All-HRT front row at Phillip Island
The Holden Racing Team of Todd Kelly and Mark Skaife have secured the front row for the first race of this weekend's Caterpillar Grand Finale at Phillip Island
Kelly was fastest in qualifying and backed it up in the shootout, where he was joined on the front row by Skaife who improved from his fifth fastest time in qualifying.
Toll HSV Dealer Team's Garth Tander lines up third, just thousandths slower in the shootout than Skaife, as he tries to overhaul Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom for third in the championship.
Winterbottom will start seventh, while his teammate Jason Bright will start alongside Tander on the second row in fourth place.
The main business of the weekend however is the battle for the V8 Supercar championship. Both of the contenders made the top 10 shootout, Triple Eight's Craig Lowndes setting the fifth fastest time while current championship leader Toll HSV's Rick Kelly was ninth fastest.
With Kelly heading into race one with a seven point advantage, there is a strong possibility the championship could be even closer after today's first race, leaving Sunday's two races to determine the champion.
Pos Driver Car 1. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 2. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 3. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 4. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 5. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 6. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 7. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 8. Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 9. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 10. James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 11. Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 12. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 13. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 14. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 15. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 16. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 17. Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 18. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 19. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 20. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 21. Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 22. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 23. Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA 24. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 25. Shane Price Holden Commodore VZ 26. John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 27. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 28. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 29. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 30. Tony Evangelou Holden Commodore VZ 31. Jose Fernandez Ford Falcon BA
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