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Wilson and Bargwanna confident after Sandown Qualifying PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 15 September 2007
WPS/WOW Racing lead drivers Max Wilson and Jason Bargwanna are taking confidence into tomorrow’s Just Car Insurance 500 after performing well in qualifying at Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria today.

Both drivers turned in strong performances in qualifying today and stated their cars had the potential for even faster times. Wilson gave the new #8 WOW Racing Falcon a great qualifying debut by finishing in 12th position, missing the Top 10 Shootout by a mere 0.0551 seconds while setting a time only three tenths of a second shy of the fastest time.

Bargwanna meanwhile was unlucky not to progress to the second segment ofwpswowsandownpit-th.jpg qualifying, being bumped into 21st position after the chequered flag to deny the #10 WPS Racing Falcon progression into the next qualifying stage.

Earlier in the day Wilson and Bargwanna were joined by co-drivers Michael Caruso and Grant Denyer in setting strong lap times in the second practice session for the weekend.

Wilson ended that session with the third fastest time and Bargwanna was 11th quickest, reaffirming the pace of WPS/WOW Racing’s cars ahead of tomorrow’s 161-lap race.

Mark Winterbottom scored pole for the Just Car Insurance 500 today ahead of James Courtney and Todd Kelly.

WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY …

Max Wilson – #8 WOW Racing Falcon

“Our car ran well and I am pretty happy with our pace and result in qualifying today,” said Wilson.

“In saying that, I am a little unhappy at the same time because our car ran really well and I think we could have made the top 10 Shootout.

“We have a fair bit of time left in the car and we can still make improvements, so it was a little frustrating to watch the shootout from the garage.

“It’s all very encouraging because we have a new WOW car and this is only its second outing - just one wet test day and straight here to Sandown.

“With the pace and potential we showed today I am really looking forward to tomorrow.”

Jason Bargwanna – #10 WPS Racing Falcon

“We were sitting P13 in qualifying and felt that we had set a good time,” said Bargwanna.

“It just goes to show how close the category is, because we ended up being bumped after the chequered flag, which was really unfortunate.

“We have a really good WPS car this weekend and I think that on pace we would could have qualified in the top 15 without too many problems.

“I believe we have the car speed to move forward and it is a long race tomorrow. We have a strong race package and our cars suit this circuit, so I’m excited about our chances for tomorrow.”

Craig Gore – WPS/WOW Racing Team Owner

“The guys have come away from today fairly pleased and everything is on track for tomorrow,” said Gore.

“We have car speed that is probably stronger than our qualifying results indicate. It’s a long race tomorrow and I’m sure that we will move forward as the race progresses.

“The new WOW car is showing great speed very early on in its life and Bargs has also had good pace so far, so there is every indication that we are on track and the potential is there for the race.

“It’s important to have a good pit strategy and to not make any mistakes in these endurance races. The team is feeling good about this race and I can’t wait until tomorrow.”

RESULTS: Qualifying
1 Mark Winterbottom 1.10.6405
2 James Courtney 1.10.7277
3 Todd Kelly 1.10.7355
4 Garth Tander 1.10.7895
5 Jamie Whincup 1.10.7931
6 Steve Richards 1.10.8739
7 Will Davison 1.10.9616
8 Rick Kelly 1.11.0001
9 Jason Richards 1.11.3446
10 Russell Ingall 1.19.3509
11 Lee Holdsworth 1.10.7554
12 Max Wilson 1.10.7601
13 Alex Davison 1.10.7823
14 Richard Lyons 1.10.8428
15 Steve Owen 1.10.9802
16 Cameron McConville 1.10.9869
17 Jason Bright 1.11.0281
18 Shane Price 1.11.0284
19 Greg Ritter 1.11.0609
20 Glenn Seton 1.11.2925
21 Jason Bargwanna 1.11.3658
22 Marcus Marshall 1.11.3810
23 Shane Van Gisbergen 1.11.4615
24 Andre! w Jones 1.11.5038
25 Paul Dumbrell 1.11.5118
26 Paul Morris 1.11.5699
27 Warren Luff 1.11.7990
28 Jonathon Webb 1.11.8028
29 Fabian Coulthard 1.11.8885
30 Mark Noske 1.11.9127
31 Damien White 1.11.9297

