Skaife claims Barbagallo pole
Holden Racing Team's Mark Skaife has continued where he left off in New Zealand by taking pole position for this weekend's Perth V8 400 at Barbagallo Raceway
Skaife was second fastest in qualifying before setting the fastest lap in the top ten shootout to edge out Toll HSV Dealer Team's Garth Tander, who swapped positions with Skaife.
Holden dominate the front of the grid, with Skaife's teammate Todd Kelly and Tander's teammate (and Todd's brother) Rick Kelly filling the second row, the grouping of Holden Racing Team and Toll HSV Dealer Team seeming to be paying off.
The first Ford is Triple Eight's Craig Lowndes in fifth place, just ahead of Jack Daniel's Racing's Steven Richards. A pair of Ford Performance Racing Falcons in the form of Jason Bright and Mark Winterbottom continue the team's resurgence in eighth and ninth.
However, after showing promise in practice, series champion Stone Brothers Racing's Russell Ingall did not fare so well in qualifying, and will start from seventeenth, three places behind rookie teammate James Courtney.
Other fancied runners not to do so well in qualifying are Tasman Motorsport's Jason Richards in 20th and round one victor Jamie Whincup in 21st.
Pos Driver Car 1. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 2. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 3. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 4. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 5. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 6. Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 7. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 8. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 9. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 10. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 11. Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 12. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 13. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 14. James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 15. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 16. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 17. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 18. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 19. 0Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 20. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 21. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 22. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 23. Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 24. John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 25. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 26. Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 27. Alan Gurr Holden Commodore VZ 28. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 29. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 30. Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA 31. Tony Ricciardello Ford Falcon BA
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