Caruso returns to the top in Practice 3

Fujitsu Racing’s Michael Caruso has returned to the top of the time sheets during Practice 3 at Winton.

While not eclipsing his morning best of 1:22.71s, Caruso’s Practice 3 best of 1:22.96s was enough to edge Garth Tander for the top spot.

Craig Lowndes ended the session third for TeamVodafone, ahead of Practice 2 pace-setter Tim Slade (Lucky 7 Racing) and David Reynolds (Stratco Racing).

Jason Bright (Team BOC), Rick Kelly (Jack Daniel’s Racing), Mark Winterbottom (Orrcon Steel FPR), Lee Holdsworth (Fujitsu Racing) and Greg Murphy (Pepsi Max Crew) rounded out the top 10.

The V8 Supercars will return to the track for a fourth and final 30 minute practice session at 15:05 local time.

See below for the session result

1	Fujitsu Racing GRM	Michael Caruso	Holden Commodore VE2	1:22.9596
2	Toll Holden Racing Team	Garth Tander	Holden Commodore VE2	1:22.9986	0:00.0390
3	TeamVodafone	Craig Lowndes	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.0111	0:00.0515
4	Lucky 7 Racing	Tim Slade	Ford Falcon FG	1:23.0325	0:00.0729
5	Stratco Racing	David Reynolds	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.0555	0:00.0959
6	Team BOC	Jason Bright	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.0697	0:00.1101
7	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Rick Kelly	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.1239	0:00.1643
8	Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Falcon FG	1:23.1679	0:00.2083
9	Fujitsu Racing GRM	Lee Holdsworth	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.1790	0:00.2194
10	Pepsi Max Crew	Greg Murphy	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.1996	0:00.2400
11	VIP Petfoods	Steve Owen	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.3585	0:00.3989
12	Toll Holden Racing Team	James Courtney	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.4433	0:00.4837
13	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Todd Kelly	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.4479	0:00.4883
14	Irwin Racing	Alex Davison	Ford Falcon FG	1:23.4611	0:00.5015
15	Mother Energy Racing	Jonathon Webb	Ford Falcon FG	1:23.4687	0:00.5091
16	Jana Living Racing	Jason Bargwanna	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.4912	0:00.5316
17	SP Tools Racing	Shane Van Gisbergen	Ford Falcon FG	1:23.5324	0:00.5728
18	Trading Post FPR Falcon	Will Davison	Ford Falcon FG	1:23.5379	0:00.5783
19	Bundaberg Racing	Fabian Coulthard	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.5429	0:00.5833
20	Supercheap Auto Racing	Russell Ingall	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.5566	0:00.5970
21	TeamVodafone	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.5624	0:00.6028
22	Triple F Racing	Dean Fiore	Ford Falcon FG	1:23.6450	0:00.6854
23	Wilson Security Racing	Tony D’Alberto	Holden Commodore VE2	1:23.7119	0:00.7523
24	Jim Beam Racing	Steven Johnson	Ford Falcon FG	1:23.7393	0:00.7797
25	Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing	Karl Reindler	Holden Commodore VE2	1:24.0125	0:01.0529
26	The Bottle-O Racing Team	Paul Dumbrell	Ford Falcon FG	1:24.6622	0:01.7026
27	Gulf Western Oil Racing	Warren Luff	Holden Commodore VE2	1:24.8616	0:01.9020
28	Jim Beam Racing	James Moffat	Ford Falcon FG	1:25.0308	0:02.0712

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