Winterbottom on pole at Pukekohe
Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom has taken pole position for the PlaceMakers V8 Supercars at Pukekohe, New Zealand
Winterbottom, who claimed his maiden V8 Supercar pole, led a closely-bunched top ten, covered by less than four-tenths of a second.
Starting alongside Winterbottom will be Barbagallo victor Garth Tander in his Toll HSV Dealer Team Holden, who took the place in the dying seconds of the final leg of qualifying.
The second row sees another FPR-Toll HSV row, with Steven Richards ahead of reigning series champion Rick Kelly. Jamie Whincup completes the top five in the Team Vodafone Ford.
Ford drivers James Courtney and Craig Lowndes will start seventh and eighth after showing stronger form in the second leg of qualifying than the final one.
Local heroes Jason Richards and Greg Murphy failed to make the top ten, and will start from 11th and 12th respectively.
The field has been reduced by one, Jack Perkins not racing after a heavy accident at the final turn during Friday practice.
Pos Driver Car 1. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 2. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 3. Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 4. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 5. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 6. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 7. James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 8. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 9. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 10. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 11. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 12. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 13. Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 14. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 15. Paul Radisich Ford Falcon BF 16. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 17. John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 18. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 19. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 20. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 21. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 22. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 23. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 24. Fabian Coulthard Holden Commodore VZ 25. Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 26. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 27. Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 28. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BF 29. Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 30. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE
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