RESULTS: Practice Three
1 Jamie Whincup 1.10.5974
2 Garth Tander 1.10.9571
3 Max Wilson 1.10.9807
4 Lee Holdsworth 1.11.0208
5 Rick Kelly 1.11.0218
6 Mark Winterbottom 1.11.0700
7 Alex Davison 1.11.0993
8 Russell Ingall 1.11.1315
9 Todd Kelly 1.11.1465
10 Greg Ritter 1.11.2720
11 Jason Bargwanna 1.11.3692
12 Steven Richards 1.11.3850
13 Richard Lyons 1.11.4146
14 Will Davison 1.11.4515
15 Paul Morris 1.11.4556
16 Andrew Jones 1.11.4581
17 Jason Bright 1.11.6! 295
18 Shane Price 1.11.6974
19 Steve Owen ! 1.11 2E6974
20 Warren Luff 1.11.7481
21 Cameron McConville 1.11.9417
22 Paul Dumbrell 1.11.9426
23 Jonathon Webb 1.12.9808
24 Glenn Seton 1.12.0484
25 Fabian Coulthard 1.12.0580
26 Damien White 1.12.0624
27 Shane Van Gisbergen 1.12.0624
28 Marcus Marshall 1.12.3282
29 Jason Richards 1.12.8683
30 Mark Noske 1.12.2286
EXC David Besnard

2007 V8 Supercar Championship Standings
After Round 8 of 14
1. Garth Tander 389
2. Rick Kelly 383
3. Jamie Whincup 317
4. Craig Lowndes 301
5. Todd Kelly 297
6. Mark Skaife 273
7. Mark Winterbottom 204
8. Will Davison 194
9. Steven Richards 187
10. Russell Ingall 181
11. James Courtney 168
12. Steven Johnson 156
13. Lee Holdsworth 128
14. Greg Murphy 122
15. Jason R! ichards 99
16. Jason Bright 55
17. Paul Morris 54
18. Max Wilson 54
19. Steve Owen 45
20. Paul Radisich 36
21. Dean Canto 34
22. Jason Bargwanna 34
23. Andrew Jones 19
24. John Bowe 17
25. Shane Price 16
26. Cameron McConville 16
27. Paul Dumbrell 8
28. Simon Wills 8
29. Fabian Coulthard 8
30. Jack Perkins 6
31. Shane Van Gisbergen 4
32. Alan Gurr 2

2007 V8 Supercar Team’s Championship
After Round 8 of 14
1. Toll HSV Dealer Team 772
2. Team Vodafone 618
3. Holden Racing Team 570
4. Ford Performance Racing 391
5. Jim Beam Racing 350
6. Stone Brothers Racing 349
7. Tasman Motorsport 221
8. Garry Rogers Motorsport 162
9. WPS/WOW Racing 88
10. Team Sirromet Wines 62
11. Fujitsu Rac! ing 57
12. Autobarn Racing 45
13. Team Kiwi ! Racing 4 0
14. Team BOC 27
15. Supercheap Auto Racing 24
16. Jack Daniel’s Racing 22
17. Glenfords Racing 17

V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
2007 SCHEDULE
Round 9 Just Car Insurance 500 September 14-16 (endurance event)
Round 10 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 October 4-7 (endurance event)
Round 11 Lexmark Indy 300 October 18-21
Round 12 Bahrain International Circuit November 1-3
Round 13 Symmons Plains November 16-18
Round 14 Phillip Island 30 November-December 2

Facts and Figures
Track History
Located in Melbourne the Sandown International Raceway was first opened in 1962. It held the Sandown International Cup, which featured world-famous drivers such as Stirling Moss and Bruce McLaren. Throughout the 1960s and 70s the race meetings continued to attract international stars along with the best of Australia's drivers. Australia's traditional Holden/Ford rivalry really surfaced at the track in the late 1960s and through the 1970s until Peter Brock won seven meetings in a row, out of a total of nine. The first 500 km race was held in 1984 and was named the Castrol 500.
Track Location: Princess Highway, Springvale, Vic
Circuit length: 3.1km
Circuit direction: Anti-clockwise
Average speed: 142 km/h
Maximum speed: 261 km/h
Current Qualifying Lap Record: Marcos Ambrose, Ford Falcon BA, 1:10.6006, 2004
Current Race Lap Record: Marcos Ambrose, Ford Falcon BA, 1:10.8251, 2004
2006 Pole Position: Garth Tander, Holden Commodore VZ, 1:10.6102
 
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