Scott McLaughlin put Volvo at the top of the time sheets in a weather-hit second V8 Supercars practice session at Sydney Motorsport Park.
Teams' efforts to tune their cars in the two short sessions prior to qualifying were hampered by a passing rain shower in Practice 2.
Rain began to fall just five minutes in, hurting lap times and sending the majority to the pits until it eased with a third of the session left to run.
James Moffat was the first to eclipse Jamie Whincup's pre-rain best, clocking 1:31.0s at the 20 minute mark.
McLaughlin then went to the top for good with five minutes left on the clock, running 1:29.2s and 1:29.0s on consecutive laps.
The latter was enough to edge Craig Lowndes' practice lap record from the last time the V8 Supercars visited the Western Sydney venue in 2012.
The Volvo's time came on the soft tyres and proved a full 1.2s quicker than eventual second place finisher Whincup.
Practice 1 pace-setter Shane van Gisbergen, James Courtney, Todd Kelly, Craig Lowndes, James Moffat, Fabian Coulthard, Tim Slade and Michael Caruso completed the top 10.
The first of two back-to-back 10 minute qualifying sessions to set the grid for the afternoon's races will get underway at 1230 local time.
Result: V8 Supercars Practice 2
1 |
Valvoline Racing GRM |
Scott McLaughlin |
Volvo S60 |
01:29.08 |
|
2 |
Red Bull Racing Australia |
Jamie Whincup |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:30.33 |
00:01.24 |
3 |
Team Tekno VIP Petfoods |
Shane Van Gisbergen |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:30.44 |
00:01.36 |
4 |
Holden Racing Team |
James Courtney |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:30.55 |
00:01.47 |
5 |
Jack Daniel's Racing |
Todd Kelly |
Nissan Altima |
01:30.70 |
00:01.62 |
6 |
Red Bull Racing Australia |
Craig Lowndes |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:30.71 |
00:01.63 |
7 |
Norton Hornets |
James Moffat |
Nissan Altima |
01:30.75 |
00:01.67 |
8 |
Lockwood Racing |
Fabian Coulthard |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:30.77 |
00:01.69 |
9 |
Supercheap Auto Racing |
Tim Slade |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:30.78 |
00:01.70 |
10 |
Norton Hornets |
Michael Caruso |
Nissan Altima |
01:30.79 |
00:01.71 |
11 |
Team BOC |
Jason Bright |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:30.83 |
00:01.75 |
12 |
Jack Daniel's Racing |
Rick Kelly |
Nissan Altima |
01:30.85 |
00:01.77 |
13 |
Wilson Security Racing |
Scott Pye |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:30.88 |
00:01.80 |
14 |
Holden Racing Team |
Garth Tander |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:30.89 |
00:01.81 |
15 |
Erebus Motorsport V8 |
Lee Holdsworth |
Mercedes E63 AMG |
01:30.92 |
00:01.84 |
16 |
Walkinshaw Racing |
Nick Percat |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:30.94 |
00:01.86 |
17 |
Ford Pepsi Max Crew |
Chaz Mostert |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:30.95 |
00:01.87 |
18 |
Ford Pepsi Max Crew |
Mark Winterbottom |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:31.08 |
00:02.00 |
19 |
Erebus Motorsport V8 |
Will Davison |
Mercedes E63 AMG |
01:31.10 |
00:02.01 |
20 |
Repair Management Aust Racing |
Russell Ingall |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:31.14 |
00:02.06 |
21 |
The Bottle-O Racing Team |
David Reynolds |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:31.15 |
00:02.06 |
22 |
Team Advam/GB |
Dale Wood |
Holden Commodore VF |
01:31.20 |
00:02.12 |
23 |
Valvoline Racing GRM |
Robert Dahlgren |
Volvo S60 |
01:31.24 |
00:02.16 |
24 |
Wilson Security Racing |
David Wall |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:31.53 |
00:02.45 |
25 |
Team JELD-WEN |
Jack Perkins |
Ford Falcon FG |
01:31.57 |
00:02.49 |