
Matt Payne. Picture: Ross Gibb
Matt Payne has nabbed pole position for the opening race of Round 2 of the Dunlop Super2 Series with a red flag preventing any late improvements at Wanneroo Raceway.
Payne’s pole-setting time of a 55.5287s came from the first runs on old tyres in the #10 Nissan Altima, before most of the field bolted on fresh tyres.
However, Elly Morrow (#8 VF Commodore) became stuck in the gravel at Turn 6 and with one minute left on the clock race control declared the session, meaning no one could challenge Payne.
“It was pretty good out there, I think the track rubbered up a little bit from yesterday with the soft tyres from the Supercars going around,” Payne said.
“I hadn’t put new tyres on yesterday so I didn’t know what to expect but obviously came out with it and it was really good.”
Jaylyn Robotham (#999 VF Commodore) moved up to second in the closing stages to clinch a spot on the front row of the grid, with the #111 Triple Eight Race Engineering machine of Cameron Hill in third, having set a purple first sector moments before the session was stopped.
Points leader Zak Best (#78 FGX Falcon) could manage no better than 10th, while Ryal Harris (#58 VF Commodore) and Nash Morris (#67 FGX Falcon) were not able to get a clean lap in as a result of the red flag and are due to start Race 1 from 16th and 17th respectively.
Kai Allen (#26 VE Commodore) claimed the quickest time in the Super3 class in 15th overall with a 56.322s.
Blake Fardell improved late in the session to put his #77 VE Commodore to second in Super3 and 18th overall.
Brad Vaughan (#5 Anderson Motorsport FG Falcon) qualified third in Super3 but will start from pit lane as penalty for a testing breach.
Race 1 for Super2/Super3 begins at 17:20 local time (19:20 AEST).
Results: Qualifying, Super2/Super3
Pos |
Num |
Team/Sponsor |
Driver |
Car |
Cls |
Fastest lap |
Split |
1 |
10 |
Grove Racing |
Matthew Payne |
Nissan Altima |
S2 |
0:55.5287 |
|
2 |
999 |
Erebus Academy / Image Racing |
Jaylyn Robotham |
Holden Commodore VF |
S2 |
0:55.7281 |
0:00.1994 |
3 |
111 |
Triple Eight Race Engineering |
Cameron Hill |
Holden Commodore VF |
S2 |
0:55.7375 |
0:00.2088 |
4 |
54 |
Eggleston Motorsport |
Matthew McLean |
Holden Commodore VF |
S2 |
0:55.7631 |
0:00.2344 |
5 |
30 |
Sherrin Rentals |
Aaron Seton |
Holden Commodore VF |
S2 |
0:55.8231 |
0:00.2944 |
6 |
6 |
MWM |
Angelo Mouzouris |
Nissan Altima |
S2 |
0:55.8336 |
0:00.3049 |
7 |
27 |
Blue Ribbon Legal / MWM |
Tyler Everingham |
Nissan Altima |
S2 |
0:55.8572 |
0:00.3285 |
8 |
777 |
Triple Eight Race Engineering |
Declan Fraser |
Holden Commodore VF |
S2 |
0:55.8734 |
0:00.3477 |
9 |
3 |
MWM |
Thomas Maxwell |
Nissan Altima |
S2 |
0:55.8929 |
0:00.3642 |
10 |
78 |
Best Leisure Industries |
Zak Best |
Ford Falcon FG/X |
S2 |
0:55.8994 |
0:00.3707 |
11 |
38 |
Eggleston Motorsport |
Cameron Crick |
Holden Commodore VF |
S2 |
0:55.9018 |
0:00.3731 |
12 |
49 |
AWC / Image Racing |
Jay Hanson |
Holden Commodore VF |
S2 |
0:55.9453 |
0:00.4166 |
13 |
18 |
Cavalier Homes |
Matthew Chahda |
Ford Falcon FG/X |
S2 |
0:56.1686 |
0:00.6399 |
14 |
11 |
Brema Group Racing |
Zane Morse |
Holden Commodore VF |
S2 |
0:56.2375 |
0:00.7088 |
15 |
26 |
Eggleston Motorsport |
Kai Allen |
Holden Commodore VE |
CH |
0:56.3229 |
0:00.7942 |
16 |
58 |
EFS 4×4 Accessories |
Ryal Harris |
Holden Commodore VF |
S2 |
0:56.4794 |
0:00.9507 |
17 |
67 |
Flash Bush Motorsports |
Nash Morris |
Ford Falcon FG/X |
S2 |
0:56.6290 |
0:01.1003 |
18 |
77 |
MR HDT Race Cars |
Blake Fardell |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
CH |
0:56.6685 |
0:01.1398 |
19 |
5 |
Anderson Motorsport |
Brad Vaughan* |
Ford Falcon FG |
CH |
0:56.7184 |
0:01.1897 |
20 |
8 |
Steeline Racing |
Elly Morrow |
Holden Commodore VF |
S2 |
0:57.0616 |
0:01.5329 |
21 |
76 |
AC Electrical & Air Conditioni |
Garry Hills |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
SC3 |
0:57.8720 |
0:02.3433 |
22 |
7 |
Mocomm Motorsport Comms |
Jim Pollicina |
Holden Commodore VE |
SC3 |
0:57.9215 |
0:02.3928 |
23 |
35 |
Unit Racing |
Jason Gomersall |
Ford Falcon FG |
SC3 |
0:57.9661 |
0:02.4374 |
24 |
39 |
Vectra Corp |
Chris Smerdon |
Ford Falcon FG |
SC3 |
0:59.0094 |
0:03.4807 |
25 |
4 |
Crusher Parts International |
Tony Auddino |
Ford Falcon BF |
SC3 |
0:59.4250 |
0:03.8963 |
26 |
2 |
Page Bros Jayco |
Steven Page |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
SC3 |
0:59.7152 |
0:04.1865 |
*Note: Car #5 will start Race 1 from pit lane due to a penalty
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