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Three Kiwis in Clipsal top ten

Shane van Gisbergen - Clipsail 500 Qualifying

Jason Richards, Fabian Coulthard and Shane van Gisbergen have all qualified in the top ten for the 2010 Clipsal 500 at Adelaide this morning.  Facing a 250 km race this afternoon
(Saturday) it is Jamie Whincup who again has dominated the early part of the weekend, taking pole position.  Alongsie of him is rival Holden driver Garth Tander, both blocking out a Ford second row of Mark Winterbottom and Paul Dumbrell.

 

Richards leads the Kiwis starting in fifth place.  Outside the top ten are Greg Murphy (12th) and Daniel Gaunt (28th)

 

More to follow......

 

Top Ten Shootout results - Clipsal 500
1     Jamie Whincup            Holden Commodore VE  5000        
2     Garth Tander             Holden Commodore VE  5000       
3     Mark Winterbottom        Ford Falcon FG       5000          
4     Paul Dumbrell            Ford Falcon FG       5000        
5      Jason Richards           Holden Commodore VE  5000          
6     Fabian Coulthard         Holden Commodore VE  5000        
7    Craig Lowndes            Holden Commodore VE  5000          
8    Lee Holdsworth           Holden Commodore VE  5000         
9     Shane Van Gisbergen      Ford Falcon FG       5000        
10   Tony D'Alberto           Holden Commodore VE  5000

 

 

 

Qualifying results Clipsal 500

Pos, Name, Car, Time

1    Garth Tander             Holden Commodore VE  5000          1:21.3155*

2    Paul Dumbrell            Ford Falcon FG       5000          1:21.5772  
3    Jamie Whincup            Holden Commodore VE  5000         1:21.6141  
4      Shane Van Gisbergen      Ford Falcon FG       5000         1:21.6590  
5      Jason Richards           Holden Commodore VE  5000         1:21.6925
6    Mark Winterbottom        Ford Falcon FG       5000         1:21.7426  
7    Lee Holdsworth           Holden Commodore VE  5000         1:21.8226  
8    Craig Lowndes            Holden Commodore VE  5000       1:21.8232
9      Fabian Coulthard         Holden Commodore VE  5000         1:21.8328  
10   Tony D'Alberto           Holden Commodore VE  5000         1:21.8359  
11   Todd Kelly               Holden Commodore VE  5000       1:21.9080
12     Greg Murphy              Holden Commodore VE  5000         1:21.9708
13   Steven Johnson           Ford Falcon FG       5000         1:22.0534  
14   Jason Bright             Holden Commodore VE  5000          1:22.0572  
15   Rick Kelly               Holden Commodore VE  5000    1:22.0968  
16    James Courtney           Ford Falcon FG       5000        1:22.1912  
17    Michael Caruso           Holden Commodore VE  5000          1:22.1924  
18    Steven Richards          Ford Falcon FG       5000        1:22.2065
19   Will Davison             Holden Commodore VE  5000      1:22.3856  
20   Russell Ingall           Holden Commodore VE  5000         1:22.3905
21    Tim Slade                Ford Falcon FG       5000       1:22.4129  
22   Jason Bargwanna          Holden Commodore VE  5000         1:22.7128  
23    Alex Davison             Ford Falcon FG       5000        1:22.7238  
24   Dean Fiore               Ford Falcon FG       5000        1:22.7405  
25    Jonathon Webb            Ford Falcon FG       5000       1:22.7853  
26   Karl Reindler            Holden Commodore VE  5000           1:22.8215  
27   Tony Ricciardello        Holden Commodore VE  5000          1:23.2665
28    Daniel Gaunt             Holden Commodore VE  5000        1:23.3133  
29   Andrew Thompson          Holden Commodore VE  5000        1:27.5393 

Media: SB Networks 13th Mar 10
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