Skaife on Symmons Plains pole
Holden Racing Team's Mark Skaife has taken pole for this weekend's Ferodo Tasmania Challenge at Symmons Plains Raceway
Skaife was fifth fastest in qualifying after topping yesterday's practice session, and topped the times in today's top ten shootout to secure pole for race one. Alongside Skaife on the front row is Toll HSV's Garth Tander, less than a tenth off Skaife's time.
The next three places are taken by Fords, with Ford Performance Racing's Jason Bright and Mark Winterbottom in third and fifth sandwiching the Jeld-Wen Falcon of James Courtney in fourth position.
Rick Kelly, just 30 points behind Craig Lowndes in the title battle, is next, just ahead of brother Todd. Lowndes weekend hasn't started too well, qualifying eleventh and missing the shootout completely, his teammate Jamie Whincup just one place ahead.
Russell Ingall's slim title hopes have not been helped by qualifying 17th, thirteen places behind rookie teammate Courtney.
Pos Driver Car 1. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 2. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 3. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 4. James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 5. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 6. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 7. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 8. Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 9. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 10. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 11. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 12. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 13. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 14. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 15. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 16. Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 17. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 18. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 19. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 20. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 21. John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 22. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 23. Shane Price Holden Commodore VZ 24. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 25. Craig Baird Holden Commodore VZ 26. Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA 27. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 28. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 29. Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 30. Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 31. Tony Ricciardello Ford Falcon BA
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