Todd Kelly takes Albert Park pole
Holden Racing Team's Todd Kelly continued the team's strong form in qualifying this year by taking pole position for this weekend's non-championship races in Melbourne at Albert Park
Kelly took pole ahead of round one winner Jamie Whincup's Triple Eight Ford, with Todd's younger brother Rick Kelly in his Toll HSV Dealer Team Holden completing the top three, the same three drivers (in a different order) that took the top three places in the second race at the Clipsal 500.
Mark Skaife made it two Holden Racing team cars in the top four, with the Jack Daniels Racing Holdens of Steven Richards and Paul Dumbrell filling the next two places on the grid.
Like Adelaide, Holdens dominate the front of the grid, with seven of the top nine places taken by the Lion. Clipsal 500 race one winner Craig Lowndes is the second-best Ford in eighth, while rookie James Courtney outqualified his 2005 champion teammate Russell Ingall, eleventh versus 21st respectively.
Jack Perkins in his first run in the top series qualified 28th, and will start three places ahead of Garth Tander, who failed to set a time in qualifying after suffering engine problems.
Pos Driver Car 1. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 2. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 3. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 4. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 5. Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 6. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 7. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 8. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 9. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 10. Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 11. James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 12. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 13. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 14. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 15. Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 16. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 17. John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 18. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 19. Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 20. Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 21. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 22. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 23. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 24. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 25. Fabian Coulthard Holden Commodore VZ 26. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 27. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 28. Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VZ 29. Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA 30. Jose Fernandez Ford Falcon BA 31. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ
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