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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cObviously had really good pace in the last race and I was able to pull away. Then today, it\u2019s been on rails again.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been able to do the laps consistently and have margin as well. Just super stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anton De Pasquale was the standout for Team 18 as he surged from sixth to second with a time 0.1469s adrift of Payne.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom where we were yesterday in qualifying 17th on that tyre and not having too much direction with it to turn it around and be on the front row today is awesome,\u201d said De Pasquale.<\/p>\n
\u201cCar hooked up. We were getting better with every run and every change. We\u2019ll see what that translates to in the race.<\/p>\n
\u201cMatt\u2019s lap was super. You could tell as soon as he got through Turn 1 and Turn 2 his thing was hooked up and ready to go. Happy to make up some spots and be in the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having qualified eighth provisionally, Ryan Wood also made headway in his Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyota Supra to qualify third.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made a big swing at that mid-session and it really paid off,\u201d said Wood.<\/p>\n
Will Brown and Broc Feeney traded places in fourth and fifth respectively for Triple Eight Race Engineering.<\/p>\n
Grove Racing\u2019s Kai Allen improved one place to sixth while Dick Johnson Racing driver Brodie Kostecki slipped from third to seventh.<\/p>\n
Cameron Waters improved two places for Tickford Racing to eighth.<\/p>\n
The Top 10 Shootout promised so much for the Blanchard Racing Team, though the Ford squad wound up locking out the fifth row.<\/p>\n
Aaron Cameron\u2019s time was only good enough for ninth while teammate James Golding slumped from second provisionally to 10th after he locked up and went off at Turn 2.<\/p>\n
Race 4 of the Christchurch Super440, the feature 61-lap race, gets underway at 1:05pm AEST.<\/p>\n
Results: Repco Supercars Championship ITM Christchurch Super440, Race 4 Top 10 Shootout<\/p>\n
Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nCar
\nLap
\nDiff
\nGap<\/p>\n
1
\n19
\nMatthew Payne
\nGrove Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n1:20.9824<\/p>\n
2
\n18
\nAnton De Pasquale
\nTeam 18
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n1:21.1293
\n0.1469
\n0.1469<\/p>\n
3
\n2
\nRyan Wood
\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n1:21.1295
\n0.1471
\n0.0002<\/p>\n
4
\n888
\nWilliam Brown
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang GT
\n1:21.1913
\n0.2089
\n0.0618<\/p>\n
5
\n88
\nBroc Feeney
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang GT
\n1:21.1990
\n0.2166
\n0.0077<\/p>\n
6
\n26
\nKai Allen
\nGrove Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n1:21.3384
\n0.3560
\n0.1394<\/p>\n
7
\n17
\nBrodie Kostecki
\nDick Johnson Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n1:21.3861
\n0.4037
\n0.0477<\/p>\n
8
\n6
\nCameron Waters
\nTickford Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n1:21.3991
\n0.4167
\n0.0130<\/p>\n
9
\n3
\nAaron Cameron
\nBlanchard Racing Team
\nFord Mustang GT
\n1:21.4722
\n0.4898
\n0.0731<\/p>\n
10
\n7
\nJames Golding
\nBlanchard Racing Team
\nFord Mustang GT
\n1:45.8829
\n24.9005
\n24.4107<\/p>\n
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