Red Bull Ampol Racing’s Scott Pye has snatched the top spot in the first co-driver only practice session for the Penrite Oil Sandown 500.
Pye set a 1m 08.839s lap time to set the pace among the co-drivers from R&J Batteries Racing driver Declan Fraser by 0.078s.
Less than a tenth separated the top five with Dylan O’Keeffe for Bendix Racing, the Monster Castrol Racing Mustang of James Moffat and Cooper Murray in Triple Eight Race Engineering’s Wildcard filling these spots.
The second Red Bull Ampol Racing Camaro driven by Jamie Whincup was sixth from Pizza Hut Racing’s Jordan Boys, stablemate Jaylyn Robotham for Middy’s Racing, Brad Vaughan in the Boost Mobile Racing Wildcard and Lee Holdsworth driving the Mobil 1 Optus Racing Mustang.
There were minimal problems throughout the session although a flat battery halted the Boost Mobile Racing Wildcard early, but this was only temporary.
;The Repco Supercars Championship field return to the track for the third practice session at 3:40pm AEST.