HRT on front row for season opener
Five-time V8 Supercar champion Mark Skaife took pole for the first leg of the Clipsal 500 on the Adelaide Parklands Circuit as Holden dominated qualifying
Skaife leads an all-Holden Racing Team front row after Todd Kelly set the second-best time in the top ten shootout, Holdens filling the top five and eight of the top ten grid positions.
Garth Tander, Jason Richards and Paul Dumbrell continued the Holden rout, with Triple Eight teammates Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes in sixth and seventh the only Ford runners in the top ten.
Reigning series champ Russell Ingall just missed out on the top ten with the eleventh fastest time, while his rookie teammate James Courtney will start seventeenth after showing promising pace in practice, alongside Steven Richards, who many would have expected to make the top ten.
As bad as some drivers' days were, Jason Bright had the worst, crashing into the wall during the second practice session at the sweeper. He was unable to take part in qualifying, and will start last if the crew can repair the car in time.
Pos Driver Car 1. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 2. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 3. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 4. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 5. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 6. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 7. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 8. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 9. Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 10. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 11. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 12. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 13. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 14. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 15. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 16. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 17. James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 18. Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 19. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 20. Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 21. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 22. John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 23. Alan Gurr Holden Commodore VZ 24. Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 25. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 26. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 27. Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 28. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 29. Jose Fernandez Ford Falcon BA 30. Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA 31. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA
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