Steve Owen has won the opening race of the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series at the Adelaide Parklands street circuit this evening.

Owen led every lap of the race, only running in second place in the first part of the first lap after a tight tussle with James Moffat at the first chicane.
A small mistake from Moffat allowed Owen and John McIntyre through, but Moffat re-passed McIntyre later in the race to seal second place.

Owen, who is only locked in to compete in this weekend’s round, said it was the perfect start to the year.

“The car has just got better and better over the weekend,” Owen said.

STEVE Owen has claimed pole position for today’s twilight race in the Fujitsu Series for V8 Supercars by taking fastest lap time in this afternoon’s qualifying session at the Clipsal 500.

Owen clocked a 1min 22.91sec lap on lap three, breaking David Russell’s qualifying record.

The Fujitsu Series opening race for 2010 tonight will be followed by their second race tomorrow.