Video: Winterbottom takes pole for Townsville 400

Mark Winterbottom has fired a warning to his rivals by taking pole position in the ARMOR ALL Top 10 Shootout for this afternoon’s 200km race at the Castrol EDGE Townsville 400.

The reigning Supercars Champion pipped Craig Lowndes by 0.1 secs with an electrifying lap of 1min12.4077 to earn his place at the front of the grid.

Winterbottom won back-to-back races at the circuit last year and finished third yesterday behind Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen.

Top-10 Shootout

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Lap Of
1 Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG/X 01:12.4077 1 1
2 Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore VF 01:12.5102 0.1025 1 1
3 Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VF 01:12.5575 0.1499 1 1
4 Shane van Gisbergen Holden Commodore VF 01:12.5785 0.1709 1 1
5 David Reynolds Holden Commodore VF 01:12.6286 0.2209 1 1
6 Scott McLaughlin Volvo S60 01:12.7099 0.3022 1 1
7 Chaz Mostert Ford Falcon FG/X 01:12.8185 0.4108 1 1
8 Will Davison Holden Commodore VF 01:12.9003 0.4926 1 1
9 Scott Pye Ford Falcon FG/X 01:13.1264 0.7187 1 1
10 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VF 01:13.1273 0.7197 1 1