Waters was quickest in the earlier 40-minute session and repeated the feat by clocking a 1:13.8376s in the #6 Monster Energy Mustang with the chequered flag out on the day’s latter hit-out for the Repco Supercars Championship field.
That effort denied Erebus Motorsport’s Jack Le Brocq (#9 Tyrepower Camaro) top spot by just 0.0590s, with Team 18’s Mark Winterbottom (#18 DeWalt Camaro) a late mover to third.
Practice 2 again ran to an unusual rhythm although, this time around, that could be attributed to the weather.
Light rain started falling soon after the session began, as Anton De Pasquale (#11 Shell V-Power Mustang) took the early ascendancy with a 1:14.4654s on his first flyer and rookie Aaron Love (#3 CoolDrive Mustang) moved into second with a 1:14.5805s on his second push lap.
Early green tyre running seemed to follow, with Bryce Fullwood (#14 Middy’s Camaro) going top on a 1:14.3686s in the ninth minute, before Chaz Mostert (#25 Mobil 1 Optus Mustang) set a 1:14.32534s and Le Brocq, a 1:13.8966s.
Mostert improved next time around to a 1:14.1637s and Brodie Kostecki (#1 Erebus Motorsport Camaro) climbed to third on a 1:14.2742s, then Waters took over second place on a 1:14.0771s.
Andre Heimgartner put the #8 R&J Batteries Camaro into fourth position with a 1:14.2292s on his third run, then Broc Feeney (#88 Red Bull Ampol Camaro) moved up to seventh in a couple of steps, with a 1:14.6437s and a 1:14.3649s.
Le Brocq held the fastest two laps of the session when he ended his third run with a 1:13.9318s which included a new fastest second sector of the session.
Heimgartner consolidated fourth with a 1:14.2151s on his fourth run, before the final salvos began but, even then, some of the heavy-hitters of the championship were relatively quiet.
Thomas Randle (#55 Castrol Mustang) moved to third with a final-minute 1:14.1399s, before Tickford team-mate Waters snatched top spot from Le Brocq.
Randle thus ended up fourth, from Mostert and Heimgartner, with Matt Payne (#19 Penrite Mustang) setting a late 1:14.2706s to earn seventh after a very long opening run.
Rounding out the top 10 were Kostecki, Fullwood, and Feeney on that 1:14.3469s, with championship leader Will Brown (#87 Red Bull Ampol Camaro) 12th on a 1:14.4141s.
Qualifying for Race 13 of the season takes place tomorrow morning from 10:15 local time/AEST, with a Top 10 Shootout later in the day.
Results: Practice 2
| Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Split |
| 1 | 6 | Monster Castrol Racing | Cameron Waters | Ford Mustang GT | 1:13.8376 | |
| 2 | 9 | Erebus Motorsport | Jack Le Brocq | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:13.8966 | 0:00.0590 |
| 3 | 18 | Dewalt Racing | Mark Winterbottom | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.1322 | 0:00.2946 |
| 4 | 55 | Monster Castrol Racing | Thomas Randle | Ford Mustang GT | 1:14.1399 | 0:00.3023 |
| 5 | 25 | Mobil 1 Optus Racing | Chaz Mostert | Ford Mustang GT | 1:14.1637 | 0:00.3261 |
| 6 | 8 | R&J Batteries Racing | Andre Heimgartner | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.2151 | 0:00.3775 |
| 7 | 19 | Penrite Racing | Matthew Payne | Ford Mustang GT | 1:14.2706 | 0:00.4330 |
| 8 | 1 | Erebus Motorsport | Brodie Kostecki | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.2742 | 0:00.4366 |
| 9 | 14 | Middy’s Racing | Bryce Fullwood | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.2963 | 0:00.4587 |
| 10 | 88 | Red Bull Ampol Racing | Broc Feeney | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.3649 | 0:00.5273 |
| 11 | 10 | Bendix Racing | Nick Percat | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.3746 | 0:00.5370 |
| 12 | 87 | Red Bull Ampol Racing | William Brown | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.4141 | 0:00.5765 |
| 13 | 11 | Shell V-Power Racing Team | Anton De Pasquale | Ford Mustang GT | 1:14.4330 | 0:00.5954 |
| 14 | 17 | Shell V-Power Racing Team | Will Davison | Ford Mustang GT | 1:14.5113 | 0:00.6737 |
| 15 | 20 | TRADIE Beer Racing | David Reynolds | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.5161 | 0:00.6785 |
| 16 | 26 | Penrite Racing | Richie Stanaway | Ford Mustang GT | 1:14.5682 | 0:00.7306 |
| 17 | 3 | CoolDrive Racing | Aaron Love | Ford Mustang GT | 1:14.5805 | 0:00.7429 |
| 18 | 96 | Pizza Hut Racing | Macauley Jones | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.5847 | 0:00.7471 |
| 19 | 4 | Team PPQ | Cameron Hill | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.6520 | 0:00.8144 |
| 20 | 31 | PremiAir Nulon Racing | James Golding | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.7325 | 0:00.8949 |
| 21 | 7 | Snowy River Racing | James Courtney | Ford Mustang GT | 1:14.7434 | 0:00.9058 |
| 22 | 23 | PremiAir Nulon Racing | Tim Slade | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.7685 | 0:00.9309 |
| 23 | 12 | SCT Motorsport | Jaxon Evans | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:14.8416 | 0:01.0040 |
| 24 | 2 | Mobil 1 Truck Assist Racing | Ryan Wood | Ford Mustang GT | 1:14.9358 | 0:01.0982 |
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