3. ARMOR ALL Top Ten Shootout

2017 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 Results

Repco Supercars Championship
Sunday
ARMOR ALL Top Ten Shootout
Final
  • Session Type: Shootout
  • Date: Sun 26 Nov 2017
  • Start: 12:40
  • Finish: 13:10
  • Laps: 1 laps 
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Having stepped up from the Dunlop Series as the reigning Champion, McLaughlin made his debut in the 2013 V8 Supercar Championship. He made an impact immediately, qualifying in the ARMOR ALL Top 10 Shootout for his first official full-time race at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. 


McLaughlin went onto to take two Championship races wins and finished the 2013 season 10th in the Championship, earning him the the Mike Kable Young Gun Award, recognising rookie of the year. 


In 2014 McLaughlin had the opportunity to develop and race a new car, with Valvoline Racing GRM making the switch from Holden to Volvo and debuting the Volvo Polestar S60s at the first round in Adelaide. 


It proved to be a very successful year for GRM, Volvo Polestar Racing and Scott, winning 5 races, making 10 podiums and claiming 10 ‘Pole’ positions ending the year 5th in the Championship Standings and being awarded the coveted Barry Sheene Medal. 


Scott and Volvo have now proved that the Volvo will be a championship threat in 2015. 









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TEKNO Autosports’ Shane Van Gisbergen will be keen to build on the momentum that saw him finish last season as championship runner-up.


The talented New Zealander had his best season to-date in 2014, with eight wins (three at the non-championship Australian Grand Prix), and three pole positions – marking him out as a future champion with standout performances all year.


Van Gisbergen burst onto the V8 Supercars scene with Team Kiwi Racing in the middle of 2007. During a torrentially wet weekend of racing at Oran Park, Van Gisbergen finished 13th in one of the races and set the third-fastest lap in another.


Stone Brothers Racing became Van Gisbergen’s home from 2008 through to the end of 2012. In the early stages of his career, he demonstrated brilliant car control – especially in the wet weather.


As the New Zealander matured, his performances on-track became far more consistent – and he teetered on the brink of victory for a few seasons. Van Gisbergen broke through for his maiden win in the rain on New Zealand’s Hamilton Street circuit in 2011.


While Van Gisbergen scored more top-10 results in 2012, he was ready for new pastures in 2013 and switched to the TEKNO Autosports Holden outfit.


The change in scenery reinvigorated Van Gisbergen’s enthusiasm and he won on debut with his new team at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, and took Commodore’s historic 400th all-time race win in the final race of the year at the Sydney 500.









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The 2015 season provides a year of opportunities for David Reynolds after a positive end to 2014.


A podium finish at Sydney Olympic Park and front-of-field performances at the Gold Coast and Phillip Island put the momentum well and truly in the likeable larrikin's hands.


As he enters his fourth season with Prodrive Racing, consistency will be key for Reynolds, after a lacklustre 2014 season.


Reynolds won multiple Australian titles on his way to earning a seat in the V8 Supercars Championship, including the national Formula Ford Championship in 2004 and the 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup crown.


He made his V8 Supercars debut in the same year as an endurance driver at Sandown and Bathurst, before driving in the Dunlop Series the following year.


Fourth place in the development category led to a full-time drive in V8 Supercars in 2009 and while he was the highest-placed rookie that year, there was no full-time drive for 2010, necessitating a move back into enduro driver mode.


He moved back to the main series for 2011 and a number of attention-grabbing performances led to team owner Rod Nash securing his services.


Renowned as a bit of a joker, Reynolds is also one of the fittest drivers on the grid and a keen cyclist.









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A year of highs and lows for Mark Winterbottom saw the 2013 Bathurst champion finish in the top three of the championship standings in 2014.


In a high flying start to the year Frosty compiled four wins in New Zealand, Darwin and Winton, collecting 12 podium finishes overall and the Jason Richards Trophy while in New Zealand.


The feisty driving style he adopted in 2013 reappeared towards the end of the season where he claimed two podium finishes at Phillip Island. 


2015 sees Frosty enter his tenth season with Prodrive Racing with his sights firmly set on a maiden championship win.


Frosty is one of the most consistent drivers in the field and has finished in the top five in the championship every year since joining Prodrive Racing.


He gained Ford support in 2001 when he made the jump from karts to single-seater racing in the Victorian Formula Ford series.


After finishing runner-up in the national series two years later he made the move to V8 Supercars where in a Falcon he claimed the Development Series title at his first attempt. 


After finishing runner-up in the national series two years later he made the move to V8 Supercars where in a Falcon he claimed the Development Series title at his first attempt. 


