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Winterbottom on top

11 Oct 2014
He qualified fourth for today's shootout, but Frosty showed his pace this morning - going to the top in a chaotic practice session
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Mark Winterbottom has closed the final practice session ahead of the ARMOR ALL Top Ten Shootout today on top, recording a time better than yesterday's qualifying lap.

Winterbottom qualified fourth for today's Top Ten Shootout with a 2min06.2556, which he bettered by almost two tenths of a second in today's practice, ahead of Scott McLaughlin by a 0.0569sec margin.

Shane Van Gisbergen held the top spot for the majority of the session but finished third fastest, followed by Jason Bright, Scott Pye and Dale Wood's co-driver Chris Pither in sixth.

James Moffat was seventh fastest - the quickest Nissan of the 50 minute session - while James Courtney managed to clinch the top ten in eighth, after the HRT driver narrowly missed out on today's shootout - qualifying 11th.

Walkinshaw stable mate Oliver Gavin followed as ninth fastest in Nick Percat's HHA Commodre, while Craig Lowndes recorded the tenth quickest time after his spectacular shunt at turn two with Warren Luff saw the accomplished racer retire early from the session.

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After making heavy contact with the wall at turn seven and damaging the left front wheel, Todd Kelly's Altima was good enough for 11th fastest in practice.

Jack Perkins - who will later contest in today's top ten shootout - sat on the fringes of the top ten in the session, recording the 12th quickest time, while championship leader Jamie Whincup was 16th after his nasty shunt at the cutting during yesterday's qualifying.

Click here for the full results.

Stay tuned for the ARMOR ALL Top Ten Shootout later this afternoon, kicking off at 5.10pm.

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