Jacobson takes pole for Super2 Race 2

Garry Jacobson has broken the practice record on his way, provisionally, to Armor All Pole Position for Race 2 of the Dunlop Super2 Series at Sandown.

Jacobson clocked a 1:08.5820s after the chequered flag as the field ran on super soft tyres for the first round in five years.

There is a level of uncertainty about the result, however, given that Race Control announced an investigation into contact between he and Chris Pither at the end of the first runs.

Pither was on a fast lap, personal best to the second sector, when he came up on Jacobson and nudged the #26 MW Motorsport Nissan Altima through Dandenong Road.

The Kiwi pitted the slightly dented #44 Garry Rogers Motorsport VF Commodore at the end of the lap while his engineer David Swenson confirmed that the car was on warm up tyres for the first run, like the bulk of the field.

There was no subsequent notification on the timing monitor about the outcome of the investigation.

In any event, Brodie Kostecki will start from the front row fresh off his first race win in the series the afternoon prior.

He had been the first under the practice record on his second flyer in the #57 Kostecki Brothers Racing VF Commodore, a lap which held up all the way until Jacobson’s late effort.

Paul Dumbrell (#88 Eggleston Motorsport VF Commodore) and Pither came in within 0.2s of Jacobson’s time to qualify on the second row, while Dean Fiore was the other man under Pither’s two-day-old practice record.

Rounding out the top 10 were Kurt Kostecki (#55 Kostecki Brothers Racing VF Commodore), Macauley Jones (#14 Brad Jones Racing VF Commodore), Alex Rullo (#62 MW Motorsport Nissan Altima), Thomas Randle (#5 Tickford Racing FGX Falcon), and Jake Kostecki (#56 Kostecki Brothers Racing VF Commodore).

Pirtek Enduro Cup co-drivers Bryce Fullwood (#16 Matt Stone Racing VF Commodore) and Will Brown (#38 Eggleston Motorsport VF Commodore) qualified on the sixth row.

The second and final race of the weekend, scheduled for 22 laps, starts at 1205 local time/AEST.

Results: Armor All Qualifying

Pos	Num	Team/Sponsor	Driver	Car	Fastest lap	Split
1	26	MEGA Fuels / MWM	Garry Jacobson	Nissan Altima	1:08.5820
2	57	Arcoplate Racing	Brodie Kostecki	Holden Commodore VF	1:08.6850	0:00.1030
3	88	Eggleston Motorsport	Paul Dumbrell	Holden Commodore VF	1:08.7169	0:00.1349
4	44	Wilson Security PAYCE GRM	Chris Pither	Holden Commodore VF	1:08.7259	0:00.1439
5	23	MW Motorsport	Dean Fiore	Nissan Altima	1:08.8339	0:00.2519
6	55	Arcoplate Racing	Kurt Kostecki	Holden Commodore VF	1:08.9517	0:00.3697
7	14	Payce	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.0021	0:00.4201
8	62	Land Surveys / MWM	Alex Rullo	Nissan Altima	1:09.0217	0:00.4397
9	5	Skye Sands	Thomas Randle	Ford Falcon FG/X	1:09.0382	0:00.4562
10	56	Arcoplate Racing	Jake Kostecki	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.0920	0:00.5100
11	16	Middy’s Electrical	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.0965	0:00.5145
12	38	Eggleston Motorsport	William Brown	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.1726	0:00.5906
13	21	SCT Logistics	Jack Smith	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.1998	0:00.6178
14	49	Dynamic Supplies	Jordan Boys	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.4035	0:00.8215
15	54	Eggleston Motorsport	Nathan Morcom	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.4638	0:00.8818
16	8	BGD Architects	Zane Goddard	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.4804	0:00.8984
17	15	Auto One Racing	Adam Marjoram	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.4933	0:00.9113
18	63	Eggleston Motorsport	Dominic Storey	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.5280	0:00.9460
19	99	Wilson Security PAYCE GRM	Mason Barbera	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.5292	0:00.9472
20	67	Paul Morris Motorsport	Shae Davies	Ford Falcon FG/X	1:09.5460	0:00.9640
21	18	Auto One Albury	Matthew Chahda	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.7011	0:01.1191
22	51	Grove Hire	Brenton Grove	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.7254	0:01.1434
23	50	MotorsportPartsAustralia.com.a	Ricky Capo	Holden Commodore VF	1:09.8098	0:01.2278