Veteran V8 Supercars driver Jason Bright produced a banzai lap to claim the pole for Race 9 at Pukekohe Park.
In the dying minutes of the 15-minute session Bright responded under enormous pressure and was able to record a 1:02.6524s lap around the 11-turn 2.9km circuit.
Jamie Whincup set the foundation for a second successive pole by recording a 1:02.6858s lap however found himself upstaged by the BOC Commodore driver Bright who continued his charge after winning a heat at Symmons Plains last weekend.
Bright’s team-mate Fabian Coulthard claimed the third fastest time with Whincup in a BJR sandwich.
Garth Tander and James Courtney are next in fourth and fifth with Mark Winterbottom and Scott McLaughlin sixth and seventh.
V8 SUPERCARS: Qualifying Race 9 – Pukekohe
| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jason Bright | Team BOC | 1:02.6524 |
| 2 | Jamie Whincup | Red Bull Racing Australia | +0.0334 |
| 3 | Fabian Coulthard | Lockwood Racing | +0.1208 |
| 4 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | +0.1485 |
| 5 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | +0.2439 |
| 6 | Mark Winterbottom | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | +0.2442 |
| 7 | Scott McLaughlin | Fujitsu Racing GRM | +0.3009 |
| 8 | Alex Davison | Jeld-wen FPR Ford | +0.3329 |
| 9 | Will Davison | Pepsi Max Crew FPR Ford | +0.3452 |
| 10 | Craig Lowndes | Red Bull Racing Australia | +0.3485 |
| 11 | Russell Ingall | Supercheap Auto Racing | +0.3868 |
| 12 | David Reynolds | The Bottle-O FPR Ford | +0.4198 |
| 13 | Shane van Gisbergen | TEKNO Team VIP | +0.4746 |
| 14 | James Moffat | Norton 360 Racing | +0.5983 |
| 15 | Dean Fiore | Dodo Insurance Racing | +0.6225 |
| 16 | Alexandre Premat | Fujitsu Racing GRM | +0.6264 |
| 17 | Michael Caruso | Norton 360 Racing | +0.6422 |
| 18 | Tony D’Alberto | Team HIFLEX | +0.6695 |
| 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | +0.6895 |
| 20 | Rick Kelly | Jack Daniel’s Racing | +0.6961 |
| 21 | Todd Kelly | Jack Daniel’s Racing | +0.7990 |
| 22 | Lee Holdsworth | IRWIN Racing | +0.8093 |
| 23 | David Wall | Wilson Security Racing | +0.8123 |
| 24 | Tim Blanchard | Wilson Security Racing | +0.8165 |
| 25 | Tim Slade | Heavy Haulage Australia Racing | +1.0621 |
| 26 | Maro Engel | SP Tools Racing | +1.0693 |
| 27 | Jonny Reid | Wilson Security Racing | +1.1502 |
