Rick Kelly takes final pole of 2007.
By Matthew Agius
Defending V8 Supercar Champion, Rick Kelly, has taken the pole position in the final ꦗqualifying of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series at the Dunlop G🌳rand Finale, Phillip Island.
Kelly claimed pole at the circuit where he raised his 2006 championship trophy, after completing twenty laps of t🃏he Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit.
He led Mark Skai🦹fe in the lead Holden Racing Team Commodore, by almost tw💙o tenths of a second.
By Matthew Agius
Defending V8 Sဣupercar Champion, Rick Kelly, has taken the pole position in the final qualifying of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series෴ at the Dunlop Grand Finale, Phillip Island.
Kelly claimed pole at the circuit where he raised his 2006 championship trophy, after completing twenty laps of the💯 Phillip Island Grꦏand Prix circuit.
He led Mark Skaife in the lead Holden Racing Te🦂am Commodore, by almost two tenths of a second.
Champ🐲ionship leader, Jamie Whincup, was third in the Team Vodafone BF Fal𒁃con, putting in a solid qualifying after placing down the order in Friday practice.
Todd Kellyꦺ was fourth in qualifying after a strong showing during practice - again delivering the Holden Racing Team two cars in the top five during a session this weekend.
Jason Richardsꦆ placed fifth for Tasman Motorsport - well ahead of team mate Greg Murphy who qualified mid pack in fifteenth position.
Whincup's team mate, triple champꦺion Craig Lowndes, was sixth in the #888 Vodafone Falcon.
Despite being twenty-🔯one points adrift of his team mate in the championship race, Lowndes has qualified ahead of second-placed Garth Tander, and will be l꧋ooking at making the championship a one-two finish for Team Vodafone.
Tander will start on the fourth row, after a disappointing effort in qualifying saw his champi🏅onship rivals outshine and place higher than him.
It h♍as been shown throughout 2007 that Team Vodafone generally produces better 'race-cars' and Taꦉnder will be looking to show deadly speed in this afternoon's opening race and reel in his title rivals.
Mark Winterbottom was eighth for Ford Performance Racing after an off-track excursion saw him unable to collect a fifth pole for 2007.
Russell Ingall was ninth in his final qualifying session for Stone Brothers Racing, a✅nd will look to score his fi🌳nal championship points in a Ford.
Will Davison rounded out the top ten for Jim B𒁃eam 𓃲Racing.
Both Tander and Winterbottom were evenly locked at five poles apiece heading into this we🍬ekend's final round.
Despite neither driver claiming the front slot o🦂f the grid, Tander was announced as winner of the ArmorAll pole position award on count-back.
The Toll༺ HSV Dealer Team driver will hope to add a championship title to that award this weekend.
Th🦹is afternoဣon's opening race will begin at 3.45pm local time.
