Jamie Whincup was fastest in Clipsal 500 practice today ahead of Shane van Gisbergen and Paul Dumbrell.
JACK DANIEL'S RACING QUOTEBOARD
On The Hilltop Hoods going for a ride with Todd Kelly in Adelaide today ...
BAZ - DJ Debris:
"It was exhilarating. Just crazy. I think it was the braking that thrilled me more than the actual speed.
"You're going pretty quick and you see a corner and go 'argh!'
"I didn't really get to look around much. I was kind of focused straight ahead. It's amazing to do that in my home town for the first time."
DAN - MC Pressure:
"It was amazing. I didn't realise what a bad driver I am!"
"It's quite a different experience. You don't realise how powerful they are and how skilled the drivers are until you get in that seat.
"I think I need to trade in my car. I'm in awe of the event. Clipsal is a full on-event and it's always been well-spoken about.
"They put on such a massive event. It's awesome.
TODD KELLY - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
"That was cool," said Todd Kelly.
"That's one of the benefits of doing what we do. You get to do some pretty cool stuff.
"I'm a big fan and I've got all their songs on my iPod. I went and saw them when they played at Bathurst, so to take them for a ride in my Jack Daniel's Commodore was just awesome. I hope they enjoyed it."
On practice at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide today ...
RICK KELLY - #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
"Day one here the plan all along here was to use just one set of tyres," said Rick Kelly.
"The Jack Daniel's Commodore again wasn't ideal out of the box but it wasn't too bad.
"We had some braking dramas early but we seemed to fix those towards the end of the day.
"The car came good and we managed to sort it mid-session. At one point we were in P4 on the timesheets until people starting putting on new rubber, which we didn't do.
"I think we've got a decent qualifying car so we just need to work on it just a little bit for the race. We've got some changes we want to make overnight and so far it's mission accomplished and the weekend is going to plan."
TODD KELLY - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
"We tried a fair bit of stuff that we don't ordinarily run in the car today," said Todd Kelly.
"We've got a lot of new stuff that we are trying to develop, to further ourselves as a team, and it probably went a lot better than what I thought.
"It was a lot of work with a lot of stuff to get our heads round. It handles like a completely different car so we knew we'd never just come and be on the front row.
"When you're taking such a different approach to setting the car up you need to work on it but it's a lot better than what I expected.
"By the end of the weekend and over the next few events we can learn a fair bit of stuff and move forward from what our pace is at the moment."
RESULTS: Combined Practice
1. #1 Jamie Whincup 1:21.3729
2. #9 Shane Van Gisbergen 1:21.5271
3. #55 Paul Dumbrell 1:21.7511
4. #8 Jason Richards 1:21.8410
5. #888 Craig Lowndes 1:21.8708
6. #2 Garth Tander 1:21.9576
7. #24 Fabian Coulthard 1:21.9641
8. #6 Steven Richards 1:22.1188
9. #3 Tony D'Alberto 1:22.1237
10. #47 Tim Slade 1:22.1515
15. #7 Todd Kelly 1:22.4551
17. #15 Rick Kelly 1:22.4610
KEY FACTS:
- 2007 Clipsal 500 a career highlight for both Kelly brothers ...
* The Kelly brothers dominated the 2007 Clipsal 500 with Todd and Rick Kelly taking a win each
* Todd won the Saturday race as Rick finished in fourth
* On Sunday it was Rick who took victory with Todd just behind in second place
* Todd scored the most points for the weekend but as the Clipsal 500 is decided by the winner of the Sunday race it was Rick who took home the biggest trophy
* Rick's Clipsal 500 win came in his first event carrying the coveted number one following his V8 Supercar championship victory in 2006
* Rick Kelly also has a previous pole position at the Clipsal 500, setting the fastest time in the Top 10 Shootout in 2005
- Todd and Rick Kelly in a select class in Adelaide ...
* Todd and Rick Kelly are two of only five active drivers with race wins at the Clipsal 500
* The brothers have one race win each, with Todd winning the Saturday race in 2007 and Rick the Sunday race that same year
* The other three active drivers to take the chequered flag first in a race at the Clipsal 500 are all fellow Holden drivers in Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup and Jason Bright
V8 Supercar Championship Series Points Standings
After Race 4 of 26
1. Jamie Whincup 600
2. Mark Winterbottom 543
3. Shane Van Gisbergen 471
4. Craig Lowndes 447
5. James Courtney 420
6. Rick Kelly 392
7. Lee Holdsworth 372
8. Steven Johnson 296
9. Michael Caruso 294
10. Russell Ingall 270
27. Todd Kelly 102
CLIPSAL 500 DETAILS:
Circuit: Adelaide Parklands Street Circuit II
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Circuit Length: 3.22 kilometres
Format: 250km race Saturday and Sunday
2009 Attendance: 272,800 (four days)
2009 Pole Winner: Jamie Whincup
2009 Race 1 Winner: Jamie Whincup
2009 Race 2 Winner: Jamie Whincup
JACK DANIEL'S RACING DRIVERS AT CLIPSAL 500
Todd Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
2009 Qualifying: 24th
2009 Race One: Seventh
2009 Race Two: DNF
Event Debut: 200
Events: Ten
Races: 20
Best Qualifying: Second (2006)
Top 10 in Qualifying: Four
Best Race Finish: First (Race 1 – 2007)
Top 10 Finish in Race: 11
Event Podium – Second in 2007
Rick Kelly - #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
2009 Qualifying: 17th
2009 Race One: 10th
2009 Race Two: 10th
Event Debut: 2002
Events: Eight
Races: 15 (DNS Race 2 – 2002)
Best Qualifying: Pole (2005)
Top 10 in Qualifying: Two
Best Race Finish: First (Race 2 - 2007)
Top 10 Finish in Race: 10
Event Winner – 2007
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Times below are Australian Central Daylight Savings Times (SA - GMT + 10.5 hours)
Friday 12 March 2010
11:00am – 11:30am: Practice 1 (Rookies & Lower 50%)
2:15pm – 2:45pm: Practice 2
3:40pm – 4:10pm: Practice 3
Saturday 13 March 2010
10:30am – 10:50am: Qualifying
11:30am: Top 10 Shootout
2:35pm: Race 1 (Series Race 5) – 78 laps
Sunday 14 March 2010
11:00am –11:20am: Qualifying
2:35pm –Race 2 (Series Race 6) – 78 laps
TELEVISION SCHEDULE – SEVEN NETWORK
Times subject to amendment – please check local guides
Saturday 13 March 2010
2:00pm – 5:30pm (V8 Supercars Race 1)
Sunday 14 March 2010
2:00pm – 5:30pm (V8 Supercars Race 2)
NB: Telecast 30 minutes earlier each day in South Australia.
