Brad Jones Racing’s Andrew Jones emerged fastest from a hotly contested opening day of practice for the Dunlop Series at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide.
The experienced campaigner put his Car of the Future Holden at the top with a 1:22.27s best nearing the end of the second session.
Todd Hazelwood fell just 0.04s short in his Triple Eight-built Matt Stone Holden, while BJR’s Josh Kean made it a sweep of the top three places for the COTF specification Commodores.
Kean’s time came despite an off at Turn 11 that saw the local driver narrowly avoid contact with Bryce Fullwood, who had run onto the grass moments earlier.
Paul Dumbrell was fourth fastest, having topped the morning’s opening session by an imposing 0.6s aboard his previous-generation Eggleston Motorsport Holden.
Jack Le Brocq (Prodrive Falcon FG X) and Shae Davies (MW Motorsport Falcon FG) completed the top six, which were separated by just 0.25s.
Garry Jacobson was next in the second of the Prodrive Fords, which must run without the twin-spring Supashock dampers that are allowed in the V8 Supercars Championship.
Taz Douglas was arguably the star of the session as he dragged THR’s aging Kelly Racing-built Holden to eighth, while James Golding (GRM Commodore VF) and Steve Owen (Image Racing Falcon FG) completed the top 10.
Fifteen-year-old Alex Rullo failed to complete a flying lap in the second session after a split fuel line caused a fire at the back of his Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden.
Rullo, who is the youngest driver ever to compete in the Dunlop Series, set the 19th quickest time during the morning.
The Dunlop Series field will return to the track for qualifying at 0955 tomorrow.
Dunlop Series Practice 2
1 |
Alliance Truck Parts Racing |
Andrew Jones |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:22.27 |
|
2 |
iseek Communication / MSR |
Todd Hazelwood |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:22.31 |
00:00.04 |
3 |
Wynns Racing |
Josh Kean |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:22.43 |
00:00.15 |
4 |
Eggleston Motorsport |
Paul Dumbrell |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:22.45 |
00:00.18 |
5 |
GoGetta Racing |
Jack Le Brocq |
Ford Falcon FG/X |
01:22.50 |
00:00.23 |
6 |
DavBridge Constructions /MWM |
Shae Davies |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:22.53 |
00:00.25 |
7 |
Challenger Valve Racing |
Garry Jacobson |
Ford Falcon FG/X |
01:22.74 |
00:00.47 |
8 |
THR Developments / SA Racing |
Taz Douglas |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:23.12 |
00:00.85 |
9 |
Wilson Security PAYCE GRM |
James Golding |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:23.13 |
00:00.86 |
10 |
Rob Roy Hotel |
Steve Owen |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:23.25 |
00:00.98 |
11 |
Paul Morris Motrosports |
Anton de Pasquale |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:23.39 |
00:01.12 |
12 |
PAYCE |
Macauley Jones |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:23.47 |
00:01.20 |
13 |
Kostecki Brothers Racing |
Kurt Kostecki |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:23.50 |
00:01.23 |
14 |
Jack Link's Racing / MWM |
Jesse Dixon |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:23.54 |
00:01.27 |
15 |
Middy's Data & Electrical /MWM |
Bryce Fullwood |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:23.66 |
00:01.39 |
16 |
Auto One / MSR |
Adam Marjoram |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:23.98 |
00:01.70 |
17 |
Dreamland Bedding |
Dan Day |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:24.12 |
00:01.85 |
18 |
Kostecki Brothers Racing |
Jake Kostecki |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:24.35 |
00:02.08 |
19 |
Eggleston Motorsport |
Liam McAdam |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:24.70 |
00:02.43 |
20 |
Team Caltex |
Renee Gracie |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:24.93 |
00:02.65 |
21 |
Dragon Motor Racing |
Chelsea Angelo |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:24.98 |
00:02.71 |
22 |
Cavalier Homes |
Matthew Chahda |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:25.58 |
00:03.31 |
23 |
Wilson Security PAYCE GRM |
Richard Muscat |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:26.01 |
00:03.74 |
24 |
Warrin Mining / Volvo CE |
Adam Wallis |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:26.19 |
00:03.92 |
25 |
Kilar Towing Equipment / STR |
Mathew Palmer |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:27.13 |
00:04.86 |
26 |
Performance West |
Alex Rullo |
Holden Commodore VF |
Dunlop Series Practice 1
1 |
Eggleston Motorsport |
Paul Dumbrell |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:23.02 |
|
2 |
GoGetta Racing |
Jack Le Brocq |
Ford Falcon FG/X |
01:23.62 |
00:00.60 |
3 |
Wynns Racing |
Josh Kean |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:23.64 |
00:00.62 |
4 |
Alliance Truck Parts Racing |
Andrew Jones |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:23.65 |
00:00.63 |
5 |
Wilson Security PAYCE GRM |
James Golding |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:23.70 |
00:00.68 |
6 |
Challenger Valve Racing |
Garry Jacobson |
Ford Falcon FG/X |
01:23.79 |
00:00.78 |
7 |
DavBridge Constructions /MWM |
Shae Davies |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:23.91 |
00:00.89 |
8 |
THR Developments / SA Racing |
Taz Douglas |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:23.95 |
00:00.93 |
9 |
iseek Communication / MSR |
Todd Hazelwood |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:23.98 |
00:00.96 |
10 |
PAYCE |
Macauley Jones |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:24.12 |
00:01.11 |
11 |
Jack Link's Racing / MWM |
Jesse Dixon |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:24.16 |
00:01.14 |
12 |
Kostecki Brothers Racing |
Kurt Kostecki |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:24.34 |
00:01.32 |
13 |
Wilson Security PAYCE GRM |
Richard Muscat |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:24.50 |
00:01.48 |
14 |
Rob Roy Hotel |
Steve Owen |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:24.59 |
00:01.57 |
15 |
Middy's Data & Electrical /MWM |
Bryce Fullwood |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:24.84 |
00:01.82 |
16 |
Dreamland Bedding |
Dan Day |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:24.87 |
00:01.85 |
17 |
Paul Morris Motrosports |
Anton de Pasqual |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:25.51 |
00:02.49 |
18 |
Auto One / MSR |
Adam Marjoram |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:25.55 |
00:02.54 |
19 |
Performance West |
Alex Rullo |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:25.69 |
00:02.67 |
20 |
Kostecki Brothers Racing |
Jake Kostecki |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:26.00 |
00:02.98 |
21 |
Dragon Motor Racing |
Chelsea Angelo |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:26.06 |
00:03.04 |
22 |
Team Caltex |
Renee Gracie |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:26.17 |
00:03.15 |
23 |
Warrin Mining / Volvo CE |
Adam Wallis |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:26.70 |
00:03.68 |
24 |
Eggleston Motorsport |
Liam McAdam |
Holden Commodore VE2 |
01:26.72 |
00:03.70 |
25 |
Cavalier Homes |
Matthew Chahda |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:27.23 |
00:04.21 |
26 |
Kilar Towing Equipment / STR |
Mathew Palmer |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:28.15 |
00:05.14 |
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