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Rain played a factor in the first qualifying for the Sydney 500.The track dried at the end but several top drivers will not have a shot at the pole; including Whincup!

First Jamie Whincup did not make it into the top 10 chasing for the pole, and then Will Davison made unusual errors. Tim Slade is one happy pole winner in the V8 Supercars Australia season finale weekend.

Top performance by Coulthard puts him in prime spot for Friday's race.

Jamie Whincup was just two-hundredths of a second quicker than Fabian Coulthard in Saturday's qualifying for the first part of the 60/60 split race format

Fabian Coulthard and Shane van Gisbergen nailed down the front row in Melbourne as the V8 Supercars teams prepare for the first of the two non-points race. Jason Bright was second in qualifying but had to pay a penalty.

Shane van Gisbergen hails from New Zealand and today he grabbed the pole for the V8 Supercars Clipsal 500 beating Craig Lowndes and Mark Winterbottom the fastest lap.

Shane van Gisbergen lands his second pole of the weekend in the V8 Supercars opening event in Adelaide, Australia.