Ojeda grabs maiden Super2 pole

MW Motorsport’s Jayden Ojeda has grabbed his maiden Dunlop Super2 Series pole position in Qualifying for Race 2 of Round 1 at Mount Panorama.

Last year’s leading rookie was the only driver into the ‘fives’ in the 20-minute hit-out and will share the front row for this afternoon’s 12-lapper with Image Racing’s Jordan Boys.

Tyler Everingham made for two of the four MWM Nissan Altimas in the top three, ahead of the dominant duo of the day prior, Triple Eight Race Engineering team-mates Broc Feeney and Angelo Mouzouris.

Under sunny skies, Everingham set the quickest initial flyer when he drove Car #27 to a 2:07.6205s.

Mouzouris beat that on his second hot lap with a 2:07.4339s in the #10 VF Commodore, only for Feeney to soon pip that by 0.0135s in Car #888.

Boys (#49 VF Commodore) and Everingham, however, went for it again on their third timed laps, the former taking over the ascendancy with a 2:06.8293s and the latter moving to second on a 2:07.2670s.

Feeney therefore sat third after the first runs, ahead of Mouzouris and Ojeda (#31 Nissan Altima).

Mouzouris fired one of the earlier shots when the second runs began, clocking a 2:06.7827s, but he was once again bettered by Feeney by a matter of hundredths when the Race 1 winner set a 2:06.7102s.

Everingham stripped multiple tenths off the benchmark in then going to a 2:06.4330s but Ojeda subsequently stormed to a 2:05.8726s despite a nervous entry to Murray’s Corner.

Boys could not beat that but he did manage to spoil what would have been a second MWM lockout at Bathurst in less than three years by achieving a 2:06.1602s in the penultimate minute of proceedings.

Ojeda was among the fastest to the first sector on his final lap before shortcutting The Esses, but it mattered not for him as Everingham stayed third with an improved 2:06.1900s just before the chequered flag.

Rounding out the top 10 were Zak Best (#78 Tickford Racing FGX Falcon), Josh Fife (#28 MWM Nissan Altima), Matt Chahda (#18 Matt Chahda Motorsport FGX Falcon), Declan Fraser (#777 MWM Nissan Altima), and Jaylyn Robotham (#999 Image VF Commodore).

Matt McLean (#54 Eggleston Motorsport VF Commodore) was 11th, ahead of Aaron Seton (#30 Matt Stone Racing VF Commodore) and Zane Morse (#11 Zane Morse Racing VF Commodore).

Next was the Super3 pace-setter, Jon McCorkindale (#69 Mac Motorsport FG Falcon), who rolled out a personal best 2:09.5454s.

The second and final race of Round 2 is due to start at 13:40 local time/AEDT.

Results: Qualifying for Race 2