Adelaide Supercars: Waters leads Sunday qualifying
Cam Waters will run last in the Top 10 Shootout on the streets of Adelaide after topping Supercars qualifying.
The Tickford Racing driver was consistently quick across the 15-minute session, going to the top early with a 1m19.669s.
That time was eclipsed by Shane van Gisbergen's 1m19.368s at the end of the first runs, but Waters was able to reclaim top spot with a 1m19.109s on his final run.
That secured provisional pole for Waters, who will be looking for a benchmark 11th pole of the season in the Top 10 Shootout.
Anton De Pasquale ended up second fastest courtesy of his final run while Chaz Mostert was another later improver, popping up in third.
Van Gisbergen slipped back to fourth after not improving on his second run, however the Kiwi was still happy after starting yesterday's race from last.
"It's pretty good. Better," he said. "The car is still pretty hard to drive, but we're in the show this time, which is good.
"Hopefully I'll stay somewhere in the front half of the 10 for the race it will make things a bit easier than yesterday."
Will Davison was fifth fastest followed by Will Brown, Andre Heimgartner and Broc Feeney.
Todd Hazelwood booked an emotional spot in the Shootout on what is his final day as a Matt Stone Racing driver. Adding to the emotion was that his MSR crew was at the track until after 3am repairing Hazelwood's Holden after his crash with Waters in yesterday's race.
"It's awesome, a great reward for the whole team," said Adelaide local Hazelwood. "We were here until half past three this morning trying to get the car fixed up after yesterday's melee.
"To stick the car in the Shootout after that hard work is a great feeling.
"Sometimes you've got to use frustration in a good way. It's fuelling the hunger today. Hopefully I can repay the team today after a result went begging yesterday."
David Reynolds was the final driver to book a Shootout berth after a late effort from Jack Le Brocq fell 0.001s short of 10th spot.
The Top 10 Shootout kicks off at 12:05pm local time.
Courtney details nightmare Adelaide build-up
Ford's parting message to Holden
Bourdais “surprised” Cadillac was beaten on pace in Rolex 24
Chip Ganassi Racing ace Sebastien Bourdais has expressed surprise that the Acura ARX-06 outperformed the similarly new Cadillac V-LMDh around Daytona.
Rolex 24: Meyer Shank Racing wins again, leads Acura 1-2
Meyer Shank Racing scored its second consecutive victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona with its Acura ARX-06 shared by Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud, leading home a one-two for Honda's prestige brand.
Stunning Porsche Rolex 24 comeback halted by technical gremlin at Daytona
Porsche’s Nick Tandy stormed back into contention for the overall lead fight in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, only for his 963 to be struck by a technical failure that sent it to the garage.
Webber: Red Bull will remain "dangerous" threat in F1 2023 title fight
Mark Webber believes Red Bull will remain the “most dangerous team” in Formula 1 in 2023 despite facing penalties for its cost cap breach.
Motorsport.com writers' most memorable moments of 2022
The season just gone was a memorable one for many of our staff writers, who are fortunate enough to cover motorsport around the world. Here are our picks of the best (and in some cases, most eventful) from 2022.
Why Courtney and Tickford are a dream match
James Courtney has been around the block in his motorsport career it's fair to say. After a single-seater career cut short, he's won everything there is to win in Supercars. Following a rocky ride recently in the Australian category, he's found a happy hunting ground with Tickford Racing.
How taming his temper shaped Supercars' slow-burn star
His decision to leave Brad Jones Racing was the biggest shock of the Australian Supercars silly season so far. But for Nick Percat, it comes as the culmination of a personal journey that has made him into one of the most rounded drivers in the series, now in search of a seat that can make him a champion
Why replacing Supercars' GOAT with a teenager is worth the risk for T8
On the face of it, picking an 18-year-old rookie to replace arguably the greatest Supercars driver of all time is a risky move. But as Jamie Whincup takes up a team principal role and hands his car to Broc Feeney, it's one that he is confident will be rewarded in the fullness of time - time which wasn't afforded to Whincup in his early days
How Randle went from fighting cancer to battling for Supercars contention
After his fledgling career was paused by a battle with testicular cancer, Thomas Randle then had to wrestle with finding a drive in Supercars after he got the all-clear. It's been a long road for the Melbourne native but, after two lengthy battles, he's finally got a full-time drive to look forward to
How crisis talks over Supercars’ Gen3 future could leave it without a paddle
With Supercars’ Gen3 era on the horizon, a shift is set to take place – in more ways than one – but, as has become clear in recent weeks, the plan to bin the stick and use paddles with electronic assisted shift has been met with fierce opposition
Can DJR still be a Supercars powerhouse after Penske?
Roger Penske's whirlwind Australian Supercars sojourn is over. After six seasons, three drivers' titles, three teams' championships and a Bathurst 1000 crown, The Captain has sold his controlling stake in Dick Johnson Racing back to the squad and walked away from the category.
Can Whincup be Triple Eight's ruthless leader?
Supercars' most successful team of the past 15 years is set for a radical shakeup next year when Jamie Whincup retires from driving and takes over the reins at Triple Eight. But does he have what it takes to be the new Roland Dane?
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.