Red Bull Ampol Racing’s Broc Feeney saved his best until last by topping the Top 10 Shootout at The Bend 500.
Feeney was last out and took advantage of improved track evolution to set a 1m 48.654s lap to defeat Supaglass Racing’s Cam Hill by just 0.102s.
Provisional pole-sitter entering the Top 10 Shootout, Brodie Kostecki was third for the Shell V-Power Racing Team and will line up alongside fellow Ford representative Cam Waters for Monster Castrol Racing, who has teammate Thomas Randle on the next spot on the grid.
Penrite Raicng’s Matt Payne will line up sixth ahead of DEWALT Racing’s Anton De Pasquale, Mobil 1 Optus Racing’s Chaz Mostert, rookie Cooper Murray for Erebus Motorsport and Ryan Wood, who dropped off the track at Turn 6.
The fortunes of Red Bull Ampol Racing’s two drivers couldn’t have been more different as Will Brown and Scott Pye will start the race from 16th.
Nick Percat, David Reynolds, Jack Le Brocq, Andre Heimgartner and Jaxon Evans just missed the Top 10 Shootout.
The Bend 500 is scheduled to begin at 1:45pm ACST/2:15pm AEST, but prior a pre-race warm up is due to begin at 9:30am ACST/10:00am AEST.