Craig Lowndes will be the last man out in the Top 10 Shootout after proving the fastest man in Race 22 qualifying at the Castrol Townsville 500.
The Red Bull Holden driver held the fastest time ahead of the final runs and, after a flurry of quicker efforts from his rivals, returned to the top with a 1:13.47s on his very last attempt.
Lowndes will at best start Race 22 from third place after being handed a two-place grid penalty following an incident on Saturday.
Jamie Whincup made it a Red Bull one-two ahead of the Shootout, with Shane van Gisbergen, Garth Tander, James Courtney and Nick Percat ensuring a Holden sweep of the top six.
Scott McLaughlin, Will Davison, Jason Bright and Chaz Mostert complete the Shootout field.
Championship leader Mark Winterbottom jumped from 13th to seventh with his last effort, but was subsequently dumped back to 12th as the times continued to tumble.
Tim Slade also narrowly missed out on the Shootout, ending up as the last of the Walkinshaw Holdens in 11th.
The Top 10 Shootout will get underway at 1205 local time.
See below for full qualifying results
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1 |
Red Bull Racing Australia |
Craig Lowndes |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:13.4673 |
|
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2 |
Red Bull Racing Australia |
Jamie Whincup |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:13.5718 |
0:00.1045 |
|
3 |
Team Tekno VIP Petfoods |
Shane Van Gisbergen |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:13.6481 |
0:00.1808 |
|
4 |
Holden Racing Team |
Garth Tander |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:13.6841 |
0:00.2168 |
|
5 |
Holden Racing Team |
James Courtney |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:13.7182 |
0:00.2509 |
|
6 |
Walkinshaw Racing |
Nick Percat |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:13.7258 |
0:00.2585 |
|
7 |
Valvoline Racing GRM |
Scott McLaughlin |
Volvo S60 |
1:13.7494 |
0:00.2821 |
|
8 |
Erebus Motorsport V8 |
Will Davison |
Mercedes E63 AMG |
1:13.8066 |
0:00.3393 |
|
9 |
Team BOC |
Jason Bright |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:13.8225 |
0:00.3552 |
|
10 |
Ford Pepsi Max Crew |
Chaz Mostert |
Ford Falcon FG |
1:13.8358 |
0:00.3685 |
|
11 |
Supercheap Auto Racing |
Tim Slade |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:13.8520 |
0:00.3847 |
|
12 |
Ford Pepsi Max Crew |
Mark Winterbottom |
Ford Falcon FG |
1:13.8801 |
0:00.4128 |
|
13 |
Erebus Motorsport V8 |
Lee Holdsworth |
Mercedes E63 AMG |
1:13.8817 |
0:00.4144 |
|
14 |
Lockwood Racing |
Fabian Coulthard |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:13.9000 |
0:00.4327 |
|
15 |
The Bottle-O Racing Team |
David Reynolds |
Ford Falcon FG |
1:13.9804 |
0:00.5131 |
|
16 |
Norton Hornets |
Michael Caruso |
Nissan Altima |
1:13.9989 |
0:00.5316 |
|
17 |
Wilson Security Racing |
Scott Pye |
Ford Falcon FG |
1:14.0684 |
0:00.6011 |
|
18 |
Norton Hornets |
James Moffat |
Nissan Altima |
1:14.1335 |
0:00.6662 |
|
19 |
Repair Management Aust Racing |
Russell Ingall |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:14.1525 |
0:00.6852 |
|
20 |
Team JELD-WEN |
Jack Perkins |
Ford Falcon FG |
1:14.2936 |
0:00.8263 |
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21 |
Valvoline Racing GRM |
Robert Dahlgren |
Volvo S60 |
1:14.3225 |
0:00.8552 |
|
22 |
Jack Daniel’s Racing |
Todd Kelly |
Nissan Altima |
1:14.5127 |
0:01.0454 |
|
23 |
Jack Daniel’s Racing |
Rick Kelly |
Nissan Altima |
1:14.5786 |
0:01.1113 |
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24 |
Wilson Security Racing |
David Wall |
Ford Falcon FG |
1:14.6785 |
0:01.2112 |
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25 |
Team Advam/GB |
Dale Wood |
Holden Commodore VF |
1:14.8116 |
0:01.3443 |
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