Paul Dumbrell backed up the morning’s efforts of Jamie Whincup by recording the fastest time in the co-drivers only second practice session at Surfers Paradise.
Consecutive 1:12.15s and 1:12.03s efforts on Dumbrell’s final run proved the quickest two times of the 40 minute hit-out.
The session subsequently ended with the #1 Red Bull Holden being pushed up pitlane having run out of fuel.
“There were no problems with the car, we just ran out of fuel as we got to the pit entry,” Dumbrell confirmed to Speedcafe.com.
“We had a pretty solid run through the session, it was just a matter of getting the driver up to speed and getting used to the kerbs again.”
Steven Johnson had been on top prior to Dumbrell’s efforts.
The Erebus Mercedes eventually fell to third, however, thanks to an even later effort from the Holden Racing Team’s Nick Percat.
Steve Owen, Ryan Briscoe, Luke Youlden, Greg Ritter, Greg Murphy, Steven Richards and Warren Luff completed the top 10.
As was the case in Practice 1, the second session was punctuated by a single red flag for debris.
Warren Luff had deposited the left-side mirror of his Red Bull Holden at the exit of Turn 3 following a brush with the wall at the halfway mark.
An early power steering issue for Daniel Gaunt’s Nissan was the only other notable occurrence in another quiet session dominated by tyre condition.
See below for the full Practice 2 result
| 1 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Paul Dumbrell | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.03 | |
| 2 | Holden Racing Team | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.20 | 00:00.17 |
| 3 | SP Tools Racing | Steven Johnson | Mercedes E63 AMG | 01:12.21 | 00:00.18 |
| 4 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Steve Owen | Ford Falcon FG | 01:12.21 | 00:00.18 |
| 5 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Ryan Briscoe | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.26 | 00:00.23 |
| 6 | Lockwood Racing | Luke Youlden | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.34 | 00:00.31 |
| 7 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Greg Ritter | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.36 | 00:00.33 |
| 8 | Holden Racing Team | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.44 | 00:00.41 |
| 9 | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | Steven Richards | Ford Falcon FG | 01:12.59 | 00:00.56 |
| 10 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.64 | 00:00.60 |
| 11 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Jack Perkins | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.66 | 00:00.63 |
| 12 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Karl Reindler | Nissan Altima | 01:12.73 | 00:00.70 |
| 13 | Norton Hornets | Taz Douglas | Nissan Altima | 01:12.78 | 00:00.75 |
| 14 | Wilson Security Racing | Ashley Walsh | Ford Falcon FG | 01:12.80 | 00:00.77 |
| 15 | Wilson Security Racing | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.82 | 00:00.79 |
| 16 | Irwin Racing | Craig Baird | Mercedes E63 AMG | 01:12.92 | 00:00.88 |
| 17 | Team BOC | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VF | 01:12.98 | 00:00.95 |
| 18 | TEKNO Team Darrell Lea | Marc Lieb | Holden Commodore VF | 01:13.07 | 00:01.04 |
| 19 | The Bottle-O FPR Ford | Dean Canto | Ford Falcon FG | 01:13.11 | 00:01.08 |
| 20 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | David Russell | Nissan Altima | 01:13.16 | 00:01.13 |
| 21 | Heavy Haulage Australia Racing | David Brabham | Mercedes E63 AMG | 01:13.23 | 00:01.20 |
| 22 | Jeld-wen FPR Ford | John McIntyre | Ford Falcon FG | 01:13.24 | 00:01.21 |
| 23 | Team HIFLEX | Jonny Reid | Holden Commodore VF | 01:13.38 | 00:01.35 |
| 24 | Norton Hornets | Daniel Gaunt | Nissan Altima | 01:13.46 | 00:01.43 |
| 25 | Wilson Security Racing | Dale Wood | Ford Falcon FG | 01:13.69 | 00:01.65 |
| 26 | TEKNO Team VIP Petfoods | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Holden Commodore VF | 01:13.82 | 00:01.79 |
| 27 | Dodo Insurance Racing | Matthew Halliday | Holden Commodore VF | 01:13.94 | 00:01.91 |
| 28 | Hogs Breath Cafe Racing | Paul Morris | Holden Commodore VF | 01:13.99 | 00:01.96 |
