SVG, Davison share final Pukekohe Supercars poles

Shane van Gisbergen and Will Davison have split the pole positions for the final two Supercars races at Pukekohe Park Raceway.

A pair of qualifying sessions were held on Sunday morning to set the grid for Race 28 and 29 to close out the ITM Auckland SuperSprint.

Qualifying for Race 28

Anton De Pasquale led the early runs on used tyres in the opening session, punching in a 1:02.481s to be a tenth ahead of van Gisbergen.

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Fresh rubber was bolted on for the second run, although there was a difference in preparation with van Gisbergen completing an extra warm up lap.

Chaz Mostert was the first to lower the benchmark on a 1:02.458s, before Broc Feeney went quickest on a 1:02.171.

That time from the rookie stood the test of Davison until van Gisbergen laid down a 1:02.109s to go 0.06s faster than his team-mate.

While it’s a Triple Eight front row lock-out, the Shell V-Power Racing Team cars complete the second row with Davison third and De Pasquale fourth.

Mostert wound up fifth, as Scott Pye continued his strong qualifying form in sixth.

Yesterday’s pole-sitter Cameron Waters managed seventh, with David Reynolds, Brodie Kostecki and Andre Heimgartner rounding out the top 10.

Qualifying for Race 29

On used tyres Davison set a 1:02.149s to lay down a banker, quicker than his new-tyre effort in the previous session.

The #17 was two tenths ahead of Nick Percat, but the order changed as improvements came in the closing stages of the 10-minute hit out.

Van Gisbergen went for an additional preparation lap again, a play that was mirrored by more teams this time.

However, the #97 was not able to improve and wound up eighth at the chequered flag.

On the other hand, Davison went two tenths quicker and was the only driver to dip into the 1:01s in the session.

Waters slotted into second ahead of De Pasquale in third, though nobody was able got beat Davison, with the DJR driver’s 1:01.921 standing for pole.

Feeney was fourth, from Andre Heimgartner and Pye who claimed back-to-back sixth-place grid slots.

Reynolds, van Gisbergen, Mostert and Percat completed the top 10.

Race 28 takes place at 12:55 local time/10:55 AEST with the final Supercars race at Pukekohe, Race 29, scheduled for 16:10 local time/14:10 AEST.

Results: Qualifying for Race 28, ITM Auckland SuperSprint

Pos	Num	Team/Sponsor	Driver	Car	Fastest lap	Split
1	97	Red Bull Ampol Racing	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.1092
2	88	Red Bull Ampol Racing	Broc Feeney	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.1714	0:00.0622
3	17	Shell V-Power Racing Team	Will Davison	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.1777	0:00.0685
4	11	Shell V-Power Racing Team	Anton De Pasquale	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.2771	0:00.1679
5	25	Mobil 1 Optus Racing	Chaz Mostert	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.4588	0:00.3496
6	20	Nulon Racing	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.5012	0:00.3920
7	50	Monster Energy Racing	Cameron Waters	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.5289	0:00.4197
8	26	Penrite Racing	David Reynolds	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.5596	0:00.4504
9	99	Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus	Brodie Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.5645	0:00.4553
10	8	R&J Batteries Racing	Andre Heimgartner	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.5707	0:00.4615
11	56	Tradie Racing	Jake Kostecki	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.5959	0:00.4867
12	31	Subway PremiAir Racing	James Golding	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.7093	0:00.6001
13	34	Truck Assist Racing	Jack Le Brocq	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.7106	0:00.6014
14	2	Mobil 1 NTI Racing	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.7977	0:00.6885
15	14	Middy’s Electrical Racing	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.8013	0:00.6921
16	18	IRWIN Racing	Mark Winterbottom	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.8177	0:00.7085
17	96	Kubota Racing	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.8587	0:00.7495
18	10	Penrite Racing	Lee Holdsworth	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.9184	0:00.8092
19	3	CoolDrive Auto Parts	Tim Slade	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.9217	0:00.8125
20	35	Truck Assist Racing	Todd Hazelwood	Holden Commodore ZB	1:03.0102	0:00.9010
21	9	Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus	William Brown	Holden Commodore ZB	1:03.0621	0:00.9529
22	55	Castrol Racing	Thomas Randle	Ford Mustang GT	1:03.1068	0:00.9976
23	4	SCT Logistics Racing	Jack Smith	Holden Commodore ZB	1:03.2706	0:01.1614
24	5	Snowy River Racing	James Courtney	Ford Mustang GT	1:03.2816	0:01.1724
25	22	PremiAir Coca Cola Racing	Chris Pither	Holden Commodore ZB	1:03.3506	0:01.2414

Results: Qualifying for Race 29, ITM Auckland SuperSprint

Pos	Num	Team/Sponsor	Driver	Car	Fastest lap	Split
1	17	Shell V-Power Racing Team	Will Davison	Ford Mustang GT	1:01.9211
2	50	Monster Energy Racing	Cameron Waters	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.1507	0:00.2296
3	11	Shell V-Power Racing Team	Anton De Pasquale	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.1641	0:00.2430
4	88	Red Bull Ampol Racing	Broc Feeney	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.2157	0:00.2946
5	8	R&J Batteries Racing	Andre Heimgartner	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.2425	0:00.3214
6	20	Nulon Racing	Scott Pye	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.2605	0:00.3394
7	26	Penrite Racing	David Reynolds	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.3050	0:00.3839
8	97	Red Bull Ampol Racing	Shane van Gisbergen	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.3191	0:00.3980
9	25	Mobil 1 Optus Racing	Chaz Mostert	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.3481	0:00.4270
10	2	Mobil 1 NTI Racing	Nick Percat	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.4059	0:00.4848
11	55	Castrol Racing	Thomas Randle	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.4729	0:00.5518
12	34	Truck Assist Racing	Jack Le Brocq	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.4879	0:00.5668
13	99	Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus	Brodie Kostecki	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.4922	0:00.5711
14	3	CoolDrive Auto Parts	Tim Slade	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.5095	0:00.5884
15	18	IRWIN Racing	Mark Winterbottom	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.5186	0:00.5975
16	14	Middy’s Electrical Racing	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.5375	0:00.6164
17	10	Penrite Racing	Lee Holdsworth	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.5836	0:00.6625
18	31	Subway PremiAir Racing	James Golding	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.5941	0:00.6730
19	96	Kubota Racing	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.7347	0:00.8136
20	35	Truck Assist Racing	Todd Hazelwood	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.8240	0:00.9029
21	9	Boost Mobile Racing by Erebus	William Brown	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.8455	0:00.9244
22	22	PremiAir Coca Cola Racing	Chris Pither	Holden Commodore ZB	1:02.9553	0:01.0342
23	5	Snowy River Racing	James Courtney	Ford Mustang GT	1:02.9824	0:01.0613
24	4	SCT Logistics Racing	Jack Smith	Holden Commodore ZB	1:03.0062	0:01.0851
25	56	Tradie Racing	Jake Kostecki	Ford Mustang GT	1:03.0971	0:01.1760