Winterbottom takes Bahrain pole
Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom has taken another pole position with the fastest time in qualifying for the Desert 400 in Bahrain
Winterbottom was fastest in qualifying for the fourth consecutive round, and made up for the disappointment of losing his Surfers pole by taking pole in Bahrain by over a quarter of a second.
Next on the grid were a pair of Fords, Jim Beam's Steven Johnson and Caltex Racing's Russell Ingall, both recording their best efforts for 2007. Just behind them were Toll HSV's Garth Tander and Ingall's teammate James Courtney.
After his car was damaged on the way to the track earlier in the week, and was not fast in Thursday's practice, Mark Skaife performed a remarkable turn-around to set the sixth fastest time in his Holden Racing Team Commodore, just edging out Toll HSV's Rick Kelly.
Completing the top ten were Paul Morris, Greg Murphy and Lee Holdsworth. Just outside the ten were the two Team Vodafone Falcons of Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup in 11th and 14th, a surprise after being in the top five in opening practice.
A driver who must have been disappointed with his qualifying position was Steven Richards, third fastest in practice, his teammate on pole, as Richards could only manage 19th position for the start of race one.
Pos Driver Car 1. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 2. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 3. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 4. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 5. James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 6. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 7. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 8. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 9. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 10. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 11. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 12. Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 13. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 14. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 15. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 16. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 17. Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 18. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 19. Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 20. John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 21. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 22. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 23. Shane van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 24. Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 25. Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 26. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 27. Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 28. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 29. Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE 30. Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 31. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE
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