Mark Winterbottom scores pole for Race 11
Mark Winterbottom
Mark Winterbottom has recovered from a difficult Saturday to take pole for Race 11 of the V8 Supercars Championship at Winton Motor Raceway.
The Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon jumped to the top of the order with just 60s remaining – knocking off yesterday’s winner Jamie Whincup (TeamVodafone) by 0.1s.
Steven Johnson (Jim Beam Racing) repeated his finishing position from yesterday in third, ahead of Garth Tander (Toll Holden Racing Team) and Michael Caruso (Fujitsu Racing).
Craig Lowndes (TeamVodafone) could not improve from sixth fastest – enduring a high-speed off at the Turn 5 sweeper on his final run.
David Reynolds (Stratco Racing), Jason Bright (Team BOC), Shane van Gisbergen (SP Tools Racing) and Tim Slade (Lucky 7 Racing) round out the top 10.
Greg Murphy was excluded from the results after running non-control wheel rims during the session.
See below for the full qualifying result
| 1 | Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 1:22.5338 | |
| 2 | TeamVodafone | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.6266 | 0:00.0928 |
| 3 | Jim Beam Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon FG | 1:22.6525 | 0:00.1187 |
| 4 | Toll Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.6671 | 0:00.1333 |
| 5 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Michael Caruso | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.7348 | 0:00.2010 |
| 6 | TeamVodafone | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.7523 | 0:00.2185 |
| 7 | Stratco Racing | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.8144 | 0:00.2806 |
| 8 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.8474 | 0:00.3136 |
| 9 | SP Tools Racing | Shane Van Gisbergen | Ford Falcon FG | 1:22.8646 | 0:00.3308 |
| 10 | Lucky 7 Racing | Tim Slade | Ford Falcon FG | 1:22.8691 | 0:00.3353 |
| 11 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Lee Holdsworth | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.8893 | 0:00.3555 |
| 12 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.8955 | 0:00.3617 |
| 13 | Irwin Racing | Alex Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:22.9857 | 0:00.4519 |
| 14 | Bundaberg Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.0255 | 0:00.4917 |
| 15 | Trading Post FPR Falcon | Will Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.0984 | 0:00.5646 |
| 16 | Wilson Security Racing | Tony D’Alberto | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.1301 | 0:00.5963 |
| 17 | Jim Beam Racing | James Moffat | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.2097 | 0:00.6759 |
| 18 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.2166 | 0:00.6828 |
| 19 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | Paul Dumbrell | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.2428 | 0:00.7090 |
| 20 | Toll Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.3796 | 0:00.8458 |
| 21 | Mother Energy Racing | Jonathon Webb | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.3810 | 0:00.8472 |
| 22 | Jana Living Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.4150 | 0:00.8812 |
| 23 | Triple F Racing | Dean Fiore | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.5167 | 0:00.9829 |
| 24 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.6077 | 0:01.0739 |
| 25 | VIP Petfoods | Steve Owen | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.7783 | 0:01.2445 |
| 26 | Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing | Karl Reindler | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.9075 | 0:01.3737 |
| 27 | Gulf Western Oil Racing | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:24.5502 | 0:02.0164 |
| EXC | Pepsi Max Crew | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.5338 |
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