Waters takes Supercars pole double at Winton

Race 13 winner Cameron Waters has qualified on pole position for both Races 14 and 15 of the Repco Supercars Championship at the Pizza Hut Winton SuperSprint.

In a repeat of the result from the preceding afternoon’s thrilling 36-lapper, the Tickford Racing driver was just ahead of Triple Eight Race Engineering’s Shane van Gisbergen in each session.

The margin was just 0.0006s in Qualifying for Race 14 before Waters put the #6 Monster Energy Mustang on pole by a still not particularly hefty 0.1493s margin in the latter 10-minute session of the morning at Winton.

“Massive confidence boost, particularly after yesterday as well,” he said, having missed out on pole by 0.0422s to van Gisbergen in Qualifying for Race 13.

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“The car was awesome and the boys did a really good job overnight to fix the little things that I was chasing.

“The car is really, really good, so I think it will be a better race car again today.

“So, super pumped to be starting P1 in both races.”

Qualifying for Race 14

David Reynolds (#26 Penrite Mustang) was quickest after the initial flyers on a 1:19.3507s, 0.0121s up on championship leader van Gisbergen (#97 Red Bull Ampol ZB Commodore), before anyone had used a green tyre.

When they did, an off-sequence Will Davison (#17 Shell V-Power Mustang) took over top spot with a 1:19.2090s, before being usurped in the final minute by van Gisbergen on a 1:18.5509s and then Waters on a 1:18.5503s.

Reynolds subsequently moved into third on a 1:18.7242s and was fastest to the first sector on his following lap, but did not go on with it, while Chaz Mostert (#25 Mobil 1 Optus ZB Commodore) went to fourth with the chequered flag out on a 1:18.7568s.

Rounding out the top 10 were Andre Heimgartner (#8 R&J Batteries ZB Commodore), from Lee Holdsworth (#10 Penrite Mustang), Anton De Pasquale (#11 Shell V-Power Mustang), Will Brown (#9 Boost Mobile ZB Commodore), Broc Feeney (#88 Red Bull Ampol ZB Commodore), and Mark Winterbottom (#18 Irwin Tools ZB Commodore).

Davison reportedly went again on a second set of greens but hardly got to used them given he ended up in traffic, and would be classified 12th all-told on the aforementioned time.

Qualifying for Race 15

Qualifying for Race 15 ran to a different rhythm, with van Gisbergen immediately punching out a 1:18.4918s and Brown a 1:18.6204s.

Reynolds continued to be an outlier in going for consecutive flyers, moving to third with a 1:18.6321s before he returned to pit lane and put his cue in the rack, like Brown and van Gisbergen had.

Waters had stayed in the pits until the final minutes, at which time he nailed a 1:18.3425s, before Heimgartner grabbed third spot with a 1:18.5164s.

Heimgartner will be joined on Row 2 by De Pasquale, who clocked a 1:18.5262s, with Brown ending up fifth and Reynolds sixth.

The rest of the top 10 was Brodie Kostecki (#99 Boost Mobile ZB Commodore), Winterbottom, Holdsworth, and Mostert on a 1:18.7078s.

Feeney ended up 11th on his early 1:18.8113s and Davison 13th on a 1:18.8176s just before the chequered flag.

Nick Percat is set to bring up the very rear of the grid in Walkinshaw Andretti United’s #2 Mobil 1 NTI ZB Commodore, having qualified 16th for Race 14.

Race 14 of the season, another 36-lapper, is scheduled for 12:25 local time/AEST.

