Broc Feeney has taken a third Dunlop Super2 Series pole position in eight days, setting the fastest lap in Qualifying for Race 1 of Round 3 in Townsville.
The Triple Eight Race Engineering driver finished his 10-minute hit-out 0.1318s clear of Tickford Racing’s Zak Best, with MW Motorsport’s Jayden Ojeda third in a result which replicates the top three in the series standings.
Feeney (#888 VF Commodore) was quickest after the first flyers with a 1:15.0859s but matters would be decided once everyone bolted on greens for the final run.
Ojeda (#31 Nissan Altima) clocked a 1:14.5968s on his first representative lap before Feeney rolled out a 1:14.3894s in the penultimate minute of the session.
Best (#78 FGX Falcon) split them with a 1:14.5212s just before the chequered flag, which not only shuffled Ojeda to third but also Angelo Mouzouris (#6 VF Commodore) to fourth in the other Triple Eight entry.
“To be honest, my radio stopped in that one so I had no idea,” said Feeney.
“I thought the first lap was pretty good, I was pretty excited with the time and pushed on for the next two, but I had no idea what was going on, to be honest. I’m like, ‘Should they call me in or not?’
“When I saw this sign [pole] out the front of my garage, I’m so excited. Three in a row for this amazing team, cannot thank them enough, and man, I’m so excited to be back and go racing again this afternoon”
Jordan Boys (#49 Image Racing VF Commodore) ended up fifth, ahead of Practice pace-setter Aaron Seton (#30 Matt Stone Racing VF Commodore), Matt Chahda (#18 Matt Chahda Motorsport FGX Falcon), Tyler Everingham (#27 MWM Nissan Altima), Jack Perkins (#88 Eggleston Motorsport VF Commodore), and Declan Fraser (#777 MWM Nissan Altima).
Josh Fife (#28 MWM Nissan Altima) ended up 11th after being impeded by Eggleston’s Jack Sipp (#38 VF Commodore) when he went off-sequence for his final run, with the latter incurring a three-position grid penalty as a consequence.
In the Super3 class, Nash Morris (#67 Flash Bush Motorsport FG Falcon) doubled his career pole tally six days after his first with a 1:16.2531s which puts him 16th outright on the grid.
Super3 series leader Michael Anderson (#5 Anderson Motorsport FG Falcon) was third in class and 19th outright on a 1:16.8181s, although he is set to start 18th due to Sipp’s penalty.
Race 1 of Round 3, a 21-lapper, is due for a start this afternoon at 15:30 local time/AEST.
Results: Qualifying for Race 1
Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Cls | Fastest lap | Split |
1 | 888 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Broc Feeney | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 1:14.3894 | |
2 | 78 | Best Leisure Industries | Zak Best | Ford Falcon FG/X | S2 | 1:14.5212 | 0:00.1318 |
3 | 31 | Jayco / MWM | Jayden Ojeda | Nissan Altima | S2 | 1:14.5968 | 0:00.2074 |
4 | 6 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Angelo Mouzouris | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 1:14.8878 | 0:00.4984 |
5 | 49 | Image Racing / Joss Group | Jordan Boys | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 1:14.9000 | 0:00.5106 |
6 | 30 | Matt Stone Racing | Aaron Seton | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 1:14.9654 | 0:00.5760 |
7 | 18 | Adventure Kings | Matthew Chahda | Ford Falcon FG/X | S2 | 1:15.1516 | 0:00.7622 |
8 | 27 | Blue Ribbon Legal / MWM | Tyler Everingham | Nissan Altima | S2 | 1:15.2029 | 0:00.8135 |
9 | 88 | Eggleston Motorsport | Jack Perkins | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 1:15.2166 | 0:00.8272 |
10 | 777 | Red Hot Couriers / MWM | Declan Fraser | Nissan Altima | S2 | 1:15.3603 | 0:00.9709 |
11 | 28 | Natural Gas and Water / MWM | Josh Fife | Nissan Altima | S2 | 1:15.3882 | 0:00.9988 |
12 | 54 | Eggleston Motorsport | Matthew McLean | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 1:15.4174 | 0:01.0280 |
13 | 11 | Brema Group Racing | Zane Morse | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 1:15.4501 | 0:01.0607 |
14 | 999 | Rare Spares / Image Racing | Jaylyn Robotham | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 1:15.6377 | 0:01.2483 |
15 | 69 | Dial Before You Dig | Jon McCorkindale | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 1:15.9338 | 0:01.5444 |
16 | 67 | Flash Bush Motorsport | Nash Morris | Ford Falcon FG | CH | 1:16.2531 | 0:01.8637 |
17 | 38 | Eggleston Motorsport | Jack Sipp | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 1:16.4842 | 0:02.0948 |
18 | 77 | Mr HDT Race Cars | Blake Fardell | Holden Commodore VE | CH | 1:16.5496 | 0:02.1602 |
19 | 5 | Anderson Motorsport | Michael Anderson | Ford Falcon FG | SC3 | 1:16.8181 | 0:02.4287 |
20 | 61 | Image Racing | Reef McCarthy | Ford Falcon FG | CH | 1:16.9798 | 0:02.5904 |
21 | 75 | Linc Scsffolding | Brendan Strong | Holden Commodore VE | SC3 | 1:17.2719 | 0:02.8825 |
22 | 35 | Unit Racing | Jason Gomersall | Ford Falcon FG | SC3 | 1:17.4526 | 0:03.0632 |
23 | 39 | Vectra Group | Chris Smerdon | Ford Falcon FG | SC3 | 1:18.1191 | 0:03.7297 |
24 | 96 | Collins Racing | Gary Collins | Holden Commodore VE2 | SC3 | 1:20.6910 | 0:06.3016 |
Note: Car #38 3pos grid penalty