Rick Kelly has scored his second pole position of the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship at a soggy Norton 360 Sandown Challenge.
The Jack Daniel’s Racing driver traded fastest times with TeamVodafone’s Jamie Whincup throughout the 20 minute session.
Whincup’s 1:20.18s lap was good enough to hold the top spot with 14 minutes remaining, before Kelly improved to 1:20.02s and then 1:19.89s in the closing stages.
Kelly was assured pole when heavy rain returned inside the final four minutes.
Will Davison, Shane van Gisbergen, Tim Slade, David Reynolds, Paul Dumbrell, James Courtney, Steve Owen and Garth Tander rounded out the top 10 at the conclusion of the session.
Having set the fastest time in final practice yesterday, Mark Winterbottom failed to shine in today’s wet conditions and will start Race 25 from 17th position.
At the tail of the fied were Craig Lowndes and Alex Davison, who both complained bitterly of a lack of tyre temperature throughout the session.
See below for the full result
| 1 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:19.8997 | |
| 2 | TeamVodafone | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:20.1049 | 0:00.2052 |
| 3 | Trading Post FPR Falcon | Will Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:20.5047 | 0:00.6050 |
| 4 | SP Tools Racing | Shane Van Gisbergen | Ford Falcon FG | 1:20.8218 | 0:00.9221 |
| 5 | Lucky 7 Racing | Tim Slade | Ford Falcon FG | 1:20.8371 | 0:00.9374 |
| 6 | Stratco Racing | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:20.8709 | 0:00.9712 |
| 7 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | Paul Dumbrell | Ford Falcon FG | 1:20.8715 | 0:00.9718 |
| 8 | Toll Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:20.8825 | 0:00.9828 |
| 9 | VIP Petfoods | Steve Owen | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:21.0096 | 0:01.1099 |
| 10 | Toll Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:21.0517 | 0:01.1520 |
| 11 | Gulf Western Oil Racing | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:21.0545 | 0:01.1548 |
| 12 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Lee Holdsworth | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:21.2068 | 0:01.3071 |
| 13 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:21.2391 | 0:01.3394 |
| 14 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:21.2557 | 0:01.3560 |
| 15 | Mother Energy Racing Team | Jonathon Webb | Ford Falcon FG | 1:21.4529 | 0:01.5532 |
| 16 | Pepsi Max Crew | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:21.4619 | 0:01.5622 |
| 17 | Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 1:21.4697 | 0:01.5700 |
| 18 | Jim Beam Racing | James Moffat | Ford Falcon FG | 1:21.4767 | 0:01.5770 |
| 19 | Bundaberg Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:21.4839 | 0:01.5842 |
| 20 | Jim Beam Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon FG | 1:21.5109 | 0:01.6112 |
| 21 | Triple F Racing | Dean Fiore | Ford Falcon FG | 1:21.7235 | 0:01.8238 |
| 22 | Team BOC | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:21.7452 | 0:01.8455 |
| 23 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Michael Caruso | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:21.8672 | 0:01.9675 |
| 24 | Wilson Security Racing | Tony D’Alberto | Ford Falcon FG | 1:22.1046 | 0:02.2049 |
| 25 | Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing | Karl Reindler | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.2367 | 0:02.3370 |
| 26 | Jana Living Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.3825 | 0:02.4828 |
| 27 | TeamVodafone | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:22.3905 | 0:02.4908 |
| 28 | Irwin Racing | Alex Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:23.2293 | 0:03.3296 |
See below for Speedcafe.com’s Sandown Race Guide
