Craig Lowndes fastest in Practice 3

Craig Lowndes has gone fastest in Practice 3 ahead of this weekend’s ITM400 Hamilton.

The TeamVodafone driver set the pace, lapping the 3.4km street track in a 1m23.3625s.

SP Tools driver and local hero Shane van Gisbergen was the second fastest ahead of Lee Holdsworth (Fujitsu Racing), Russell Ingall (Supercheap Auto Racing), Jamie Whincup (TeamVodafone), Tim Slade (Lucy 7 Racing), Steve Johnson (Jim Beam Racing), Tony D’Alberto (Wilson Security Racing), Jason Bargwanna (Jana Living Racing) and Dean Fiore (Triple F Racing).

At the back chicane, just one tyre bundle remained at the middle beckon.

Will Davison and Rick Kelly cut the chicane six times, the most of any drivers in the session. Lowndes, D’Alberto and Garth Tander (25th) also cut the chicane five times.

When a driver registers a short-cut, their lap time is immediately disqualified.

David Reynolds (Strato Racing) collected the wall at the exit of the chicane, giving minor damage to his Commodore.

The final practice session will be held at 3.50pm NZT.

See below for Speedcafe.com’s ITM400 Hamilton Race Guide