Prodrive pair top Winton co-driver practice

Steve Owen and Jack Le Brocq saw Prodrive record a one-two in the co-driver practice session at the Woodstock Winton Super Sprint.

The duo traded the fastest time in the closing seconds of the 30 minutes, with Owen’s final 1:20.31s proving 0.07s quicker than Le Brocq’s best.

Team stalwart Owen is this year driving the squad’s Supercheap Ford alongside Chaz Mostert, while Le Brocq has moved from Erebus to team with Cameron Waters.

Today’s session was one of two dedicated co-driver practice runs for the year ahead of September’s Sandown 500.

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“It’s a good way to blow the cobwebs out,” said Owen, who is without a full-time drive in any class this year

“The car is great and I’m really comfortable in Chaz’s seating position. It’s a good introduction to a new combination.”

Dean Canto made it three Prodrive Fords in the top four, with the team’s cars split only by Nissan’s Dean Fiore.

Russell Ingall (Nissan) and David Wall (Volvo) completed the top six while Macauley Jones, who led the way ahead of the final moments, ended up seventh.

DJR Team Penske’s Luke Youlden recovered from a mid-session spin at Turn 11 to be eighth, while Paul Dumbrell (Red Bull) and Ash Walsh (BJR) rounded out the top 10.

Elsewhere, Super Black’s Richie Stanaway ended his first competitive session aboard a V8 Supercar in 13th, while Nissan rookie Matt Campbell was 14th.

Volvo’s James Golding spent a brief moment at the top before falling to 16th, less than a second from Owen’s front-running pace.

Steven Richards managed 15th in Craig Lowndes’ Holden, despite missing 10 minutes of track time while the Triple Eight team attended to an early water pressure issue.

Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport’s Alex Rullo was the only driver not to run soft tyres in the session, ending up at the bottom of the 25-car order.

Shane van Gisbergen’s Holden was the only car not to hit the track, with his co-driver Alex Premat not travelling to Australia for the occasion.

Result: Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Woodstock Winton Super Sprint Additional driver Practice 

1	Supercheap Auto Racing	Steve Owen	Ford Falcon FG/X	1:20.3098
2	Monster Energy Racing	Jack Le Brocq	Ford Falcon FG/X	1:20.3799	00.0701
3	Nissan Motorsport	Dean Fiore	Nissan Altima	1:20.6062	00.2964
4	The Bottle-O Racing Team	Dean Canto	Ford Falcon FG/X	1:20.6937	00.3839
5	Sengled Motorsport	Russell Ingall	Nissan Altima	1:20.6946	00.3848
6	Wilson Security Racing GRM	David Wall	Volvo S60	1:20.8221	00.5123
7	Team Cooldrive	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore VF	1:20.8677	00.5579
8	DJR Team Penske	Luke Youlden	Ford Falcon FG/X	1:20.9511	00.6413
9	Red Bull Racing Australia	Paul Dumbrell	Holden Commodore VF	1:21.0465	00.7367
10	Freightliner Racing	Ashley Walsh	Holden Commodore VF	1:21.0806	00.7708
11	Holden Racing Team	Warren Luff	Holden Commodore VF	1:21.0995	00.7897
12	GB Galvanizing Racing	David Russell	Nissan Altima	1:21.1036	00.7938
13	Super Black Racing	Richie Stanaway	Ford Falcon FG/X	1:21.1292	00.8194
14	carsales Racing	Matthew Campbell	Nissan Altima	1:21.1534	00.8436
15	TeamVortex	Steven Richards	Holden Commodore VF	1:21.2179	00.9081
16	Wilson Security Racing GRM	James Golding	Volvo S60	1:21.2182	00.9084
17	Team Darrell Lea STIX	Jonathon Webb	Holden Commodore VF	1:21.2862	00.9764
18	Erebus Motorsport Penrite	Greg Murphy	Holden Commodore VF	1:21.4382	01.1284
19	DJR Team Penske	Tony D’Alberto	Ford Falcon FG/X	1:21.4782	01.1684
20	Holden Racing Team	Jack Perkins	Holden Commodore VF	1:21.5044	01.1946
21	Preston Hire Racing	Karl Reindler	Holden Commodore VF	1:21.5700	01.2602
22	Plus Fitness Racing	Shae Davies	Holden Commodore VF	1:21.7020	01.3922
23	ABRO/Repair Management Aust	Cameron McConville	Holden Commodore VF	1:21.7076	01.3978
24	Team BOC	Andrew Jones	Holden Commodore VF	1:21.8148	01.5050
25	ABRO/Repair Management Aust	Alex Rullo	Holden Commodore VF	1:22.7423	02.4325