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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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