Whincup takes maiden pole
Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup has taken his first V8 Supercar pole position after setting the fastest time in qualifying for this weekend's racing at Queensland Raceway
Whincup put his car on top of the times with four minutes remaining and never looked under serious threat from that point on, ending the session nearly one and a half tenths faster than fellow front row starter, Mark Skaife from the Holden Racing Team.
Garth Tander continued his strong qualifying performances with third on the grid, just over a quarter of a second slower than Whincup, with James Courtney alongside him hoping to put some more points on the board after problems have prevented finishes in recent races.
The third row is filled by a pair of Fords, Mark Winterbottom for Ford Performance Racing just ahead of Craig Lowndes, the teammate of the pole man, Lowndes sneaking into the top ten as the chequered flag fell in the second session of qualifying.
Eighth and tenth is not where the Kelly brothers usually start, championship leader Rick in eighth, and Todd in tenth making the top ten as he has at every round so far this season (along with Tander).
Steven Richards just missed the top ten and will start twelfth, while Jason Bright and Greg Murphy didn't even make it through the first session of qualifying and will start 25th and 26th respectively.
Pos Driver Car 1. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 2. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 3. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 4. James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 5. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 6. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 7. Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 8. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 9. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 10. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 11. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 12. Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 13. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 14. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 15. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 16. Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 17. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 18. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 19. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 20. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 21. Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 22. Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 23. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 24. John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 25. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 26. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 27. Steve Ellery Holden Commodore VZ 28. Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 29. Paul Weel Holden Commodore VE 30. Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF
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