Craig Dontas has set the pace in a wet opening to Round 6 of the ECB SuperUtes Series at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
Ryal Harris was on top until well after the chequered flag, when Dontas laid down a 3:04.3385s in the #87 Sieders Racing Team Mitsubishi Triton.
Harris had started off with a 3:07.1930s on his first flyer, with the track wet and light rain still falling.
The ideal line dried slightly during the 20-minute session as Harris got down to a 3:05.4255s in the #58 Peters Motorsport Mazda BT-50.
Series leader Craig Woods improved with the clock at zero to briefly sit second in the #64 Western Sydney Motorsport Toyota Hilux before he was bumped by Dontas.
The top three were covered by 1.3099s while Mick Sieders ended up fourth in the #45 SRT Triton.
The returning V8 Utes Series winners in the field, Kim Jane (#1 Steve Wilson Racing Isuzu D-Max) and David Sieders (#34 Ranger Racing Ford Ranger), ended up eight and 10th respectively.
The latter was half a second faster than team-mate Cristopher Formosa in the original #49 Ranger.
Mick Sieders’ run into the escape road at Murray’s Corner was the most notable incident despite the tricky conditions.
SuperUtes Practice 2 starts at 1435 local time/AEST.
Results: Practice 1
| Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Split |
| 1 | 87 | Team Mitsubishi Triton | Craig Dontas | Mitsubishi Triton | 3:04.3385 | |
| 2 | 58 | EFS 4×4 Racing | Ryal Harris | Mazda BT50 | 3:05.4255 | 0:01.0870 |
| 3 | 64 | Western Sydney Motorsport | Craig Woods | Toyota Hilux | 3:05.6484 | 0:01.3099 |
| 4 | 45 | Total Tools/Team Mitsubishi | Michael Sieders | Mitsubishi Triton | 3:09.0613 | 0:04.7228 |
| 5 | 8 | Car City | Ben Walsh | Toyota Hilux | 3:09.3867 | 0:05.0482 |
| 6 | 95 | Bushranger Racing | Aaron Cameron | Mazda BT50 | 3:10.8775 | 0:06.5390 |
| 7 | 99 | Kubota Tractors Australia | Matthew MacKelden | Toyota Hilux | 3:12.5139 | 0:08.1754 |
| 8 | 1 | WIL-TOW | Kim Jane | Isuzu D-MAX | 3:12.6346 | 0:08.2961 |
| 9 | 22 | SP Tools | Tom Alexander | Holden Colorado | 3:12.9421 | 0:08.6036 |
| 10 | 34 | Allgate Auto Doors | David Sieders | Ford Ranger | 3:16.9465 | 0:12.6080 |
| 11 | 49 | Allgate Auto Doors | Christopher Formosa | Ford Ranger | 3:17.4598 | 0:13.1213 |
| 12 | 18 | AC Delco Racing | Tomas Gasperak | Holden Colorado | 3:17.9668 | 0:13.6283 |
| 13 | 52 | Western Sydney Motorsport | Charlotte Poynting | Toyota Hilux | 3:23.0766 | 0:18.7381 |
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