TeamVodafone has continued from where it left off yesterday at Phillip Island, with its two entries ending this morning’s penultimate practice session on top of the time sheets.
Jamie Whincup put in a pair of qualifying simulation runs in the final quarter of the 40 minute session – setting a best time of 1:33.01s that would not be beaten.
Mark Skaife improved on his final run in the #888 entry to cement second position, albeit some 0.59s adrift of Whincup.
Garth Tander (Toll Holden Racing Team) was third fastest, ahead of Steve Owen (VIP Petfoods Racing) and the Rick Kelly/Owen Kelly Jack Daniel’s Racing Commodore.
Skaife was one of several drivers to venture off-course during the session, with the defending race winner running down the escape road at Turn 4 during his first run.
A strong tail wind down the front straight also caused difficulties, with the #18 Jim Beam Racing and #4 Irwin Racing Falcons both emerging unscathed from separate Turn 1 offs.
The Team BOC Commodore ended the session parked on the grass at the inside of the final corner, believed to be out of fuel.
See below for the Practice 4 order
| 1 | TeamVodafone | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.0087 |
| 2 | TeamVodafone | Mark Skaife | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.5993 |
| 3 | Toll Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.8049 |
| 4 | VIP Petfoods | Steve Owen | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.8304 |
| 5 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | R.Kelly/O.Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.9263 |
| 6 | SP Tools Racing | S.Van Gisbergen/J.McIntyre | e rd Falcon FG | 1:33.9518 |
| 7 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | T.Kelly/David Russell | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.9553 |
| 8 | Pepsi Max Crew | G.Murphy/A.Simonsen | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.0065 |
| 9 | Jana Living Racing | J.Bargwanna/S.Price | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.0546 |
| 10 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | L.Holdsworth/G.Ritter | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.1668 |
| 11 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | M.Caruso/M.Marshall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.2082 |
| 12 | Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon | M.Winterbottom/S.Richards | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.2164 |
| 13 | Mother Energy Racing Team | Jonathon Webb | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.3302 |
| 14 | Stratco Racing | D.Reynolds/T.Blanchard | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.3421 |
| 15 | Toll Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.4149 |
| 16 | Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing | David Wall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.4934 |
| 17 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Jack Perkins | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.5027 |
| 18 | Jim Beam Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.5280 |
| 19 | Trading Post FPR Falcon | W.Davison/L.Youlden | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.5908 |
| 20 | Irwin Racing | A.Davison/D.Brabham | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.7438 |
| 21 | Team Boc | J.Bright/A.Jones | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.8113 |
| 22 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | P.Dumbrell/D.Canto | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.8659 |
| 23 | Jim Beam Racing | James Moffat | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.9618 |
| 24 | Triple F Racing | Michael Patrizi | Ford Falcon FG | 1:35.0345 |
| 25 | Gulf Western Oil Racing | W.Luff/N.Pretty | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:35.0543 |
| 26 | Lucky 7 Racing | T.Slade/D.Gaunt | Ford Falcon FG | 1:35.1366 |
| 27 | Wilson Security Racing | T.D’Alberto/D.Wood | Ford Falcon FG | 1:35.1930 |
| 28 | Bundaberg Racing | F.Coulthard/C.Baird | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:35.3069 |
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