Todd Hazelwood claimed a career first Dunlop Series pole position in a qualifying session cut short by a heavy crash for Bryce Fullwood.
Driving in front of his home crowd, Hazelwood bumped fellow South Australian Josh Kean from the top spot with just under three of the session’s 15 minutes remaining.
Fullwood brought out the red flags just moments later when a suspected mechanical failure pitched the MWM Ford hard into the outside wall at Turn 8.
The teenager walked away from the crash, which saw the ex-FPR chassis sustain heavy left-front damage.
After a moment of deliberation, officials elected against restarting the session for its final 1 minute and 48 seconds amid repair work to the concrete wall.
Hazelwood’s 1:21.55s had proven 0.16s quicker than Kean, who had in turn eclipsed the top previous generation Holden of Paul Dumbrell by 0.05s.
Thursday practice pace-setter Andrew Jones will share the second row with Dumbrell, while Prodrive pair Jack Le Brocq and Garry Jacobson completed the top six.
Having just gone sixth, Jacobson was fastest of all to the end of the first sector on his following lap before the red flags flew.
James Golding survived an early touch with Matt Palmer on his way to seventh, while Macauley Jones, Shae Davies and Richard Muscat completed the top 10.
Race 1 of the Dunlop Series will take place from 1715 local time.
Qualifying 1, Dunlop Series – Clipsal 500 Adelaide
1 |
iseek Communication / MSR |
Todd Hazelwood |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:21.5464* |
|
2 |
Wynns Racing |
Josh Kean |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:21.70 |
00:00.16 |
3 |
Eggleston Motorsport |
Paul Dumbrell |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:21.75 |
00:00.21 |
4 |
Alliance Truck Parts Racing |
Andrew Jones |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:21.81 |
00:00.26 |
5 |
GoGetta Racing |
Jack Le Brocq |
Ford Falcon FG/X |
01:21.92 |
00:00.37 |
6 |
Challenger Valve Racing |
Garry Jacobson |
Ford Falcon FG/X |
01:22.00 |
00:00.46 |
7 |
Wilson Security PAYCE GRM |
James Golding |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:22.07 |
00:00.52 |
8 |
PAYCE |
Macauley Jones |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:22.10 |
00:00.56 |
9 |
DavBridge Constructions /MWM |
Shae Davies |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:22.13 |
00:00.59 |
10 |
Wilson Security PAYCE GRM |
Richard Muscat |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:22.65 |
00:01.10 |
11 |
Middy's Data & Electrical /MWM |
Bryce Fullwood |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:22.68 |
00:01.13 |
12 |
Rob Roy Hotel |
Steve Owen |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:22.76 |
00:01.21 |
13 |
Paul Morris Motrosports |
Anton de Pasquale |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:22.91 |
00:01.36 |
14 |
Kostecki Brothers Racing |
Kurt Kostecki |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:22.96 |
00:01.41 |
15 |
Eggleston Motorsport |
Liam McAdam |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:23.01 |
00:01.47 |
16 |
Jack Link's Racing / MWM |
Jesse Dixon |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:23.11 |
00:01.56 |
17 |
Auto One / MSR |
Adam Marjoram |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:23.31 |
00:01.76 |
18 |
THR Developments / SA Racing |
Taz Douglas |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:23.58 |
00:02.04 |
19 |
Dragon Motor Racing |
Chelsea Angelo |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:24.01 |
00:02.46 |
20 |
Kostecki Brothers Racing |
Jake Kostecki |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:24.07 |
00:02.52 |
21 |
Team Caltex |
Renee Gracie |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:24.31 |
00:02.77 |
22 |
Cavalier Homes |
Matthew Chahda |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:24.49 |
00:02.94 |
23 |
Dreamland Bedding |
Dan Day |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:24.50 |
00:02.95 |
24 |
Warrin Mining / Volvo CE |
Adam Wallis |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:24.52 |
00:02.97 |
25 |
Performance West |
Alex Rullo |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:24.69 |
00:03.15 |
26 |
Kilar Towing Equipment / STR |
Mathew Palmer |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:28.23 |
00:06.68 |
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