Van Gisbergen, De Pasquale on front row

DUEL RACE 1

Just five thousandths of a second separated the top two drivers in the BP Supercars All Stars Eseries in the opening duel race at Michigan Speedway.

In the end it was current Coates Hire Leaderboard points leader Shane van Gisbergen, who earlier claimed ARMOR ALL Pole in qualifying who edged out Scott McLaughlin.

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Lee Holdsworth, who had his best qualifying record looked set to upstage the two frontrunners on the final lap, but a tangle with McLaughlin and then Brad Jones Racing’s Brut Military Commodore of Todd Hazelwood ended his hopes of moving further up the grid.

The result of Duel Race 1 has determined what order the inside lane will start in the opening race of the night, the result of Duel Race 2 will determine the outside lane.

The opening race of the night, starting just after 7pm AEST will be a 28-lap sprint around the Michigan Oval.

Results:

1. Shane van Gisbergen

2. Scott McLaughlin

3. Todd Hazelwood

4. Jake Kostecki

5. Lee Holdsworth

6. Jamie Whincup

7. Michael Caruso

8. Scott Pye

9. Garry Jacobson

10. Chris Pither

11. Jack Le Brocq

12. Rick Kelly

13. Nick Percat

14. Alex Davison

15. Christian Lundgaard

16. James Courtney

DUEL RACE 2

It’s become apparent that as sure as the sun will rise, Shane van Gisbergen and Anton De Pasquale will start on the front row of the grid in the BP Supercars All Stars Eseries.

De Pasquale had his worst ever qualifying result, sixth in the ARMOR ALL Qualifying session, which determined which duel race drivers started in ahead of tonight’s Race 27.

Shane van Gisbergen claimed provisional pole and then edged out Scott McLaughlin for top spot on the grid in Duel Race 1.

In Duel Race 2 it was Chaz Mostert who started from the front but on the final lap it was De Pasquale and Brad Jones Racing’s Macauley Jones who were in a two-way battle.

In the end De Pasquale edged Jones by 0.047 which means yet again he and van Gisbergen will start on the front row in the virtual series.

Tonight’s wildcards were formidable in qualifying.

Dunlop Super2 Series driver Jordan Boys will start from 10th position, Tickford’s Michael Caruso will start from 13th, Repco Mustang driver Aaron Seton will start 20th while Danish F1 prodigy Christian Lundgaard will start alongside drifting champion, Mad Mike near the back of the pack.

The result of Duel Race 1 has determined what order the inside lane will start in the opening race of the night, the result of Duel Race 2 will determine the outside lane.

Results:

1. Anton De Pasquale

2. Macauley Jones

3. Chaz Mostert

4. Bryce Fullwood

5. Jordan Boys

6. Cameron Waters

7. Zane Goddard

8. Mark Winterbottom

9. Fabian Coulthard

10. Aaron Seton

11. Jack Smith