Winterbottom pips Reynolds for Race 14 pole
Mark Winterbottom accepts the Armor All Pole Award
Mark Winterbottom has denied team-mate David Reynolds a career first pole position by just 0.02s in a thrilling Top 10 Shootout in Townsville.
Winterbottom was the last car on the circuit thanks to his earlier effort in qualifying, and had been marginally slower than Reynolds to the end of the second sector before doing enough to secure his third Armor All Pole Award of the season.
Reynolds will start second for the fourth time in five races, while TeamVodafone duo Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes are set to share the second row.
Tony D’Alberto, Steve Owen, Will Davison, James Moffat, Steven Johnson and Garth Tander rounded out the Shootout runners.
Davison lost time on his lap by touching the Turn 2 exit wall in his Tradingpost Falcon, while Tander’s lap was ruined with a lock-up on the way into the same corner.
Race 14 of the V8 Supercars Championship is set to get underway at 1535 local time.
CLICK HERE for Speedcafe.com’s qualifying report from this morning
Listen below to Mark Winterbottom’s thoughts after the session
See below for the combined grid from the Top 10 Shootout and qualifying sessions
| 1 | Orrcon Steel FPR Ford | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 1:12.9887 | |
| 2 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | David Reynolds | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.0132 | 0:00.0245 |
| 3 | TeamVodafone | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.0800 | 0:00.0913 |
| 4 | TeamVodafone | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.2554 | 0:00.2667 |
| 5 | Team Hiflex | Tony D’Alberto | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.2927 | 0:00.3040 |
| 6 | VIP Petfoods | Steve Owen | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.4820 | 0:00.4933 |
| 7 | Trading Post FPR Ford | Will Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.5263 | 0:00.5376 |
| 8 | Team Norton DJR | James Moffat | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.8932 | 0:00.9045 |
| 9 | Jim Beam Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon FG | 1:14.2117 | 0:01.2230 |
| 10 | Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:15.6891 | 0:02.7004 |
| 11 | Tekno Autosports | Michael Patrizi | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.7790 | 0:00.5237 |
| 12 | SP Tools Racing | Shane Van Gisbergen | Ford Falcon FG | 1:12.8239 | 0:00.5686 |
| 13 | Lockwood Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.8660 | 0:00.6107 |
| 14 | Irwin Racing | Lee Holdsworth | Ford Falcon FG | 1:12.8776 | 0:00.6223 |
| 15 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.8989 | 0:00.6436 |
| 16 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.9457 | 0:00.6904 |
| 17 | Tekno Autosports | Jonathon Webb | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.9984 | 0:00.7431 |
| 18 | Lucky 7 Racing | Tim Slade | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.0257 | 0:00.7704 |
| 19 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Michael Caruso | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.0403 | 0:00.7850 |
| 20 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.1039 | 0:00.8486 |
| 21 | Jim Beam Racing | Dean Fiore | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.1679 | 0:00.9126 |
| 22 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.1710 | 0:00.9157 |
| 23 | Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.1726 | 0:00.9173 |
| 24 | Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing | Karl Reindler | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.1764 | 0:00.9211 |
| 25 | Team iSelect | Taz Douglas | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.3200 | 0:01.0647 |
| 26 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Alexandre Premat | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.3873 | 0:01.1320 |
| 27 | Wilson Security Racing | David Wall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.6520 | 0:01.3967 |
| 28 | Pepsi Max Crew | Jacques Villeneuve | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:14.4131 | 0:02.1578 |
See below for Speedcafe.com’s Sucrogen Townsville 400 Race Guide
See below for Speedcafe.com’s Race Guide for the British Grand Prix, which is also taking place this weekend
