Jack Daniel's Racing team-mates Todd and Rick Kelly have qualified 14th and 16th respectively at the Nikon SuperGP on the Gold Coast today.

The brothers were disappointed to miss out on an appearance in tomorrow morning's Top 10 Shootout but are confident that there is more to come from both Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodores around the 4.47-kilometre street circuit.

In the first practice session of the day Todd Kelly was fastest, also catching attention for making contact with the tyre wall at the second chicane. The clash only caused cosmetic damage, with two new doors fitted to the #7 Jack Daniel's Commodore.

It was a hectic qualifying session today with several on-track incidents preventing drivers from completing a fast lap around the Surfers Paradise street circuit.

Mark Winterbottom won provisional pole in qualifying today ahead of Jamie Whincup and Russell Ingall.

JACK DANIEL'S RACING QUOTEBOARD

Rick Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:

"To be honest I'm a little bit disappointed with that because the Jack Daniel's Commodore is better than where I put it in qualifying," said Rick Kelly.

"On my first set of green tyres in that second qualifying session I made a couple of mistakes and we didn't really get a good time in.

"That put us a little bit out of sync and I didn't get a lap in on my second set of greens.

"It's just a bit of a bummer because it's difficult to pass around here so we're just going to have to pull a cat out of the bag tomorrow.

"I'd already bypassed a chicane when I came across the cars (Bright and Ingall) but I can see how it would have held some other cars up.

"There's been some crazy stuff go down today with the amount of red flags, but that's just part and parcel with everyone trying their best."

Todd Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:

"We had a top 10 car before that qualifying session but we obviously missed something there," said Todd Kelly.

"We hoped to be miles further up the order than that so both Rick and I are pretty annoyed.

"One of the biggest dramas out there was that on our last chance at a fast lap on our second set of tyres, (Mark) Winterbottom was dicking around through the first two chicanes before he pulled off.

"It messed up my flow through the first sector so who knows where we could have been, but we should have done better."

KEY FACTS:

- 2006 was a good year for Todd and Rick Kelly on the Gold Coast ...

* Todd Kelly won the V8 Supercar event held at the Surfers Paradise street circuit in 2006, qualifying on pole, winning Race 1 and finishing second in Race 2 and Race 3 to take the overall event win.

* Meanwhile, younger brother Rick Kelly qualified in 10th position, finished Race 1 in sixth place, Race 2 in fourth and winning Race 3, standing on the overall podium with Todd by collecting third place for the event in what was Rick Kelly's championship-winning season.

RESULTS: Qualifying
1. #5 Mark Winterbottom 1:49.2866
2. #1 Jamie Whincup 1:49.4796
3. #39 Russell Ingall 1:49.6480
4. #18 James Courtney 1:49.6538
5. #2 Garth Tander 1:49.7201
6. #22 Will Davison 1:49.7273
7. #10 Paul Dumbrell 1:49.7663
8. #6 Steven Richards 1:49.7716
9. #25 Jason Bright 1:49.7725
10. #888 Craig Lowndes 1:49.8324
14. #7 Todd Kelly 1:50.1569
16. #15 Rick Kelly 1:50.3497

RESULTS: Practice - Part C
1. #18 James Courtney 1:49.6366
2. #888 Craig Lowndes 1:49.9429
3. #5 Mark Winterbottom 1:49.9624
4. #25 Jason Bright 1:50.0130
5. #22 Will Davison 1:50.0360
6. #10 Paul Dumbrell 1:50.0736
7. #1 Jamie Whincup 1:50.1317
8. #9 Shane Van Gisbergen 1:50.4433
9. #51 Greg Murphy 1:50.4990
10. #6 Steven Richards 1:50.5619
13. #7 Todd Kelly 1:50.7582
20. #15 Rick Kelly 1:51.0980

