Fujitsu Racing’s Michael Caruso has returned to the top of the time sheets during Practice 3 at Winton.
While not eclipsing his morning best of 1:22.71s, Caruso’s Practice 3 best of 1:22.96s was enough to edge Garth Tander for the top spot.
Craig Lowndes ended the session third for TeamVodafone, ahead of Practice 2 pace-setter Tim Slade (Lucky 7 Racing) and David Reynolds (Stratco Racing).
Jason Bright (Team BOC), Rick Kelly (Jack Daniel’s Racing), Mark Winterbottom (Orrcon Steel FPR), Lee Holdsworth (Fujitsu Racing) and Greg Murphy (Pepsi Max Crew) rounded out the top 10.
The V8 Supercars will return to the track for a fourth and final 30 minute practice session at 15:05 local time.
See below for the session result
| 1 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Michael Caruso | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.9596 | |
| 2 | Toll Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.9986 | 0:00.0390 |
| 3 | TeamVodafone | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.0111 | 0:00.0515 |
| 4 | Lucky 7 Racing | Tim Slade | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.0325 | 0:00.0729 |
| 5 | Stratco Racing | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.0555 | 0:00.0959 |
| 6 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.0697 | 0:00.1101 |
| 7 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.1239 | 0:00.1643 |
| 8 | Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.1679 | 0:00.2083 |
| 9 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Lee Holdsworth | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.1790 | 0:00.2194 |
| 10 | Pepsi Max Crew | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.1996 | 0:00.2400 |
| 11 | VIP Petfoods | Steve Owen | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.3585 | 0:00.3989 |
| 12 | Toll Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.4433 | 0:00.4837 |
| 13 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.4479 | 0:00.4883 |
| 14 | Irwin Racing | Alex Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.4611 | 0:00.5015 |
| 15 | Mother Energy Racing | Jonathon Webb | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.4687 | 0:00.5091 |
| 16 | Jana Living Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.4912 | 0:00.5316 |
| 17 | SP Tools Racing | Shane Van Gisbergen | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.5324 | 0:00.5728 |
| 18 | Trading Post FPR Falcon | Will Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.5379 | 0:00.5783 |
| 19 | Bundaberg Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.5429 | 0:00.5833 |
| 20 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.5566 | 0:00.5970 |
| 21 | TeamVodafone | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.5624 | 0:00.6028 |
| 22 | Triple F Racing | Dean Fiore | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.6450 | 0:00.6854 |
| 23 | Wilson Security Racing | Tony D’Alberto | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:23.7119 | 0:00.7523 |
| 24 | Jim Beam Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.7393 | 0:00.7797 |
| 25 | Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing | Karl Reindler | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:24.0125 | 0:01.0529 |
| 26 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | Paul Dumbrell | Ford Falcon FG | 1:24.6622 | 0:01.7026 |
| 27 | Gulf Western Oil Racing | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:24.8616 | 0:01.9020 |
| 28 | Jim Beam Racing | James Moffat | Ford Falcon FG | 1:25.0308 | 0:02.0712 |
This weekend sees a V8 Supercars/Formula One double-header. See below for Speedcafe.com’s Race Guides for insight into all of the weekend’s action.
