Steve Owen will start from pole for this afternoon’s first race in Round 6 of the Dunlop V8 Supercars Series at Bathurst.
Owen established his flying lap relatively early in the 30-minute session, setting a 2:08.5816s tour on his eighth lap.
It was six tenths clear of series leader Dale Wood, who ensured that MW Motorsport would lock out the front row for Race 1.
Jack Perkins will start from third after thrice finding the grass during a spirited final run in his Eggleston Motorsport Commodore.
The practice pace-setter had matched Owen’s lap to the second sector with just over two minutes remaining before locking up at The Chase.
Perkins was more than three tenths faster exiting Forrest’s Elbow the next time around but attempted the left-hander with excessive pace, then in another attempt he finally gave up after straddling the Skyline exit kerb with the chequered flag being flown.
Ash Walsh was marginally slower than Perkins but faster than Taz Douglas, Andre Heimgartner, Andrew Jones, George Miedecke, Casey Stoner, and Chris Pither.
Sixth for Heimgartner represents his personal best qualification, while Stoner’s effort was his third top ten of the season.
Paul Morris was the only enduro co-driver to miss the ten, and will start Race 1 from 15th.
While several drivers found the grass at The Chase thanks to a strong tailwind down Conrod Straight, times were still significantly down on the corresponding session last year, when Chaz Mostert took pole with a 2:07.8.
The opening heat is scheduled to start at 13.35 AEDT
Dunlop Series qualifying
1 | Sherrin Rentals | Steve Owen | Ford Falcon FG | 2:08.5816 | |
2 | GB Galvanizing/Wilson Security | Dale Wood | Ford Falcon FG | 2:09.2043 | 0:00.6227 |
3 | Eggleston Motorsport | Jack Perkins | Holden Commodore VE | 2:09.2099 | 0:00.6283 |
4 | Infants Friend | Ashley Walsh | Ford Falcon FG | 2:09.2357 | 0:00.6541 |
5 | Image Racing/Arvo | Taz Douglas | Ford Falcon FG | 2:09.7512 | 0:01.1696 |
6 | Finance Ezi Racing | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Falcon FG | 2:09.7815 | 0:01.1999 |
7 | Biante Modle Cars | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VE2 | 2:09.8015 | 0:01.2199 |
8 | I Seek | George Miedecke | Ford Falcon FG | 2:10.2590 | 0:01.6774 |
9 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Casey Stoner | Holden Commodore VE2 | 2:10.3034 | 0:01.7218 |
10 | Icebreak Racing | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore VE2 | 2:10.3729 | 0:01.7913 |
11 | Go Karts Go | Drew Russell | Ford Falcon FG | 2:10.4156 | 0:01.8340 |
12 | CEG Rentals/Go-Karts-Go | Aaren Russell | Ford Falcon FG | 2:10.4196 | 0:01.8380 |
13 | R&J Batteries/NDD | Geoff Emery | Holden Commodore VE2 | 2:10.6095 | 0:02.0279 |
14 | Linde Material Handling-Enzed | Cameron Waters | Holden Commodore VE2 | 2:10.6707 | 0:02.0891 |
15 | Sargent Security Racing | Paul Morris | Holden Commodore VE2 | 2:10.7244 | 0:02.1428 |
16 | Rodney Jane Racing/Sonic | Gary Jacobson | Ford Falcon FG | 2:10.7552 | 0:02.1736 |
17 | Ozstaff Racing | Kristian Lindbom | Ford Falcon FG | 2:10.8802 | 0:02.2986 |
18 | Haber Excavation/MiraFlores | Morgan Haber | Ford Falcon FG | 2:11.0046 | 0:02.4230 |
19 | Finance Ezi Racing | Josh Hunter | Ford Falocon FG | 2:11.0634 | 0:02.4818 |
20 | Tony Dlberto Racing | Nick McBride | Ford Falcon FG | 2:11.2237 | 0:02.6421 |
21 | Blackchrome Sports & Workwear | Sam Walter | Holden Commodore VE2 | 2:11.7820 | 0:03.2004 |
22 | Schweppes Aust/Rev Trans WA | Brett Hobson | Holden Commodore VE2 | 2:11.9004 | 0:03.3188 |
23 | Rodney Jane Racing/Sonic | Rodney Jane | Ford Falcon FG | 2:12.2109 | 0:03.6293 |
24 | Alphabet Financial Services | Josh Kean | Holden Commodore VE2 | 2:13.0461 | 0:04.4645 |
25 | Action Racing | Marcus Zukanovic | Holden Commodore VE | 2:13.1747 | 0:04.5931 |
26 | Warrin Mining Volvo Constructi | Adam Wallis | Holden Commodore VE | 2:13.5705 | 0:04.9889 |
27 | Voight Contracting | Aaron Tebb | Holden Commodore VE2 | 2:14.4135 | 0:05.8319 |
28 | Resi Home Loans | Aaron McGill | Holden Commodore VE2 | 2:15.2721 | 0:06.6905 |
29 | Poll Performance | Jim Pollicina | Holden Commodore VE | 2:15.4518 | 0:06.8702 |
30 | Formula Tech/Interquip Racing | Brett Stewart | Holden Commodore VE | 2:16.3175 | 0:07.7359 |
31 | Gulf Western Oil | Michael Hector | Ford Falcon FG | 2:19.6984 | 0:11.1168 |
32 | Pacific Hoists & Hitachi | Nandi Kiss | Holden Commodore VE | 2:20.1781 | 0:11.5965 |