JACK DANIEL'S RACING QUOTEBOARD
RICK KELLY - #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
"I'm really happy with that," said Rick Kelly.
"Our first session was hindered a little bit by a few 'niggly' little dramas, which we ironed out.
"So the first comfortable lap I did in the car was at the start of our second session and after that we made another improvement and went quicker again.
"That time was good enough for second until people started bolting greens on.
"We made another couple of improvement for the first sector of the lap, which found us a few tenths and while we were running on older tyres as well.
"So I'm really happy with how the Jack Daniel's Commodore is going and originally we planned to bolt a set of greens on but I don't think we needed to so we saved them for qualifying.
"Provided the car does everything we expect it to on a set of greens, tomorrow should be a really good day for us, hopefully our best for the year."
TODD KELLY - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
"Today wasn't too bad for us," said Todd Kelly.
"There are parts on the track where our Jack Daniel's Commodore is just about the quickest car out there and there are other parts of the track where I'm probably between 15th and 20th fastest.
"So we need to get a little bit better balance and improve our overall lap time. But all the ingredients are already there.
"We can do a really good lap if the car is right so we need to sit down and decipher exactly what we need to do with the car to do a better job over a whole lap.
"If we can manage to achieve that overnight we will definitely be in for a good shot tomorrow."
RESULTS: Friday Practice (Combined Times)
1. #2 Garth Tander 1:23.2091
2. #1 Jamie Whincup 1:23.3350
3. #9 Shane Van Gisbergen 1:23.3632
4. #888 Craig Lowndes 1:23.4453
5. #4 Alex Davison 1:23.4505
6. #24 Fabian Coulthard 1:23.4632
7. #17 Steven Johnson 1:23.4931
8. #6 Steven Richards 1:23.6112
9. #22 Will Davison 1:23.6282
10. #3 Tony D'Alberto 1:23.6465
12. #15 Rick Kelly 1:23.6916
15. #7 Todd Kelly 1:23.7966
KEY FACTS:
- Todd and Rick have good form in New Zealand races ...
* The New Zealand leg of the V8 Supercar Championship Series was hosted at Pukekohe Park outside of Auckland from 2001 to 2007 and was a happy hunting ground for the Kelly brothers
* Rick Kelly won the final Pukekohe race in 2007 as well as winning that year's New Zealand event overall
* Todd Kelly also has a race win at Pukekohe, coming from Race 3 in the 2002 event. Todd stood on the podium at the 2003 event with third overall
* Since the event moved to the streets of Hamilton in 2008, Rick Kelly has finished in the top 10 in four out of the five races held
- New Zealand influence for Jack Daniel's Racing ...
* The Kelly brothers may proudly operate an Australian owned race team, but there is undeniable Kiwi influence with four employees of New Zealand heritage all a crucial part of the team
* Aaron Zampese (Number 1 mechanic on Todd Kelly's #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore) is a native of Hamilton, New Zealand
* Other Kelly Racing crew who hail from New Zealand are Brett Kennedy, Tim Keegan and Ben Eckstein
V8 Supercar Championship Series Points Standings
After Race 6 of 26
1. Jamie Whincup 771
2. Mark Winterbottom 714
3. James Courtney 696
4. Shane Van Gisbergen 630
5. Lee Holdsworth 573
6. Craig Lowndes 552
7. Rick Kelly 530
8. Paul Dumbrell 489
9. Michael Caruso 462
10. Steven Johnson 455
23. Todd Kelly 237
ITM 400 DETAILS:
Circuit: Hamilton Street Circuit
Location: Hamilton, New Zealand
Circuit Length: 3.4 kilometres
Average Speed: 141 km/h
Maximum Speed: 248 km/h
Format: 200 km race Saturday and Sunday
2009 Attendance: 121,836 (three days)
2009 Saturday Pole Position: Mark Winterbottom
2009 Saturday Race Winner: Jamie Whincup
2009 Sunday Pole Position: James Courtney
2009 Sunday Race Winner: Jamie Whincup
JACK DANIEL'S RACING DRIVERS AT HAMILTON
Todd Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
2009 Saturday Qualifying: 10th
2009 Saturday Race: Eighth
2009 Sunday Qualifying: 17th
2009 Sunday Race: 24th
Event Debut: 2008
Events: 2
Races: 5
Best Qualifying: 10th (2009 - Saturday)
Top 10 in Qualifying: One
Best Race Finish: Eighth (2009 – Saturday and 2008 – Race 1)
Top 10 Finish in Race: Two
Rick Kelly - #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
2009 Saturday Qualifying: Ninth
2009 Saturday Race: Seventh
2009 Sunday Qualifying: 13th
2009 Sunday Race: 14th
Event Debut: 2008
Events: 2
Races: 5
Best Qualifying: Third (2008)
Top 10 in Qualifying: Four
Best Race Finish: Second (2008 – Race One)
Top 10 Finish in Race: Four
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Times below are New Zealand Standard Time (GMT + 12 hours)
Friday 16 April 2010
10:05am – 10:30am: Practice 1 (Rookies & Lower 50%)
12:10pm – 12:40pm: Practice 2 (Rookies & Lower 50%)
2:20pm – 2:50pm: Practice 3
3:50pm – 4:20pm: Practice 4
Saturday 17 April 2010
10:30am – 10:50am: Qualifying
11:30am: Top 10 Shootout
3:05pm: Race 1 (Series Race 7) – 59 laps
Sunday 18 April 2010
11:00am –11:20am: Qualifying
3:05pm –Race 2 (Series Race 8) – 59 laps
AUS TELEVISION SCHEDULE – SEVEN NETWORK
Times subject to amendment – please check local guides
Saturday 17 April 2010
1:30pm – 5:00pm (V8 Supercars Race 1)
Sunday 18 April 2010
NSW/ACT/QLD: 12:00pm – 1:00pm and 3:45pm – 5:30pm (V8 Supercars Race 2)
VIC: 12:00pm – 3:00pm (V8 Supercars Race 2)
SA: 12:30pm – 1:30pm and 4:15pm – 6:00pm (V8 Supercars Race 2)
WA: 11:30am – 2:30pm (V8 Supercars Race 2)
NZL TELEVISION SCHEDULE – TV3
Times subject to amendment – please check local guides
Friday 16 April 2010
4:30pm – 5:30pm (V8 Supercars Practice)
Saturday 17 April 2010
12:00pm – 6:00pm (V8 Supercars Race 1)
Sunday 18 April 2010
12:00pm – 6:00pm (V8 Supercars Race 2)