A move to the main game the following year saw him impress and despite being in modest surroundings he did enough to attract the attention of Ford’s factory team.


He switched to PRA for 2006 where he stunned on debut to finish third overall against very experienced opposition and has been a frontrunner ever since.









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The form man of the last eight years in the V8 Supercars Championship, reigning champion Jamie Whincup has amazingly not finished out of the top two in the championship in that period.


Demon fast in karting, Whincup moved to Formula Ford in 2000 and was crowned Australian champion in 2002.


Spotted by Garry Rogers, he made his V8 Supercar debut at the Queensland 500 in 2002 before graduating to a fulltime position with the team a year later.


2003 proved to be difficult and Whincup found himself dumped come the end of the season, only able to scrape together an endurance seat in 2004.


Given a lifeline by Tasman Motorsport in 2005, Whincup responded in style, partnering the late Jason Richards to podium results at Sandown and Bathurst which paved the way to joining Triple Eight Race Engineering for 2006.


Winning in style on debut in Adelaide, Whincup would win Bathurst in partnership with Craig Lowndes.


He returned in 2007 to challenge for the title, winning four rounds on his way to becoming runner-up to Garth Tander by a mere two points.


In 2008 he would finish the job, winning six rounds, and backed it up in 2009, winning 11 races and sealing back-to-back titles.


After falling short in 2010, the Triple Eight ace struck back with force in 2011, making him just the second man after Norm Beechey to have won the championship in both a Ford and a Holden.


He then backed that up with 12 more race wins in 2012 to seal his fourth title. His record-equaling fifth championship win in 2013 cemented his place in the history books as he overcame a testing year in the all-new Car of the Future.


Last season though was one of the champion’s toughest as he overcome a mid-season slump with a new engineer to claim a record-breaking sixth title win at Phillip Island with one event to spare.









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Rick Kelly is one of Australia’s most high-profile V8 Supercars drivers, having tasted success at the highest level.


The Jack Daniel’s Nissan driver won the 2006 V8 Supercars Championship, and he also won the Bathurst 1000 two years in a row.


Now running his own team under the Nissan Motorsport banner, Kelly is hoping to not only take his team to the top, but bring his own racing fortunes back to the forefront.


After beginning in karts and following in the wheel tracks of his older brother Todd in Formula Ford, Rick clinched the Australian Drivers Championship in 2001 and made his V8 Supercar debut in the same year for Kmart Racing.


Stepping into the Holden Young Lions program, Rick was Rookie of the Year in 2002 and took over Todd's seat at Kmart Racing for the following season, culminating his first of two back-to-back Bathurst 1000 wins.


In 2006 he was in true championship form and his consistency was unbeatable. Despite only winning one individual race all season, Kelly took the title in controversial circumstances after a last race clash with Craig Lowndes at Phillip Island.


Kelly continued under the Walkinshaw Racing umbrella in 2007 and 2008 before Kelly Racing was formed. Rick took a number of wins for his own team before embarking on the Nissan project. 


In 2015, Rick aims to return his name as a regular winner in the V8 Supercars Championship.









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Michael Caruso was the leading charge for Nissan Motorsport in 2014, and he is looking to become an overall contender this year.


Caruso finished the 2014 season in 10th overall – the highest placed Nissan driver and the first time a Nissan has finished inside the top 10 in the new era of V8 Supercars racing.


With the Sydney-born driver sporting the factory colours of Nissan Nismo in 2015, Caruso is hoping to be fighting for more than just top 10s.


Caruso started his motorsport career in karting at the age of 11, winning countless titles. He stepped up to Formula Ford and Formula 3 before turning his attention to V8 Supercars racing in 2004. He competed in the Development Series, finishing second in the 2007 title before moving to the main series with Garry Rogers Motorsport.


Caruso collected a number of podiums and a race win before switching to Nissan at the start of the 2013 season.









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Coulthard started his career in karts before moving into Formula Ford in NZ. A trip to the Australian Grand Prix support races at Albert Park in 2002 proved his worth, he then jetted to England to compete in Formula Renault.


Coulthard joined the Porsche Carrera Cup, finishing third and best rookie in 2004, then was crowned champ in 2005.


He signed to drive with Paul Morris Motorsports, sharing a car with Alan Gurr and Steve Ellery in 2006/2007.


In 2008 linked with countryman Paul Cruickshank and an ex-Craig Lowndes BF Falcon and finished in the top 10 on six separate occasions.


In 2009 he returned with PCR and a brand new Triple Eight-built FG Falcon taking the car to his first-ever podium finish at Symmons Plains before moving across to Walkinshaw Racing in 2010 for two seasons, then joining BJR in 2012.


