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Johnson on Front Row at Calder

Staff, Monday July 16, 2001.

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The Ford Falcon AUXR8 driver finished just short of pole position, clocking a time just 0.0625 of a second slower than Mark Skaife.

Johnson took victory at the GMC 400 (Canberra) last month, and teammate Paul Radisich was the overall winner at the most recent round in Western Australia.

"It was a very good lap, and I'm very confident going into tomorrow's races," said Johnson.

"There are three sprint races tomorrow and starting from the front gives us a great chance to extend our team's winning streak to three, and Ford's to four straight.

"The only drama could be the weather - but I'm not worried about that, wet or sunny I'm ready.

Ford has four drivers in the first ten with Marcos Ambrose (Pirtek Racing) to start from fifth, Mark Larkham (Larkham Motorsport) sixth and Craig Lowndes (Gibson Motorsport) starting at eighth.

As expected qualifying was extremely close on the short and fast Calder layout - the top 26 cars separated by just over one second.

Top 10 for round seven of the Shell Championship - Calder Park Raceway (Vic)

1. Mark Skaife 0:0.56.2278
2. Steve Johnson Shell Helix Racing Ford Falcon AUXR8 +0.0625
3. Paul Morris +0.2247
4. Todd Kelly +0.2412
5. Marcos Ambrose Pirtek Racing Ford Falcon AUXR8 +0.2908
6. Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon AUXR8 +0.3386
7. Russell Ingall +0.4117
8. Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon AUXR8 +0.4913
9. Jason Bright +0.5552
10. Greg Murphy +1.0049

Details for Round Seven of the 2001 Shell Championship Series at Calder Park (Vic):

Race One (21 laps - 47.88 km) Sunday 15 July - 11.30am
Race Two (21 laps - 47.88 km) Sunday 15 July - 1.30pm
Race Three (21 laps - 47.88 km) Sunday 15 July - 3.30pm
Circuit: Calder Park Raceway - Victoria
Length: 2.28km
Lap Record: 0m. 55.4878s (qualifying) - Bright (1999)
0m. 55.9224s (race) - Lowndes (1999)
Estimated top speed: 250 km/h - Main Straight
Estimated average speed: 150 km/h

For further information contact:
Ben Beazley
Media Coordinator
Ford Racing
Phone: (03) 9533 4455
Mobile: 0417-262 753
Email: ben@segalmedia.com.au

Howard Marsden
General Manager
Ford Racing
Phone: (03) 9359 8461

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