Courtney tops Sandown Friday practice
James Courtney's Jim Beam Racing Falcon at Sandown today
V8 Supercars Championship leader James Courtney has topped the times at the end of the first day for the penultimate round of the V8 Supercars Championship Series at Sandown Raceway.
The Jim Beam Racing driver finished the session ahead of his three closest title rivals – Mark Winterbottom, Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup.
The TeamVodafone drivers both set their times late in the session, edging out SP Tools driver Shane van Gisbergen for the top three spot.
Rounding out the top 10 was Jonathon Webb (Dick Johnson Racing), Fabian Coulthard (Bundaberg Red Racing), Paul Dumbrell (The Bottle-O Racing), Steve Johnson and Will Davison (Toll HRT).
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Trading Post Racing’s Jason Bright did not take part in the final session after being involved in an incident in the third practice session. CLICK HERE for more on Bright’s practice accident, including crash pictures …
In the earlier sessions, Bright, Will Davison and Steve Richards topped the sessions.
Combined results; Practice 3 and 4; Sandown Raceway
| 1 | 18 | James Courtney | Ford Falcon FG | 1:10.9864* |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.0039 |
| 3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.0615 |
| 4 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.1882 |
| 5 | 9 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.2006 |
| 6 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.2473 |
| 7 | 24 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.2590 |
| 8 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.2866 |
| 9 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.3002 |
| 10 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.3482 |
| 11 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.3702 |
| 12 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.3981 |
| 13 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.4467 |
| 14 | 47 | Tim Slade | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.4514 |
| 15 | 4 | Alex Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.4595 |
| 16 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.5183 |
| 17 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.5556 |
| 18 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.5597 |
| 19 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.6591 |
| 20 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.8047 |
| 21 | 11 | Jason Bargwanna | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.8227 |
| 22 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.8706 |
| 23 | 3 | Tony D’Alberto | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.9084 |
| 24 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.0079 |
| 25 | 10 | Andrew Thompson | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.1041 |
| 26 | 8 | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.3738 |
| 27 | 30 | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.5332 |
| 28 | 14 | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.6242 |
| 29 | 16 | Tony Ricciardello | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.8423 |