2013 proved to be a breakthrough year for Coulthard – two pole positions and twelve podium finishes. His sixth place finish in the drivers championship was a career best.


Coulthard continued his momentum in 2014 scoring 24 top ten finishes, three pole positions and six podiums.


2015 will see trucking giant Freightliner Trucks take over naming rights sponsorship.









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In a stellar breakout season for Mostert, 2014 saw the young driver crowned King of The Mountain in a thrilling last lap victory at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. 


The young gun proved his pace early last season with a victory in Perth, and a string of strong performances led to a competitive end to to the year, finishing seventh after a tight fight for fifth in the Championship.


A star in karts, Mostert dominated the field in the 2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship, winning an incredible 10 of the last 12 races in the series.


In 2011 he made his Dunlop Series debut in a Ford with Miles Racing before being snapped up by Prodrive Racing (Australia) after a stellar wet weather drive at Queensland Raceway, claiming a podium and pole position on debut.


In 2012 he competed in the Dunlop Series full-time with PRA, winning two rounds and finishing third in the series behind Scott McLaughlin and Scott Pye. If it had not been for penalty points, he would have been crowned champion.


He began 2013 driving an ex-Mark Winterbottom Falcon for MW Motorsport in the Dunlop Series and won the opening round at Adelaide before receiving a call-up through his PRA links to step up and take over the #12 Falcon at Dick Johnson Racing in the V8 Supercars Championship, where he reaped instant success, taking out a victory in Race 24 at Ipswitch.


2015 provides new opportunities for the 2010 Australian Formula Ford Champion, who is looking to perform more consistently across all events. 









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Todd Kelly is one of the most capped V8 Supercars drivers in the championship, and after clocking up his 200th V8 Supercars start at Phillip Island last November, Kelly is the third most-experienced driver in this year’s field (behind Craig Lowndes and Jason Bright). 


And his is one of the most successful, with 19 race wins, 28 podiums and a Bathurst 1000 victory under his belt.


Todd began his career in Formula Ford against Garth Tander and Marcos Ambrose and was one of the original four Holden Young Lions in 1997. He finished runner-up to now IndyCar star Scott Dixon in the Formula Holden title in 1998.


He then made his V8 Supercars Championship debut in 1999 and initially ran a part-time program as a Young Lions before being elevated to the Kmart squad in 2001 full-time alongside Greg Murphy, winning his first round at a wet Sandown in 2001.


A move to the Holden Racing Team in 2003 to partner Mark Skaife came next for Todd and victories dually followed, including the Sandown 500 in 2003, and the Bathurst 1000 in 2005.  


The elder of the Kelly brothers, Todd spent 10 years associated with TWR/Walkinshaw Racing through his involvement in the Young Lions, Kmart and HRT squads before moving in 2008 to Larry Perkins' Jack Daniel's Racing team.


Since setting up his own V8 Supercars team in 2009, Kelly hasn’t figured in the championship hunt, but you can never underestimate the 35 year old Victorian – there is still plenty of fight in him.









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Position / Driver / Team Fastest Lap Gap Lap Of
1
MCL › Scott McLaughlin ›
Driver number Shell V-Power Racing Team - Ford Falcon FG/X
01:10.5211 1 1
2
VAN › Shane van Gisbergen ›
Driver number Red Bull Holden Racing Aust - Holden Commodore VF
01:10.5502 0.029 1 1
3
REY › David Reynolds ›
Driver number Erebus Penrite Racing - Holden Commodore VF
01:10.6765 0.1554 1 1
4
WIN › Mark Winterbottom ›
Driver number The Bottle-O Racing Team - Ford Falcon FG/X
01:10.8429 0.3217 1 1
5
WHI › Jamie Whincup ›
Driver number Red Bull Holden Racing Aust - Holden Commodore VF
01:10.8665 0.3453 1 1
6
KEL › Rick Kelly ›
Driver number Sengled Racing - Nissan Altima
01:10.9438 0.4226 1 1
7
CAR › Michael Caruso ›
Driver number Nissan Motorsport - Nissan Altima
01:11.0045 0.4834 1 1
8
FCO › Fabian Coulthard ›
Driver number Shell V-Power Racing Team - Ford Falcon FG/X
01:11.0174 0.4963 1 1
9
MOS › Chaz Mostert ›
Driver number Supercheap Auto Racing - Ford Falcon FG/X
01:11.3532 0.832 1 1
10
TKE › Todd Kelly ›
Driver number carsales Racing - Nissan Altima
01:11.8448 1.3236 1 1
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