HMO Customer Racing Hyundai driver, and curent championship leader, Bailey Sweeny will start from the front row after qualifying for Race 1 of Round 3 of the 2023 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia series at Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria.
Sweeny clocked the Victorian hig country circuit in a time of 1.24:8654 to narrowly miss pole by zero point zero 3 of a second.
Lachlan Mineeff (Audi RS 3 LMS) was quickest after the first flyers on a 1:26.8332s, then Sweeny clocked a new benchmark of 1:25.1873s in his Hyundai i30 N as tyres continued to come up to temperature, before Michael Clemente who was second at that point found another six tenths of a second to move up to provisional pole position on his third flying lap, with Sweeny setting the second fastest time.
Bailey Sweeny at Winton
Race 1 begins at 16:10 LOCAL TIME with Races 2 and 3 on Sunday.
The Shannons SpeedSeries is currently streaming live and ad-free on Stan Sport, and free for international viewers on Speedcafe.