Matt Payne has nabbed pole position for the opening race of Round 2 of the Dunlop Super2 Series with a red flag preventing any late improvements at Wanneroo Raceway.
Payne’s pole-setting time of a 55.5287s came from the first runs on old tyres in the #10 Nissan Altima, before most of the field bolted on fresh tyres.
However, Elly Morrow (#8 VF Commodore) became stuck in the gravel at Turn 6 and with one minute left on the clock race control declared the session, meaning no one could challenge Payne.
“It was pretty good out there, I think the track rubbered up a little bit from yesterday with the soft tyres from the Supercars going around,” Payne said.
“I hadn’t put new tyres on yesterday so I didn’t know what to expect but obviously came out with it and it was really good.”
Jaylyn Robotham (#999 VF Commodore) moved up to second in the closing stages to clinch a spot on the front row of the grid, with the #111 Triple Eight Race Engineering machine of Cameron Hill in third, having set a purple first sector moments before the session was stopped.
Points leader Zak Best (#78 FGX Falcon) could manage no better than 10th, while Ryal Harris (#58 VF Commodore) and Nash Morris (#67 FGX Falcon) were not able to get a clean lap in as a result of the red flag and are due to start Race 1 from 16th and 17th respectively.
Kai Allen (#26 VE Commodore) claimed the quickest time in the Super3 class in 15th overall with a 56.322s.
Blake Fardell improved late in the session to put his #77 VE Commodore to second in Super3 and 18th overall.
Brad Vaughan (#5 Anderson Motorsport FG Falcon) qualified third in Super3 but will start from pit lane as penalty for a testing breach.
Race 1 for Super2/Super3 begins at 17:20 local time (19:20 AEST).
Results: Qualifying, Super2/Super3
| Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Cls | Fastest lap | Split |
| 1 | 10 | Grove Racing | Matthew Payne | Nissan Altima | S2 | 0:55.5287 | |
| 2 | 999 | Erebus Academy / Image Racing | Jaylyn Robotham | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 0:55.7281 | 0:00.1994 |
| 3 | 111 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Cameron Hill | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 0:55.7375 | 0:00.2088 |
| 4 | 54 | Eggleston Motorsport | Matthew McLean | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 0:55.7631 | 0:00.2344 |
| 5 | 30 | Sherrin Rentals | Aaron Seton | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 0:55.8231 | 0:00.2944 |
| 6 | 6 | MWM | Angelo Mouzouris | Nissan Altima | S2 | 0:55.8336 | 0:00.3049 |
| 7 | 27 | Blue Ribbon Legal / MWM | Tyler Everingham | Nissan Altima | S2 | 0:55.8572 | 0:00.3285 |
| 8 | 777 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Declan Fraser | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 0:55.8734 | 0:00.3477 |
| 9 | 3 | MWM | Thomas Maxwell | Nissan Altima | S2 | 0:55.8929 | 0:00.3642 |
| 10 | 78 | Best Leisure Industries | Zak Best | Ford Falcon FG/X | S2 | 0:55.8994 | 0:00.3707 |
| 11 | 38 | Eggleston Motorsport | Cameron Crick | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 0:55.9018 | 0:00.3731 |
| 12 | 49 | AWC / Image Racing | Jay Hanson | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 0:55.9453 | 0:00.4166 |
| 13 | 18 | Cavalier Homes | Matthew Chahda | Ford Falcon FG/X | S2 | 0:56.1686 | 0:00.6399 |
| 14 | 11 | Brema Group Racing | Zane Morse | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 0:56.2375 | 0:00.7088 |
| 15 | 26 | Eggleston Motorsport | Kai Allen | Holden Commodore VE | CH | 0:56.3229 | 0:00.7942 |
| 16 | 58 | EFS 4×4 Accessories | Ryal Harris | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 0:56.4794 | 0:00.9507 |
| 17 | 67 | Flash Bush Motorsports | Nash Morris | Ford Falcon FG/X | S2 | 0:56.6290 | 0:01.1003 |
| 18 | 77 | MR HDT Race Cars | Blake Fardell | Holden Commodore VE2 | CH | 0:56.6685 | 0:01.1398 |
| 19 | 5 | Anderson Motorsport | Brad Vaughan* | Ford Falcon FG | CH | 0:56.7184 | 0:01.1897 |
| 20 | 8 | Steeline Racing | Elly Morrow | Holden Commodore VF | S2 | 0:57.0616 | 0:01.5329 |
| 21 | 76 | AC Electrical & Air Conditioni | Garry Hills | Holden Commodore VE2 | SC3 | 0:57.8720 | 0:02.3433 |
| 22 | 7 | Mocomm Motorsport Comms | Jim Pollicina | Holden Commodore VE | SC3 | 0:57.9215 | 0:02.3928 |
| 23 | 35 | Unit Racing | Jason Gomersall | Ford Falcon FG | SC3 | 0:57.9661 | 0:02.4374 |
| 24 | 39 | Vectra Corp | Chris Smerdon | Ford Falcon FG | SC3 | 0:59.0094 | 0:03.4807 |
| 25 | 4 | Crusher Parts International | Tony Auddino | Ford Falcon BF | SC3 | 0:59.4250 | 0:03.8963 |
| 26 | 2 | Page Bros Jayco | Steven Page | Holden Commodore VE2 | SC3 | 0:59.7152 | 0:04.1865 |
*Note: Car #5 will start Race 1 from pit lane due to a penalty
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