Will Davison takes Sydney V8 Supercars pole
Will Davison claimed pole for the first part of this weekend's V8 Supercars finale in Sydney, while title rivals Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes will line up fifth and 10th on the grid
Whincup had been quickest in the first part of qualifying, which decided the 10 drivers that would go through to the single-lap pole shoot-out.
But he could not replicate his pace in the decisive session and had to settle for fifth on the grid, half a second down on Davison's Ford Performance Racing Falcon.
Whincup fared better than his Triple Eight Holden team-mate Craig Lowndes, who had several adventures in first qualifying before making the shoot-out cut, and then clipped the Turn 1 wall and spun at Turn 9 on his pole bid, leaving him 10th.
Garry Rogers Holden driver Lee Holdsworth took the outside front row spot, splitting the FPR cars as Mark Winterbottom claimed third. Shane van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Ford) completed row two, with Jonathon Webb and Tim Slade having strong runs to sixth and seventh behind Whincup.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Will Davison FPR Ford 1m28.1158s 2. Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Holden 1m28.4848s + 0.3690s 3. Mark Winterbottom FPR Ford 1m28.5216s + 0.4058s 4. Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Ford 1m28.5523s + 0.4365s 5. Jamie Whincup Triple 8 Holden 1m28.6130s + 0.4972s 6. Jonathon Webb Tekno Ford 1m28.8390s + 0.7232s 7. Tim Slade Rosenberg/SBR Ford 1m28.9652s + 0.8494s 8. Rick Kelly Kelly Holden 1m29.1179s + 1.0021s 9. Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Holden 1m29.1856s + 1.0698s 10. Craig Lowndes Triple 8 Holden 1m47.9322s + 19.8164s 11. Garth Tander HRT Holden 1m28.3186s Qual 1 12. Tony D'Alberto D'Alberto Ford 1m28.3479s Qual 1 13. James Courtney HRT Holden 1m28.4671s Qual 1 14. Russell Ingall Paul Morris Holden 1m28.5053s Qual 1 15. James Moffat Dick Johnson Ford 1m28.5279s Qual 1 16. Jason Bargwanna Brad Jones Holden 1m28.6374s Qual 1 17. Todd Kelly Kelly Holden 1m28.6692s Qual 1 18. Greg Murphy Kelly Holden 1m28.6795s Qual 1 19. Paul Dumbrell Rod Nash/FPR Ford 1m28.6831s Qual 1 20. Dean Fiore Triple F Ford 1m28.7033s Qual 1 21. Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Ford 1m28.7155s Qual 1 22. Steve Owen Paul Morris Holden 1m28.8108s Qual 1 23. Fabian Coulthard Walkinshaw Holden 1m28.8945s Qual 1 24. Warren Luff Dumbrell Holden 1m28.9016s Qual 1 25. David Reynolds Kelly Holden 1m28.9043s Qual 1 26. Jason Bright Brad Jones Holden 1m28.9464s Qual 1 27. Alex Davison Stone Brothers Ford 1m28.9581s Qual 1 28. Karl Reindler Britek Holden 1m29.0743s Qual 1
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