Practice for the Dunlop Series at Queensland Raceway has been completed with Scott Pye recording the fastest time of the day in his Triple Eight Race Engineering Commodore.
Pye, who is also undertaking co-driver practice duties in Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport’s V8 Supercars Championship entry at the Ipswich venue, set a best time of 1:10.71s 30 minutes into the second of the two 40 minute Dunlop sessions.
Pye’s effort pipped his fellow double-duties runner Luke Youlden by 0.16s, with Chaz Mostert a further 0.1s adrift in third.
Nick Percat, Tim Blanchard, David Russell, Ashley Walsh, George Miedecke, Daniel Jilesen and Rodney Jane completed the top 10 in the afternoon session.
A 1:11.05s lap was enough to see Walsh top the morning’s running from David Russell and Tim Blanchard.
Pye, who sits fourth in the series standings behind Scott McLaughlin and Chaz Mostert after three rounds, says today’s result is a confidence booster.
“We had a really good base set up which we tweaked throughout the first session. However, we were limited by our tyres which were quite worn and that hurt us a bit.
“During the second session we were able to put on a better set of tyres towards the end and that put us up to P1 which was a great way to end the day.
“To finish another Friday P1 like we did in Townsville is a good confidence booster going into tomorrow’s qualifying and race.”
See below for the Practice 2 result
| 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore VE | 1:10.7105 | |
| 2 | Global Welding Suppliers | Luke Youlden | Ford Falcon BF | 1:10.8769 | 0:00.1664 |
| 3 | Ford Performance Racing | Chaz Mostert | Ford Falcon FG | 1:10.9621 | 0:00.2516 |
| 4 | Coates Hire Racing | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:11.0980 | 0:00.3875 |
| 5 | Jaylec Automotive Electrical | Tim Blanchard | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.2077 | 0:00.4972 |
| 6 | Dreamtime Racing | David Russell | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.2086 | 0:00.4981 |
| 7 | Simpro Racing | Ashley Walsh | Ford Falcon BF | 1:11.2257 | 0:00.5152 |
| 8 | Bob Jane T-Marts/Sitech | George Miedecke | Ford Falcon BF | 1:11.2795 | 0:00.5690 |
| 9 | Drill Pro | Daniel Jilesen | Ford Falcon BF | 1:11.3040 | 0:00.5935 |
| 10 | Bob Jane T-Marts | Rodney Jane | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.3712 | 0:00.6607 |
| 11 | Fujitsu Racing | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.3874 | 0:00.6769 |
| 12 | GB Galvanizing/Wilson Tech | Dale Wood | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.3953 | 0:00.6848 |
| 13 | R & J Betteries | Geoff Emery | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.4611 | 0:00.7506 |
| 14 | Kitten Racing | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.6193 | 0:00.9088 |
| 15 | Berocca Performance | Paul Morris | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.9928 | 0:01.2823 |
| 16 | Go Karts Go | Drew Russell | Ford Falcon BF | 1:11.9948 | 0:01.2843 |
| 17 | Dreamtime Racing | Cameron Waters | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.0547 | 0:01.3442 |
| 18 | Action Racing | Marcus Zukanovic | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.1306 | 0:01.4201 |
| 19 | Minda Motorsport | Elliot Barbour | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.3310 | 0:01.6205 |
| 20 | Go Karts Go | Aaren Russell | Ford Falcon BF | 1:12.3914 | 0:01.6809 |
| 21 | Warrin Mining | Adam Wallis | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.9018 | 0:02.1913 |
| 22 | MW Motorsport | Morgan Haber | Ford Falcon BF | 1:13.0080 | 0:02.2975 |
| 23 | Formula Tech/Interquip Racing | Brett Stewart | Holden Commodore VE | 1:13.5710 | 0:02.8605 |
| 24 | Carrington Equipment Group | Michael Hector | Ford Falcon BF | 1:13.5874 | 0:02.8769 |
| 25 | Pacific Hoists | Nandi Kiss | Holden Commodore VE | 1:14.2283 | 0:03.5178 |
See below for the Practice 1 result
| 1 | Simpro Racing | Ashley Walsh | Ford Falcon BF | 1:11.0527 | |
| 2 | Dreamtime Racing | David Russell | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.0772 | 0:00.0245 |
| 3 | Jaylec Automotive Electrical | Tim Blanchard | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.2801 | 0:00.2274 |
| 4 | Berocca Performance | Paul Morris | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.3438 | 0:00.2911 |
| 5 | Kitten Racing | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.3521 | 0:00.2994 |
| 6 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.3704 | 0:00.3177 |
| 7 | Global Welding Suppliers | Luke Youlden | Ford Falcon BF | 1:11.3982 | 0:00.3455 |
| 8 | Fujitsu Racing | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.4452 | 0:00.3925 |
| 9 | Coates Hire Racing | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:11.5524 | 0:00.4997 |
| 10 | Bob Jane T-Marts/Sitech | George Miedecke | Ford Falcon BF | 1:11.5536 | 0:00.5009 |
| 11 | Action Racing | Marcus Zukanovic | Holden Commodore VE | 1:11.8149 | 0:00.7622 |
| 12 | Ford Performance Racing | Chaz Mostert | Ford Falcon FG | 1:11.9091 | 0:00.8564 |
| 13 | Minda Motorsport | Elliot Barbour | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:12.0113 | 0:00.9586 |
| 14 | R & J Betteries | Geoff Emery | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.0398 | 0:00.9871 |
| 15 | Drill Pro | Daniel Jilesen | Ford Falcon BF | 1:12.0640 | 0:01.0113 |
| 16 | Bob Jane T-Marts | Rodney Jane | Ford Falcon FG | 1:12.0674 | 0:01.0147 |
| 17 | GB Galvanizing/Wilson Tech | Dale Wood | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.0917 | 0:01.0390 |
| 18 | Go Karts Go | Drew Russell | Ford Falcon BF | 1:12.1183 | 0:01.0656 |
| 19 | Dreamtime Racing | Cameron Waters | Holden Commodore VE | 1:12.4616 | 0:01.4089 |
| 20 | Go Karts Go | Aaren Russell | Ford Falcon BF | 1:12.5156 | 0:01.4629 |
| 21 | Formula Tech/Interquip Racing | Brett Stewart | Holden Commodore VE | 1:13.0365 | 0:01.9838 |
| 22 | Warrin Mining | Adam Wallis | Holden Commodore VE | 1:13.1371 | 0:02.0844 |
| 23 | MW Motorsport | Morgan Haber | Ford Falcon BF | 1:13.3641 | 0:02.3114 |
| 24 | Pacific Hoists | Nandi Kiss | Holden Commodore VE | 1:13.9483 | 0:02.8956 |
| 25 | Carrington Equipment Group | Michael Hector | Ford Falcon BF | 1:14.6549 | 0:03.6022 |
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