SP Tools Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen didn’t fare any better than his team-mate
SP Tools Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen didn’t fare any better than his team-mate, taken out on the first lap by a spinning Michael Caruso.
Van Gisbergen put in a fantastic qualifying effort in his first Barbagallo appearance, claiming 10th on the grid.
The SP Tools Racing driver made a steady start only to be the innocent party in an incident involving Jason Bright, Michael Caruso and Greg Murphy at the last corner on lap one.
Van Gisbergen came straight into the pits for repairs but was unable to rejoin the race. The SBR crew will repair the SP Too ls Racing Falcon overnight in time for race two tomorrow.
The JELD-WEN Motorsport and SP Tools Racing Falcons will be back on track at 10:15am for race two before the third and final race at 2:00pm.
Shane van Gisbergen, #9, SP Tools Racing Falcon
“The hit from Caruso took me by surprise.
“I was coming out of th e corner and had the power down and all of a sudden I got drilled.
“I spun around a few times and went straight into the pits but we couldn’t get the SP Tools Falcon back out on the track.
“It was a shame that we couldn’t carry on after a really good qualifying session. It was great to be in the top ten again.
“I guess I will have plenty of passing practice tomorrow.”
Race 1
1. Mark Winterbottom
2. Mark Skaife
3. Garth Tander
4. Steven Richards
5. Craig Lowndes
6. Rick Kelly
7. Jamie Whincup
8. Will Davison
9. Todd Kelly
10. Cameron McConville
20. James Courtney
DNF Shane van Gisbergen
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