Craig Lowndes has broken Mark Winterbottom’s pole streak, scoring the top spot for Race 15 at Townsville.
The TeamVodafone driver set a blistering 1m12.8533s, over 0.3s ahead of the next best.
Winterbottom (Orrcon Steel FPR) missed out on pole but will start alongside Lowndes on the front-row.
Stratco Racing’s David Reynolds secured his best-ever starting position, taking third place, while yesterday’s race winner Garth Tander (Toll Holden Racing Team) will start fourth.
Completing the top 10 is Will Davison (Trading Post FPR), Lee Holdsworrth (Fujitsu Racing), championship leader Jamie Whincup (TeamVodafone), Rick Kelly (Jack Daniel’s Racing) and James Moffat (Jim Beam Racing).
Listen below to Craig Lowndes’ comments after the session
Craig Lowndes Sunday Townsville qualifying by speedcafe
See below for full starting positions for Race 15 at Townsville
| Pos | Competitor/Team | Driver | Vehicle | Fastest | Gap |
| 1 | TeamVodafone | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.8533 | |
| 2 | Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.1731 | 0:00.3198 |
| 3 | Stratco Racing | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.2065 | 0:00.3532 |
| 4 | Toll Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.2192 | 0:00.3659 |
| 5 | Trading Post FPR Falcon | Will Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.2581 | 0:00.4048 |
| 6 | Team Boc | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.2978 | 0:00.4445 |
| 7 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Lee Holdsworth | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.3115 | 0:00.4582 |
| 8 | TeamVodafone | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.3530 | 0:00.4997 |
| 9 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.4124 | 0:00.5591 |
| 10 | Jim Beam Racing | James Moffat | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.4885 | 0:00.6352 |
| 11 | SP Tools Racing | Shane Van Gisbergen | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.5452 | 0:00.6919 |
| 12 | Toll Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.5459 | 0:00.6926 |
| 13 | Jana Living Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.5767 | 0:00.7234 |
| 14 | Lucky 7 Racing | Tim Slade | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.5816 | 0:00.7283 |
| 15 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.6108 | 0:00.7575 |
| 16 | Jim Beam Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.6767 | 0:00.8234 |
| 17 | Bundaberg Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.6951 | 0:00.8418 |
| 18 | Pepsi Max Crew | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.6952 | 0:00.8419 |
| 19 | VIP Petfoods | Steve Owen | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.7193 | 0:00.8660 |
| 20 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.7671 | 0:00.9138 |
| 21 | Mother Energy Racing Team | Jonathon Webb | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.7960 | 0:00.9427 |
| 22 | Irwin Racing | Alex Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.8308 | 0:00.9775 |
| 23 | Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing | Karl Reindler | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.8665 | 0:01.0132 |
| 24 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Michael Caruso | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.8702 | 0:01.0169 |
| 25 | R and T Pumps | Dean Fiore | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.9722 | 0:01.1189 |
| 26 | Gulf Western Oil Racing | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:14.1653 | 0:01.3120 |
| 27 | Wilson Security Racing | Tony D’Alberto | Ford Falcon FG | 1:14.2244 | 0:01.3711 |
| 28 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | Paul Dumbrell | Ford Falcon FG | 1:20.7799 | 0:07.9266 |
