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LEE Holdsworth admitted he may not have been in Winton to record the second fastest practice time on Friday had he caught the man that threatened his young family during a midweek home invasion.
Holdsworth said he was still shaken after a man broke into his home and came face to face with his wife as he attempted to steal jewellery from his Gold Coast home at 10.30pm on Wednesday night after giving Mercedes their best practice result on a wet day at Winton.
The Erebus Motorsport V8 driver revealed he chased the intruder with a baseball bat and hinted he may have assaulted the failed thief had he been able to catch him.
"When you have something like that happen it is not something you get over straight away,'' Holdsworth said.
"When something like that happens to your family you don't think of the consequences of going after them. I could have done anything to him if I caught him. I had a baseball bat and I am sure I would have used it.''
Holdsworth was showering when he heard his wife scream. He grabbed a baseball bat and searched the house for the intruder as his one-year-old daughter slept in her room.
"I am trying to put it aside while I am in the car and take time to reflect on it during the day,'' Holdsworth said.
"I didn't have time to put clothes on and I went looking for him because I thought he was still in the house.''
Lee Holdsworth in the Erebus Motorsport V8 Mercedes during practice for the Winton 400 on Friday. Source: Getty Images
Holdsworth's wife and daughter are staying with relatives in Queensland with the V8 star in Victoria to contest the third round of the Supercars championship, which began with practice yesterday at Winton Raceway.
"Everyone is fine,'' Holdsworth said.
"They weren't hurt and we are all OK.''
Holdsworth claimed he could put the terror in his rearview mirror and land second year manufacturer Mercedes their first race win after a blazing final practice session that saw Holden's Fabian Coulthard smashed the newly resurfaced Winton lap record by more than a second.
"I can switch off as soon as I get into the car and go into racing mode,'' Holdsworth said.
"I think it is possible to get the win. We were second quickest for the day and we are not far off the fastest so I can't so no to that. We have certainly found a lot of speed in our cars and a lot more consistency. We have been waiting our turn and this weekend could be our time to get a podium, it could be our time to get the win, or it could just be a top-ten. We will wait and see put I do think it is certainly a possibility.''
Fastest day one driver Coulthard predicted his record time of 1.20.79 would be broken today when the V8s return for qualifying.
"I was on for a quicker lap,'' Coulthard said.
"And I made a mistake. I know there is more time there so I would say that time will be beaten tomorrow. The track is quite strange because it is grippy one moment and then all over the shop the next. It depends how it behaves tomorrow but I would say we will be quicker again.''
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