Winterbottom scores provisional pole in Darwin

Mark Winterbottom has taken provisional pole for Race 12 of the V8 Supercars Championship at Hidden Valley Raceway this morning.

The Orrcon Steel Ford Performance Racing entry took the top spot ahead of Steve Johnson (Jim Beam Racing) and Jamie Whincup (TeamVodafone).

This session has determined the positions for 11th to 28th, with the top 10 shootout to be held at 12.20pm.

Other drivers to compete in the top 10 shootout include Greg Murphy (Pepsi Max Crew), Craig Lowndes (TeamVodafone), Shane van Gisberegen (SP Tools Racing), Steve Owen (VIP Petfoods Racing), Tim Slade (Lucky 7 Racing), Paul Dumbrell (The Bottle-O Racing) and Lee Holdsworth (Fujitsu Racing).

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To prove how close the field is this year, the field was covered by less than one second in the session.

 

1	Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Falcon FG	1:09.2123*
2	Jim Beam Racing	Steven Johnson	Ford Falcon FG	1:09.4370
3	TeamVodafone	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.4666
4	Pepsi Max Crew	Greg Murphy	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.5003
5	TeamVodafone	Craig Lowndes	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.5040
6	SP Tools Racing	Shane Van Gisbergen	Ford Falcon FG	1:09.5613
7	VIP Petfoods	Steve Owen	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.5671
8	Lucky 7 Racing	Tim Slade	Ford Falcon FG	1:09.6157
9	The Bottle-O Racing Team	Paul Dumbrell	Ford Falcon FG	1:09.6445
10	Fujitsu Racing GRM	Lee Holdsworth	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.6496
11	Toll Holden Racing Team	James Courtney	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.6744
12	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Rick Kelly	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.7195
13	Stratco Racing	David Reynolds	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.7198
14	Wilson Security Racing	Tony D’Alberto	Ford Falcon FG	1:09.7815
15	Team Boc	Jason Bright	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.8073
16	Fujitsu Racing GRM	Michael Caruso	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.8080
17	Jana Living Racing	Jason Bargwanna	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.8170
18	Supercheap Auto Racing	Russell Ingall	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.8397
19	Toll Holden Racing Team	Garth Tander	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.8419
20	Trading Post FPR Falcon	Will Davison	Ford Falcon FG	1:09.8674
21	Bundaberg Racing	Fabian Coulthard	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.8798
22	Jim Beam Racing	James Moffat	Ford Falcon FG	1:09.9412
23	Triple F Racing	Dean Fiore	Ford Falcon FG	1:09.9566
24	Irwin Racing	Alex Davison	Ford Falcon FG	1:09.9702
25	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Todd Kelly	Holden Commodore VE2	1:09.9859
26	Mother Energy Racing Team	Jonathon Webb	Ford Falcon FG	1:10.0551
27	Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing	Karl Reindler	Holden Commodore VE2	1:10.0872
28	Gulf Western Oil Racing	Warren Luff	Holden Commodore VE2	1:10.1573