Saturday, 12 October 2013

Courtney and Murphy to start Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 fifth

The Holden Racing Team’s James Courtney and Greg Murphy will start the 2013 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 from fifth position.

After working hard to improve the performance of the #22 HRT VF Commodore throughout practice, Courtney was the seventh car out in this afternoon’s Top 10 Shootout and he posted a competitive first sector time of 0:52.4987. The 2010 Champion continued his fast, competitive form to post a very creditable 2:08.8310 lap.

Triple Eight Racing’s Jamie Whincup took pole position ahead of Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom and Brad Jones Racing’s Jason Bright.

The Great Race commences at 10:30am tomorrow (Sunday) - please check your local guides for full coverage information via the Seven Network.

James Courtney, #22 Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore:

“The car was pretty lively over the shoot-out lap but we managed to come in fifth.

“It’s a pretty good place to start – it’s such a long race and between Murph and me we have extensive experience around this place.

“We’re really looking forward to tomorrow and we’ll be giving it everything we’ve got.”