Garth Tander has taken provisional pole position for Race 21 of the Armor All Gold Coast 600 in a rain affected qualifying session in Surfers Paradise.
The Toll Holden Racing Team driver put down two quick laps early to sit at the top of the times when rain arrived after just eight minutes.
The weather saw all 28 cars return to the pits, and ensured no one could improve on their early times during the remaining 22 minutes.
Steve Owen (VIP Petfoods Racing) was just 0.067s behind Tander to be second fastest, while Jamie Whincup (TeamVodafone), Alex Davison (IRWIN Racing) and Lee Holdsworth (Fujitsu Racing) filled third through fifth.
James Courtney (Toll Holden Racing Team), Will Davison (Trading Post FPR), Shane van Gisbergen (SP Tools Racing), Rick Kelly (Jack Daniel’s Racing) and James Moffat (Jim Beam Racing) complete the top 10 the shootout field.
The second TeamVodafone entry of Craig Lowndes/Andy Priaulx will start down in 15th position. A mechanical problem forced Lowndes to pit on his out-lap in the 30 minute session, hampering his ability to set a quick early time.
Mark Winterbottom, who set the pace in Practice 1 yesterday morning, was also badly affected by the onset of rain. The Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon will line-up 17th for this afternoon’s race.
The Top 10 Shootout is set to take place at 1050 local time.
See below for the full qualifying result
| 1 | Toll Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:11.7238 | |
| 2 | VIP Petfoods | Steve Owen | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:11.7909 | 0:00.0671 |
| 3 | TeamVodafone | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:11.8651 | 0:00.1413 |
| 4 | Irwin Racing | Alex Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.9228 | 0:00.1990 |
| 5 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Lee Holdsworth | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:11.9527 | 0:00.2289 |
| 6 | Toll Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.0940 | 0:00.3702 |
| 7 | Trading Post FPR Falcon | Will Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 1:12.1187 | 0:00.3949 |
| 8 | SP Tools Racing | Shane Van Gisbergen | Ford Falcon FG | 1:12.2082 | 0:00.4844 |
| 9 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.2888 | 0:00.5650 |
| 10 | Jim Beam Racing | James Moffat | Ford Falcon FG | 1:12.4146 | 0:00.6908 |
| 11 | Bundaberg Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.4327 | 0:00.7089 |
| 12 | Stratco Racing | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.4927 | 0:00.7689 |
| 13 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.5084 | 0:00.7846 |
| 14 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Michael Caruso | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.5576 | 0:00.8338 |
| 15 | TeamVodafone | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.6454 | 0:00.9216 |
| 16 | Mother Energy Racing Team | Jonathon Webb | Ford Falcon FG | 1:12.8150 | 0:01.0912 |
| 17 | Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 1:12.8154 | 0:01.0916 |
| 18 | Pepsi Max Crew | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.9056 | 0:01.1818 |
| 19 | Gulf Western Oil Racing | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.9841 | 0:01.2603 |
| 20 | Jim Beam Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.0016 | 0:01.2778 |
| 21 | Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing | Karl Reindler | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.4378 | 0:01.7140 |
| 22 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.5354 | 0:01.8116 |
| 23 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | Paul Dumbrell | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.5363 | 0:01.8125 |
| 24 | Lucky 7 Racing | Tim Slade | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.5540 | 0:01.8302 |
| 25 | Wilson Security Racing | Tony D’Alberto | Ford Falcon FG | 1:13.6604 | 0:01.9366 |
| 26 | Jana Living Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:13.8961 | 0:02.1723 |
| 27 | Westrac Racing | Dean Fiore | Ford Falcon FG | 1:14.0163 | 0:02.2925 |
| 28 | Team Boc | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:17.0165 | 0:05.2927 |
See below for Speedcafe.com’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 Race Guide
