The fight for the 2009 Formula 3 Australian Driver's Championship has reached a new level of intensity after two race wins under the Queensland sun lifted Tim Macrow to the joint-lead of the points race with Joey Foster.
In a repeat of the 2003 result, Ford Performance Racing drivers Craig Lowndes and Glenn Seton secured second place in a thrilling Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 at Mount Panorama.
Craig Lowndes has put the CAT Ford Performance Racing Falcon into the top ten shout for the Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 after setting the fourth fastest time in qualifying.
Ford Performance Racing heads back to Australia's legendary Mount Panorama racing circuit this week with one goal - to follow up last seasons second place finish with a win in the 2005 Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000.
Ford Performance Racing drivers Craig Lowndes and Glenn Seton will start the Sandown 500 from fifth on the starting grid after the top ten shootout and qualifying session at the Melbourne circuit.