Long Beach - Qualifying

4:11 pm - With just a few minutes left in the session, the Lizards qualify 2nd in the No. 44 and 3rd in the No. 45. Patrick Long brought the number 44 into its best qualifying position since Lonnie Pechnik qualified on the pole at Mosport in 2004.

4:09 pm - The crew brings Patrick in after determining there's no more in this session for the No. 44- he's still in P2. Stefan Pfeiffer makes the call on the No. 45 that Joerg should try for one more lap but that the tire pressures are beginning to come up and it's time to come in.

4:08 pm - Patrick in P2; Salo in P1, three tenths ahead. Joerg is in P3, three one hundreths of a second ahead of Patrick.

4:03 pm - Patrick is now P 1 with a 1:21:209- one tenth of a second faster than Mika Salo in the No. 62 Ferrari.

4:02 pm - Both Lizard Porsches are out for the qualifying session. It's only the second time that the guys have been on the street circuit after a brief practice session this morning.
Patrick Long is in the No. 44 and Joerg Bergmeister is in the No. 45.