Results: Qualifying for Race 14, Pizza Hut Winton SuperSprint

Pos	Num	Team/Sponsor	Driver	Car	Fastest lap	Split
1	6	Monster Energy Racing	Cameron Waters	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.5503
2	97	Red Bull Ampol Racing	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.5509	0:00.0006
3	26	Penrite Racing	David Reynolds	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.7242	0:00.1739
4	25	Mobil 1 Optus Racing	Chaz Mostert	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.7568	0:00.2065
5	8	R&J Batteries Racing	Andre Heimgartner	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.7696	0:00.2193
6	10	Penrite Racing	Lee Holdsworth	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.8061	0:00.2558
7	11	Shell V-Power Racing Team	Anton De Pasquale	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.8961	0:00.3458
8	9	Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus	William Brown	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.9151	0:00.3648
9	88	Red Bull Ampol Racing	Broc Feeney	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.9183	0:00.3680
10	18	IRWIN Racing	Mark Winterbottom	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.9949	0:00.4446
11	34	Truck Assist Racing	Jack Le Brocq	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.1937	0:00.6434
12	17	Shell V-Power Racing Team	Will Davison	Ford Mustang GT	1:19.2090	0:00.6587
13	99	Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus	Brodie Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.2540	0:00.7037
14	55	Castrol Racing	Thomas Randle	Ford Mustang GT	1:19.2686	0:00.7183
15	5	Snowy River Racing	James Courtney	Ford Mustang GT	1:19.3220	0:00.7717
16	2	Mobil 1 NTI Racing	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.3387	0:00.7884
17	35	Truck Assist Racing	Todd Hazelwood	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.3472	0:00.7969
18	96	Automotive Superstore	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.4095	0:00.8592
19	20	Nulon Racing	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.4400	0:00.8897
20	4	SCT Logistics Racing	Jack Smith	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.4931	0:00.9428
21	3	CoolDrive Auto Parts	Tim Slade	Ford Mustang GT	1:19.5213	0:00.9710
22	76	PremiAir Subway Racing	Garry Jacobson	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.5331	0:00.9828
23	27	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Jayden Ojeda	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.6499	0:01.0996
24	14	Middy’s Electrical Racing	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.6514	0:01.1011
25	22	PremiAir Coca Cola Racing	Chris Pither	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.7287	0:01.1784
26	49	Joss & Dynamic	Jordan Boys	Holden Commodore ZB	1:20.0065	0:01.4562
27	56	Tradie Racing	Jake Kostecki	Ford Mustang GT	1:20.0469	0:01.4966

Results: Qualifying for Race 15, Pizza Hut Winton SuperSprint

Pos	Num	Team/Sponsor	Driver	Car	Fastest lap	Split
1	6	Monster Energy Racing	Cameron Waters	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.3425
2	97	Red Bull Ampol Racing	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.4918	0:00.1493
3	8	R&J Batteries Racing	Andre Heimgartner	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.5164	0:00.1739
4	11	Shell V-Power Racing Team	Anton De Pasquale	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.5262	0:00.1837
5	9	Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus	William Brown	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.6204	0:00.2779
6	26	Penrite Racing	David Reynolds	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.6321	0:00.2896
7	99	Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus	Brodie Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.6397	0:00.2972
8	18	IRWIN Racing	Mark Winterbottom	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.6825	0:00.3400
9	10	Penrite Racing	Lee Holdsworth	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.7027	0:00.3602
10	25	Mobil 1 Optus Racing	Chaz Mostert	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.7078	0:00.3653
11	88	Red Bull Ampol Racing	Broc Feeney	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.8113	0:00.4688
12	56	Tradie Racing	Jake Kostecki	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.8115	0:00.4690
13	17	Shell V-Power Racing Team	Will Davison	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.8176	0:00.4751
14	34	Truck Assist Racing	Jack Le Brocq	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.8542	0:00.5117
15	5	Snowy River Racing	James Courtney	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.9211	0:00.5786
16	55	Castrol Racing	Thomas Randle	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.9466	0:00.6041
17	3	CoolDrive Auto Parts	Tim Slade	Ford Mustang GT	1:18.9471	0:00.6046
18	76	PremiAir Subway Racing	Garry Jacobson	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.9569	0:00.6144
19	4	SCT Logistics Racing	Jack Smith	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.9785	0:00.6360
20	35	Truck Assist Racing	Todd Hazelwood	Holden Commodore ZB	1:18.9917	0:00.6492
21	96	Automotive Superstore	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.0880	0:00.7455
22	20	Nulon Racing	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.1191	0:00.7766
23	27	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Jayden Ojeda	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.1276	0:00.7851
24	14	Middy’s Electrical Racing	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.2019	0:00.8594
25	22	PremiAir Coca Cola Racing	Chris Pither	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.2147	0:00.8722
26	49	Joss & Dynamic	Jordan Boys	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.3811	0:01.0386
27	2	Mobil 1 NTI Racing	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore ZB	1:19.4861	0:01.1436