RESULTS: Practice - Part B
1. #22 Will Davison 1:50.6771
2. #18 James Courtney 1:50.9680
3. #25 Jason Bright 1:51.0049
4. #1 Jamie Whincup 1:51.0196
5. #7 Todd Kelly 1:51.0295
6. #9 Shane Van Gisbergen 1:51.1235
7. #39 Russell Ingall 1:51.1257
8. #51 Greg Murphy 1:51.2837
9. #5 Mark Winterbottom 1:51.2953
10. #8 Jason Richards 1:51.4116
14. #15 Rick Kelly 1:51.5923

RESULTS: Practice - Part A
1. #7 Todd Kelly 1:51.5489
2. #25 Jason Bright 1:51.8827
3. #6 Steven Richards 1:51.9010
4. #3 Jason Bargwanna 1:52.2536
5. #111 Fabian Coulthard 1:52.4193
6. #51 Greg Murphy 1:52.4656
7. #55 Tony D'Alberto 1:52.8003
8. #24 David Reynolds 1:52.8475
9. #4 Alex Davison 1:52.8974

JACK DANIEL'S RACING DRIVERS AT SURFERS:

Rick Kelly - #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:

* 2006 Overall Event Third Place

2008 Qualifying: Ninth
2008 Race One: DNF
2008 Race Two: Sixth
2008 Race Three: Fifth

Debut: 2002
Events: Seven
Races: 18
Best Qualifying: Third (2004)
Top 10 in Qualifying: Four
Best Race Finish: First (Race 3 - 2006)
Top 10 Finish in Race: 12

Todd Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:

* 2006 Overall Event Winner

2008 Qualifying: Eighth
2008 Race One: Fourth
2008 Race Two: Seventh
2008 Race Three: Sixth

Debut: 2001
Events: Eight
Races: 21
Best Qualifying: Pole (2003 and 2006)
Top 10 in Qualifying: Six
Best Race Finish: First (Race 1 - 2006)
Top 10 Finish in Race: 11

2009 V8 Supercar Championship Standings
Championship Points - After Race 18 of 26
1. Jamie Whincup 2476
2. Will Davison 2383
3. Garth Tander 2038
4. Craig Lowndes 1947
5. Steven Johnson 1656
6. Mark Winterbottom 1574
7. Lee Holdsworth 1568
8. Rick Kelly 1516
9. Russell Ingall 1484
10. James Courtney 1436
16. Todd Kelly 1275
26. Jack Perkins 779
32. Mark McNally 339

NIKON SUPERGP DETAILS:

Circuit: Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
Circuit Length: 4.47 kilometres
Format: x4 34-lap races (two Saturday, two Sunday)
2008 Polesitter: Jamie Whincup
2008 Race 1 Winner: Jamie Whincup
2008 Race 2 Winner: Jamie Whincup
2008 Race 3 Winner: Jamie Whincup

 

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
All times are local Australian Eastern Standard Time (Qld)
Add 60 minutes for Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time

** SCHEDULE AND TV TIMES SUBJECT TO FINAL CONFIRMATION

Friday 23 October 2009
9:00am - 9:35am: Practice 1
11:05am - 11:55am: Practice 2
1:20pm - 2:10pm: Practice 3
4:25pm - 4:45pm: Qualifying Leg 1
4:50pm - 5:05pm: Qualifying Leg 2

Saturday 24 October 2009
9:00am - 9:55am: Top 10 Shootout
11:25am: Race 1 (Series Race 19) - Part A (34 laps)
3:15pm: Race 1 (Series Race 19) - Part B (34 laps)

Sunday 25 October 2009
9:15am - 9:35am: Qualifying (for Race 2)
11:05am: Race 2 (Series Race 20) - Part A (34 laps)
3:05pm: Race 2 (Series Race 20) - Part B (34 laps)

TELEVISION SCHEDULE - SEVEN NETWORK
Times subject to amendment - please check local guides.

Saturday 24 October 2009
12:00pm - 6:00pm AEDST

Sunday 25 October 2009
11:00am - 6:00pm AEDST