Tander takes Bathurst 1000 pole

On a track that improved as the shootout went on after heavy rain fell earlier in the afternoon and second-last to take to the track, Tander completed a near-perfect lap apart from a lock-up in the Chase on the final lap.

Some quick footwork unlocked the brake and he stayed on the track to record a 2:07.9463, the only car to sneak into the 2:07 bracket in the shootout.

Fifth to take to the track after qualifying sixth yesterday, Team Vodafone's Craig Lowndes went to the top of the times at the end of his lap and in the end was only topped by Tander, with Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom just behind him in third place.

A clean and smooth lap by Garry Rogers Motorsport's Lee Holdsworth secured him fourth position, while Team BOC's Jason Richards, who topped the times in yesterday's qualifying, couldn't repeat the effort in the shootout and ended up fifth after nearly hitting the wall at Reid Park and putting two tyres on to the dirt exiting the final corner.

Stone Brothers' Shane van Gisbergen and Jack Daniel's Racing's Todd Kelly will line up sixth and seventh, while each of the remaining drivers in the top ten had their own issues.

Paul Dumbrell looked set to put in a decent time in the second HRT car before a lock-up at the Chase saw him take to the grass, ending up eighth fastest, and may yet lose a position for the grassy shortcut.

Supercheap Auto's Russell Ingall was the first car on the track, and as a pioneer in the conditions as well as having the worst conditions to deal with, put in a conservative lap to ensure he came back with an undamaged race car and will line up ninth.

Tenth will be Sprint Gas's Greg Murphy. He should have been seventh, but failed to be at the end of pitlane to start his qualifying run at the required time, and so he was excluded from the results.

Pos  Drivers                   Make                 Time
 1.  G Tander/W Davison        Holden Commodore VE  2:07.9463
 2.  Lowndes/Whincup           Ford Falcon FG       2:08.2231  + 0.2768
 3.  Winterbottom/S Richards   Ford Falcon FG       2:08.2737  + 0.3274
 4.  Holdsworth/Caruso         Holden Commodore VE  2:08.4268  + 0.4805
 5.  J Richards/McConville     Holden Commodore VE  2:08.5015  + 0.5552
 6.  van Gisbergen/A Davison   Ford Falcon FG       2:08.8159  + 0.8696
 7.  T Kelly/R Kelly           Holden Commodore VE  2:09.8986  + 1.9523
 8.  Dumbrell/Baird            Holden Commodore VE  2:10.1474  + 2.2011
 9.  Ingall/O Kelly            Holden Commodore VE  2:12.4565  + 4.5102
10.  Murphy/Skaife             Holden Commodore VE
11.  Coulthard/Patrizi         Ford Falcon FG       2:07.7849  - 0.1614
12.  Bright/Reindler           Ford Falcon FG       2:07.8048  - 0.1415
13.  Johnson/Courtney          Ford Falcon FG       2:07.9528  + 0.0065
14.  Luff/Webb                 Ford Falcon FG       2:08.0276  + 0.0813
15.  Bargwanna/Noske           Holden Commodore VE  2:08.0319  + 0.0856
16.  Ritter/Besnard            Holden Commodore VE  2:08.2135  + 0.2672
17.  Simonsen/J Thompson       Ford Falcon FG       2:08.3859  + 0.4396
18.  Canto/Youlden             Ford Falcon FG       2:08.4119  + 0.4656
19.  D'Alberto/A Thompson      Holden Commodore VE  2:08.4720  + 0.5257
20.  Owen/Price                Holden Commodore VE  2:08.7417  + 0.7954
21.  McIntyre/Gaunt            Ford Falcon FG       2:08.7687  + 0.8224
22.  A Jones/B Jones           Holden Commodore VE  2:08.9861  + 1.0398
23.  Perkins/Wood              Holden Commodore VE  2:09.1775  + 1.2312
24.  Pretty/Collins            Holden Commodore VE  2:09.1893  + 1.2430
25.  Reynolds/Priaulx          Holden Commodore VE  2:09.2743  + 1.3280
26.  Assaillit/Lowe            Ford Falcon BF       2:09.3111  + 1.3648
27.  Morris/Slade              Holden Commodore VE  2:09.3853  + 1.4390
28.  Ricciardello/McNally      Holden Commodore VE  2:09.6376  + 1.6913
29.  Wall/L Tander             Ford Falcon BF       2:10.4151  + 2.4688
30.  Sieders/Fisher            Ford Falcon BF       2:10.6107  + 2.6644
31.  Walter/Douglas            Holden Commodore VE  2:10.6224  + 2.6761
32.  Bayliss/Fiore             Holden Commodore VE  2:13.3271  + 5.3808