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The Triple Eight Supercheap Auto wildcard pilot will head up an all-Eggleston Motorsport front row at Wanneroo Raceway with 2023 series winner Kai Allen (#1 ZB Commodore) to line up alongside him.
Row 2 will be comprised of Tickford Racing’s Brad Vaughan (#5 S550 Mustang) and Brad Jones Racing rookie Cody Gillis (#9 ZB Commodore).
The latter came from Group 1 of Qualifying for Race 1 and set a target of 0:54.9770s for the second group, that being the upper 50 percent on combined practice times, to beat.
Group 2 reportedly all started on used tyres and Allen broke into a big slide exiting ‘Kolb Corner’ (Turn 6) on his first flyer, which yielded a 0:55.7287s, before moving up to sixth outright on a 0:55.4360s on his second lap.
By the time all of the quicker 13 from Friday had completed their first runs, Jarrod Hughes (#118 Image Racing ZB Commodore) was best of them in sixth on a 0:55.3716s and Allen seventh.
Murray headed out for his second run with a probable brake fire in the right-front corner of the #88 ZB Commodore.
He still set a 0:55.0608s to move up to second place, which was quickly taken over by Friday fast man Zach Bates (#25 Walkinshaw Andretti United ZB Commodore) with a 0:55.0207s.
Next time by, Murray was quickest of all with a 0:54.7855s before Vaughan jumped onto a provisional front row with a 0:54.9555s.
Allen, though, managed to put Car #1 into second spot with a 0:54.8380s inside the final three minutes, meaning Vaughan is third and Gillis’s time held on for fourth.
Bates ended up fifth, from Hughes, Aaron Cameron (#27 Kelly Racing S550 Mustang), Mason Kelly (#22 Kelly S550 Mustang), Jordyn Sinni (#54 Eggleston ZB Commodore), and Max Vidau (#17 Anderson Motorsport S550 Mustang) from Group 1 in 10th.
Back in Group 1, Cameron McLeod (#92 RM Racing Cars ZB Commodore) was quickest after the first runs on a 0:55.4167s which he reportedly set on green tyres saved up after he experienced power steering issues in Friday practice.
Vidau then set a new fastest lap of the weekend, a 0:55.3581s, before Gillis clocked a 0:54.9770s.
Elliott Cleary (#19 ZB Commodore) made it a BJR one-two with a 0:55.3478s before Vidau split them with a 0:55.1637s and then McLeod moved into third on a 0:55.2527s.
McLeod ended up 14th all-told and Cleary 15th.
Race 1 of the weekend, to be run over 40 minutes, is officially due to start this afternoon at 14:20 local time/16:20 AEST.
Results: Qualifying for Race 1
| Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Cls | Fastest lap | Split |
| 1 | 88 | Eggleston Motorsport | Cooper Murray | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:54.7855 | |
| 2 | 1 | Eggleston Motorsport/Coca-Cola | Kai Allen | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:54.8380 | 0:00.0525 |
| 3 | 5 | Dormer HVAC Services | Brad Vaughan | Ford Mustang GT | DS2 | 0:54.9555 | 0:00.1700 |
| 4 | 9 | Coca-Cola Racing | Cody Gillis | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:54.9770 | 0:00.1915 |
| 5 | 25 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Zach Bates | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:54.9874 | 0:00.2019 |
| 6 | 118 | Image Racing | Jarrod Hughes | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:55.0824 | 0:00.2969 |
| 7 | 27 | Schramm Group Racing | Aaron Cameron | Ford Mustang GT | DS2 | 0:55.1139 | 0:00.3284 |
| 8 | 22 | Kelly Racing | Mason Kelly | Ford Mustang GT | DS2 | 0:55.1250 | 0:00.3395 |
| 9 | 54 | Eggleston Motorsport/Car City | Jordyn Sinni | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:55.1439 | 0:00.3584 |
| 10 | 17 | Anderson Motorsport | Max Vidau | Ford Mustang GT | DS2 | 0:55.1637 | 0:00.3782 |
| 11 | 6 | AWC | Lochie Dalton | Ford Mustang GT | DS2 | 0:55.1643 | 0:00.3788 |
| 12 | 55 | Tickford Racing | Rylan Gray | Ford Mustang GT | DS2 | 0:55.1691 | 0:00.3836 |
| 13 | 38 | Eggleston Motorsport | Cameron Crick | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:55.1919 | 0:00.4064 |
| 14 | 92 | RM Racing Cars/PremiAir Racing | Cameron McLeod | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:55.2527 | 0:00.4672 |
| 15 | 19 | Brad Jones Racing | Elliott Cleary | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:55.3478 | 0:00.5623 |
| 16 | 20 | Gtechniq | Reuben Goodall | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:55.3615 | 0:00.5760 |
| 17 | 99 | Erebus Motorsport | Jobe Stewart | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:55.3832 | 0:00.5977 |
| 18 | 2 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Campbell Logan | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:55.4036 | 0:00.6181 |
| 19 | 18 | Cavalier Homes | Matthew Chahda | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:55.4939 | 0:00.7084 |
| 20 | 3 | Spitwater / MWM | Thomas Maxwell | Nissan Altima | DS3 | 0:55.5322 | 0:00.7467 |
| 21 | 15 | AWCON | Cody Burcher | Nissan Altima | DS3 | 0:55.5337 | 0:00.7482 |
| 22 | 138 | Titan Caravans/ NAPA Autoparts | Jett Johnson | Ford Mustang GT | DS2 | 0:55.6220 | 0:00.8365 |
| 23 | 11 | Super Cars Super Heroes / AIM | Ryan Gilroy | Ford Mustang GT | DS2 | 0:55.8233 | 0:01.0378 |
| 24 | 33 | Ascot Demolition/Cylinder Head | Callum Walker | Holden Commodore ZB | DS2 | 0:56.2043 | 0:01.4188 |
| 25 | 4 | Rightway Industrial | Tony Auddino | Holden Commodore VF | DS3 | 0:56.7976 | 0:02.0121 |
