THE fight for pole position at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000

One Lap, One Chance For Glory

Red Hot Shot: Lockwood Racing's Fabian Coulthard will be second last out against the clock in this afternoon's Top 10 Shootout.

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6:00 AM Sat 6 October, 2012 Source: BigPond Sport

THE fight for pole position at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 is the central focus for 10 drivers at Mount Panorama today as the 50th year celebration event continues at Bathurst.
The fastest 10 drivers from yesterday’s 40-minute qualifying session will be forced to wait until 4.30pm AEST this afternoon in their bid for Bathurst pole position glory.
They – and indeed the rest of the field – will have a 50-minute practice session at 10.25am this morning before the Mountain plays host to the likes of the Porsche Carrera Cup, V8 Utes, Dunlop Series and Touring Car Masters for the afternoon.
Of the 10 drivers that will run against the clock this afternoon, there are three former Bathurst pole sitters in Mark Winterbottom, Garth Tander and Craig Lowndes that will take part in the Shootout.
Each of these three drivers have snared two pole positions on the Mountain, while one driver – Tim Slade – will make his first-ever appearance in the Top 10 Shootout at Bathurst.
As has been tradition with the Top 10 Shootout, the slowest of the 10 qualifiers – The Bottle-O Racing Team’s David Reynolds will be the first car onto the circuit – while Friday fast man Jamie Whincup will be last in his bid for his first Bathurst pole position.
The Shootout has decided pole position for the Bathurst endurance classic every year since it was first introduced in 1978.
It has determined the grid for the Bathurst race every year since; save for 1988 when the race was run as part of the Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship and FISA (known as the FIA today) did not permit the Shootout to count for grid positions and only prizemoney.
Keep checking back to the BigPond Sport V8 Supercars website throughout the day for updates from Mount Panorama.
Bathurst Shootout Experience (In Running Order)
1. David Reynolds, 1 Bathurst Shootout (7th in 2011)
2. Steve Owen, 1 Bathurst Shootout (6th in 2011)
3. Garth Tander, 12 Bathurst Shootouts (1st in 2008/2009)
4. Tim Slade, Bathurst Shootout Debut
5. Shane van Gisbergen, 2 Bathurst Shootouts (5th in 2011)
6. Craig Lowndes, 13 Bathurst Shootouts (1st in 1995/2005)
7. Will Davison, 3 Bathurst Shootouts (2nd in 2011)
8. Mark Winterbottom, 5 Bathurst Shootouts, (1st in 2007/2010)
9. Fabian Coulthard, 1 Bathurst Shootout (9th in 2008)
10. Jamie Whincup, 3 Bathurst Shootouts (3rd in 2010)