ADELAIDE, Australia — Boost Mobile Qualifying at the VAILO Adelaide 500 was suspended and later canceled after three wild crashes at turn eight of the famed Adelaide course.
Championship leader Will Brown had the fastest time during the abbreviated session.
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Richie Stanaway, Cameron Hill and David Ryenols all crashed at the turn eight sweep, with the wall damaged from the incidents.
Brown holds the provisional pole over Cam Waters, Thomas Randle, Broc Feeney and James Courtney.
Brown put himself under immediate pressure with a kerb hop at his first attempt, with Randle doing the same. Feeney dropped in a 1:20.1913s, followed by Courtney (1:20.3687s) and Payne (1:20.3730s).
Brown returned serve and soared to the top with a 1:19.4425s, followed by Waters (1:19.8056s) and Randle (1:19.8548s) before vision cut to the dramatic Turn 8 incidents.
Stanaway, Hill and Reynolds all clipped the inside wall, firing them into the infamous Turn 8 concrete barriers.
Stanaway went in first, the Penrite Racing Ford catching air and dislodging the concrete barrier, with the New Zealander managing to return his damaged car.
Hill and Reynolds weren’t as lucky, the Matt Stone Racing driver careening into the same spot at Stanaway, and coming to rest on the run to Turn 9. Reynolds crashed just seconds later, with the TRADIE Beer Camaro sliding into Hill’s stricken SP Tools entry.
At the time of the stoppage, Brown led Waters, Randle, Feeney, Courtney, Payne, Love, Evans, Jones and Fullwood.
Off sequence, Mostert hadn’t fired a representative time, and sat 24th ahead of Golding before Hill and Reynolds lost their representative times.
Another practice session will proceed the Boost Mobile Top Ten Shootout on Saturday.
