Chaz Mostert continued his strong form as he topped the times in the second V8 Supercars practice session at Sydney Motorsport Park.
The Prodrive Racing driver proved to be the only man to clock a time in the 1:29s bracket as he made the most of a soft tyre run during the 60 minute hit out.
Supercheap Auto Racing’s Tim Slade emerged in second spot just 0.1265s adrift of the Falcon driver with an impressive effort late in the session.
Tekno Autosport’s Shane van Gisbergen showed encouraging signs in third having struggled to find a balance in opening practice.
Nick Percat ensured there were three Holdens in the top five with the Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport driver slotting into fourth in the dying seconds.
Championship leader Mark Winterbottom was fifth fastest a full 0.4s adrift of his Prodrive team-mate Mostert.
Garry Rogers Motorsport driver Scott McLaughlin had held the top spot for a sizeable chunk of the session before he slid down the order to sixth.
Andre Heimgartner, Michael Caruso, Lee Holdsworth and David Reynolds rounded out the top 10.
After a strong showing in Practice 1, Jamie Whincup finished in P13 behind HRT’s Garth Tander and Erebus Motorsport’s Will Davison.
Title contender Craig Lowndes ended the day in P19.
Result: V8 Supercars Practice 2, Sydney Motorsport Park
| 1 | Pepsi Max Crew | Chaz Mostert | Ford Falcon FG/X | 1:29.9026 | |
| 2 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Tim Slade | Holden Commodore VF | 1:30.0291 | 00.1265 |
| 3 | Team Darrell Lea STIX | Shane Van Gisbergen | Holden Commodore VF | 1:30.0915 | 00.1889 |
| 4 | Repair Management Aust Racing | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore VF | 1:30.3143 | 00.4117 |
| 5 | Pepsi Max Crew | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG/X | 1:30.3681 | 00.4655 |
| 6 | Wilson Security Racing GRM | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | 1:30.4286 | 00.5260 |
| 7 | Super Black Racing | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Falcon FG/X | 1:30.4586 | 00.5560 |
| 8 | Nissan Motorsport | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima | 1:30.4894 | 00.5868 |
| 9 | Walkinshaw Racing | Lee Holdsworth | Holden Commodore VF | 1:30.5614 | 00.6588 |
| 10 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | David Reynolds | Ford Falcon FG/X | 1:30.6609 | 00.7583 |
| 11 | Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VF | 1:30.7549 | 00.8523 |
| 12 | Erebus Motorsport V8 | Will Davison | Mercedes E63 AMG | 1:30.7807 | 00.8781 |
| 13 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VF | 1:30.8443 | 00.9417 |
| 14 | Wilson Security Racing GRM | David Wall | Volvo S60 | 1:30.9237 | 01.0211 |
| 15 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VF | 1:30.9311 | 01.0285 |
| 16 | Nissan Motorsport | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima | 1:30.9369 | 01.0343 |
| 17 | Nissan Motorsport | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima | 1:30.9502 | 01.0476 |
| 18 | DJR Team Penske | Scott Pye | Ford Falcon FG/X | 1:30.9566 | 01.0540 |
| 19 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VF | 1:30.9878 | 01.0852 |
| 20 | Holden Racing Team | Jack Perkins | Holden Commodore VF | 1:31.0918 | 01.1892 |
| 21 | Freightliner Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VF | 1:31.2937 | 01.3911 |
| 22 | GB Galvanizing Racing | Dale Wood | Holden Commodore VF | 1:31.3526 | 01.4500 |
| 23 | Nissan Motorsport | James Moffat | Nissan Altima | 1:31.7131 | 01.8105 |
| 24 | Erebus Motorsport V8 | Ashley Walsh | Mercedes E63 AMG | 1:31.8255 | 01.9229 |
| 25 | Team Cooldrive | Tim Blanchard | Holden Commodore VF | 1:32.3520 | 02.4494 |
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