Tomorrow will see separate practice, qualifying and qualifying heat races for each driver to determine the starting grid for Sunday's L&H 500.
Mark Winterbottom set the fastest time in practice today ahead of Jamie Whincup and the Brad Jones Racing Commodore of Jason Richards and Cameron McConville.
JACK DANIEL'S RACING QUOTEBOARD
Rick Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
"We had a tough first session, we tried a few things and didn't really make a lot of progress and then in the break we made a couple of significant changes on the Jack Daniel's Commodore and it went like a jet from the start of the second part of practice," said Rick Kelly.
"We learnt a lot about the tyres and the new compound as well. All in all we are pretty happy."
Todd Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
"Every now and then the Jack Daniel's Commodore was good on colder tyres, probably not too bad as a qualifying car, but we need to do a little bit of work and work out what to do with it for a race car set-up," said Todd Kelly.
"So far, so good. We are both comfortable in the car and both pretty similar on the track so it's all going to plan.
"The wind isn't a massive issue, when we did our track walk we went through all of that stuff. Over years and years of coming to this place we all have a handle on what that does to the handling of the car so our dramas are more chassis stuff and track grip level."
Ben Collins - #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
"It's all good - it's a learning experience, learning as quickly as possible on a new track, new tyre and a car that is not that familiar," said Ben Collins.
"Making good progress, Nathan has been using his experience to help guide the developments we are making.
"We are discussing the changes we will make to try and balance the car on these tyres. Hopefully the car will be a bit more comfortable tomorrow.
"Phillip Island is a fantastic circuit, a mixture of two tracks we have back home, Thruxton, which is fast, and Oulton Park, which has a lot of the gradient changes.
"So it's great fun and I really enjoy it. It also looks like a very good track for racing and there's lots of places where you can potentially pass but whether that's the case or not, we will see on Saturday."
Nathan Pretty - #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
"We are getting miles under our belt," said Nathan Pretty.
"It's been 12 months since I have been here. Ben hasn't even been here yet so it's a matter of getting comfortable with the car again and getting back in the groove.
"These boys that are driving them all the time ... it's not easy to just jump in again after a break. I felt like crying a couple of times (laughs)."
RESULTS: Combined Friday Practice
1. #6 M.Winterbottom/S.Richards1:33.7901
2. #888 C.Lowndes/J.Whincup 1:33.8128
3. #8 C.McConville/J.Richards 1:33.9456
4. #25 J.Bright/K.Reindler 1:34.0502
5. #22 C.Baird/P.Dumbrell 1:34.0747
6. #111 F.Coulthard/M.Patriz1:34.0849
7. #9 A.Davison/S.Van Gisbergen 1:34.1021
8. #18 W.Luff/J.Webb 1:34.2492
9. #7 R.Kelly/T.Kelly 1:34.3062
10. #2 W.Davison/G.Tander 1:34.4020
18. #15 B.Collins/N.Pretty 1:35.1090
JACK DANIEL'S RACING DRIVERS AT PHILLIP ISLAND:
Rick Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
2008 Qualifying: Sixth
2008 Qualifying Race (A): FIRST
2008 Race: Seventh (with Paul Radisich)
Todd Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
2008 Qualifying: 25th
2008 Qualifying Race (A): 19th
2008 Race: 13th (with Shane Price)
Nathan Pretty - #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
2008 Qualifying: 24th
2008 Qualifying Race (A): 21st
2008 Race: Eighth (with Jack Perkins)
Ben Collins - #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
V8 Supercar debut at Phillip Island.
2009 V8 Supercar Championship Standings
Championship Points - After Race 16 of 26
1. Jamie Whincup 2007
2. Will Davison 1824
3. Garth Tander 1479
4. Craig Lowndes 1478
5. Steven Johnson 1374
6. Mark Winterbottom 1332
7. Lee Holdsworth 1269
8. Russell Ingall 1187
9. James Courtney 1154
10. Michael Caruso 1134
11. Rick Kelly 1133
18. Todd Kelly 892
L&H 500 DETAILS:
Circuit: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Location: Phillip Island, Victoria
Circuit Length: 4.446 kilometres
Format: Two 14-lap qualifying races (Saturday - one per driver) and 113-lap race (Sunday - Both drivers)
2008 Qualifying Driver A Pole: Mark Winterbottom
2008 Qualifying Driver B Pole: Jamie Whincup
2008 Heat Race A Winner: Rick Kelly
2008 Heat Race B Winner: Jamie Whincup
2008 L&H 500 Winner: Garth Tander & Mark Skaife
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
All times are local Australian Eastern Standard Time
Friday 11 September 2009
12:40pm - 1:15pm: Practice A
1:30pm - 2:20pm: Practice B
3:00pm - 3:50pm: Practice C
Saturday 12 September 2009
9:10am - 9:40am: Practice (Driver A)
9:55am - 10:25am: Practice (Driver B)
11:05am - 11:25am: Qualifying (Driver A)
11:40am - 12:00pm: Qualifying (Driver B)
2:35pm: Qualifying Heat Race A (Driver A)
4:25pm: Qualifying Heat Race B (Driver B)
Sunday 13 September 2009
10:25am - 10:45am: Warm-Up
1:35pm: L&H 500 - Series Race 17 (113 laps)
*Race must end by 5:13pm AEST
TELEVISION SCHEDULE - SEVEN NETWORK
Times subject to amendment - please check local guides.
Saturday 12 September 2009
2:00pm - 3:00pm (Support Races)
3:00pm - 5:30pm (V8 Supercars)
Sunday 13 September 2009
12:00pm - 1:00pm (Support Races)
1:00pm - 5:30pm (V8 Supercars)
