the session.

Italian Max Papis is the defending champion.

He finished third last week at the Miller Lite 250.

Results from preliminary pole positions (drivers US unless stated):

1. Kenny Brack (Swe)
2. Cristiano da Matta (Bra)
3. Patrick Carpentier (Can)
4. Tony Kanaan (Bra)
5. Christian Fittipaldi (Bra)
6. Bruno Junqueira (Bra)
7. Alex Tagliani (Can)
8. Townsend Bell
9. Jimmy Vasser
10. Adrian Fernandez (Mex)

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