| As Formula BMW USA joins the Champ Car | | | | six straight poles in Rounds 1 through 6. |
| World Series for two consecutive race weekends, | | | | Behind these three are Maxime Pelletier (HBR |
| the San Jose Grand Prix will host the 9th and 10th | | | | Motorsport Team USA), Alexander Rossi (Team |
| rounds of the 2007 Formula BMW USA | | | | Apex Racing USA) and Steven Guerrero (HBR |
| Championship on July 27 – 29. Seventeen | | | | Motorsport Team USA) standing fourth, fifth and |
| young drivers entered the race with a 1.5-mile, | | | | sixth respectively. |
| 7-turn Redback Raceway. Reports say it will | | | | Series graduates also continue to shine as they |
| provide quite a contrast to the rolling 4.0-mile, | | | | climb the motorsport ladder. The San Jose Grand |
| 15-turn Road America circuit where Rounds 11 | | | | Prix will seem to be a reunion as many graduates |
| and 12 will be held on August 9 - 12. | | | | compete in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. |
| Part of the BMW 325e parts making company; | | | | Taking the overall pole, Robert Wickens (2006 |
| the Formula BMW USA Championship passed the | | | | Formula BMW USA Champion) finished second in |
| midst of the season at Lime Rock Park on July 6 | | | | the opening round of the Champ Car Atlantic |
| – 7. Round 8 marked the 50th Formula BMW | | | | season at the Las Vegas Grand Prix and won in |
| USA race since the series started in 2004. | | | | just his fourth start in Portland. Eight more |
| So far, three young men have stood on the top | | | | Formula BMW USA graduates are racing in |
| step of the podium. They are also atop the | | | | Atlantics this year: James Hinchcliffe (04), Kevin |
| overall point standings. Daniel Morad | | | | Lacroix (05), Matt Lee (06), Tom Sutherland (04, |
| (Eurointernational), one race winner last year on | | | | 05), Simona De Silvestro (06), Frankie Muniz (06), |
| his way to the Rookie Championship, has earned | | | | Adrien Herberts (05, 06) and David Garza (06). |
| five more victories this year, making him the | | | | Among the first group of Formula BMW USA |
| driver with the most career Formula BMW USA | | | | Junior scholarship winners, Graham Rahal became |
| wins and a 77-point leader. Sophomore driver | | | | the first Formula BMW USA graduate to earn a |
| Sebastian Saavedra (Eurointernational), who had | | | | full-time drive in the Champ Car World Series with |
| an advance win in Round 7 at Lime Rock Park, | | | | his start at Las Vegas this year. He became the |
| placed second in overall points. Rookie Esteban | | | | youngest ever to reach a Champ Car World |
| Gutierrez (Autotecnica) after two 17th place | | | | Series podium with his second-place finish in the |
| finishes at Lime Rock may have fallen five points | | | | Grand Prix of Houston just this April. |
| behind Saavedra, but the 15-year old still leads the | | | | Round 10 qualifying will be held on Saturday at |
| Rookie standings. Gutierrez is a holder of a record | | | | 11:50 - 12:20 p.m. |