Jack Daniel's Racing drivers Todd and Rick Kelly have both made a solid start to the Bigpond 300 with solid performances at Barbagallo Raceway in Western Australia today.

Todd Kelly was the fastest driver in the first part of today's practice aboard his #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore, following up that result with fourth and 10th fastest times in the second and third segments respectively.

Brother Rick Kelly was also pleased with his day's work in preparation for this weekend's two races in his #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodores as he worked at getting a sound race set-up, only using one set of tyres in practice today.

Jamie Whincup was fastest in final practice today at Barbagallo Raceway ahead of Fabian Coulthard and James Courtney.

JACK DANIEL'S RACING QUOTEBOARD

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

"We're both reasonably happy," said Todd Kelly.

"The Jack Daniel's Commodore was probably close to perfect out of the truck and the biggest thing was just the unknown of the tyre quality through the field.

"So I didn't really know where we are at and we will not know until we go out for qualifying and everyone is on greens.-

"I think we're sitting reasonably well so far."

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

"Our Jack Daniel's Commodore was pretty reasonable straight out of the truck today," said Rick Kelly.

"We wanted to save as many tyres as we could for tomorrow, which meant that towards the end of practice our rears were a little bit old.

"We made a fair few changes, some good and some bad, and it was just enough for us to pick a package that was pretty reasonable.

"When we're on the same tyres as the other guys we're in the top five. So with any luck tomorrow when we have greens on we should be towards the front a little bit more.

"I'm pretty happy with today. We found a lot that worked and with us coming to a track that is perhaps a little bit different to some of the others that we're used to, it's a good start.

"It looks like after the weekend, at this stage, we will be able to tick the box for having good car speed at this track, when we come back for next t year."

RESULTS: Practice - Part C
1. #1 Jamie Whincup 57.0626
2. #111 Fabian Coulthard 57.3841
3. #18 James Courtney 57.5238
4. #22 Will Davison 57.5771
5. #6 Steven Richards 57.5823
6. #5 Mark Winterbottom 57.7941
7. #11 Jack Perkins 57.8024ds
8. #25 Jason Bright 57.8332
9. #14 Cameron McConville 57.9434
10. #7 Todd Kelly 57.9538
18. #15 Rick Kelly 0:58.0806

RESULTS: Practice - Part B
1. #18 James Courtney 57.8434
2. #1 Jamie Whincup 57.8695
3. #111 Fabian Coulthard 57.9219
4. #7 Todd Kelly 57.9482
5. #17 Steven Johnson 58.0338
6. #888 Craig Lowndes 58.0752
7. #15 Rick Kelly 58.1077
8. #2 Garth Tander 58.1233
9. #8 Jason Richards 58.1399
10. #333 Michael Patrizi 58.1637

RESULTS: Practice - Part A
1. #7 Todd Kelly 58.1968
2. #111 Fabian Coulthard 58.2745
3. #51 Greg Murphy 58.3137
4. #25 Jason Bright 58.4589
5. #55 Tony D'Alberto 58.6272
6. #67 Tim Slade 58.6434
7. #3 Jason Bargwanna 58.7221
8. #4 Alex Davison 58.7705
9. #12 Dean Fiore 58.9799
10. #333 Michael Patrizi 58.9907

KEY FACTS:

- Rick Kelly a double podium placegetter in Perth ...

* Rick Kelly scored third overall at Barbagallo Raceway in 2004 and second overall in 2007.
* Kelly also picked up two trophies two weeks ago at Phillip Island - the first two trophies for Kelly Racing
* Todd Kelly's best overall finish in Perth is fourth place in 2003

- Dunlop's soft tyre is back for the Bigpond 300 at Barbagallo Raceway

* This weekend's event in Perth is the first event with the option tyre since Queensland Raceway in August

2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Points Standings after Race 22 of 26
1. Jamie Whincup 2905
2. Will Davison 2783
3. Garth Tander 2565
4. Craig Lowndes 2292
5. Mark Winterbottom 1964
6. Steven Johnson 1961
7. Rick Kelly 1925
8. Lee Holdsworth 1817
9. James Courtney 1790
10. Russell Ingall 1676
17. Todd Kelly 1423

JACK DANIEL'S RACING DRIVERS AT BARBAGALLO:

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

Last time at Barbagallo ...

2008 Qualifying: Eighth
2008 Race One: Ninth
2008 Race Two: Eighth
2008 Race Three: DNF

Debut: 2001
Events: Eight
Races: 24
Best Qualifying: Third (2006)
Top 10 in Qualifying: Five
Best Race Finish: Second (Race 3 - 2003)
Top 10 Finish in Race: 16

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

Last time at Barbagallo ...

2008 Qualifying: Seventh
2008 Race One: Sixth
2008 Race Two: Fifth
2008 Race Three: Sixth

Debut: 2002
Events: Seven
Races: 21
Best Qualifying: Second (2007)
Top 10 in Qualifying: Five
Best Race Finish: Second
Race Two - 2004
Race One - 2007
Race Two - 2007
Top 10 Finish in Race: 13

BIGPOND 300 DETAILS:

Circuit: Barbagallo Raceway
Location: Wanneroo, Western Australia
Circuit Length: 2.415 kilometres
Format: 100km race Saturday and 200km race Sunday
2008 Pole Position: Mark Winterbottom
2008 Race One Winner: Mark Winterbottom
2008 Race Two Winner: Mark Winterbottom
2008 Race Three Winner: Mark Winterbottom

 

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
All times are local Australian Western Standard Time (WA)
Add three hours for Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time

Friday 20 November 2009
12:25pm - 1:00pm: Practice - Part A
1:15pm - 2:05pm: Practice - Part B
2:45pm - 3:35pm: Practice - Part C

Saturday 21 November 2009
9:30am - 9:50am: Qualifying - Leg 1
9:55am - 10:10am: Qualifying - Leg 2
10:25am - 10:55am: Top 10 Shootout
1:05pm: Race 1 (Series Race 23) - 42 laps

Sunday 22 November 2009
10:00am - 10:20am: Qualifying (for Race 2)
12:35pm: Race 2 (Series Race 24) - 84 laps

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

Saturday 21 November 2009
2:00pm - 5:00pm AEDST

Sunday 22 November 2009
2:00pm - 5:00pm AEDST