news: Pretty quickest in SuperUtes Practice 2 with late effort

Nathan Pretty was fastest in SuperUtes Practice 2 at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 after a late effort from the Bathurst 24 Hour winner.

Pretty (Holden Colorado) went to the top on his last flying lap of the 20-minute session, with the 2:42.427s effort putting him ahead of Elliot Barbour (Mitsubishi Triton) and Tom Alexander (Isuzu D-Max).

Cameron Crick (Mitsubishi Triton) set an early benchmark of 2:44.357s as the times improved through the session.

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Pretty and Alexander both pipped Crick to go first and second respectively halfway through the hit out.

Graham Edwards had a wild moment at McPhillamy Park in his Mitsubishi Triton, sliding sideways through the gravel before gathering it up and rejoining the circuit.

Despite the trip through the gravel, Edwards managed to avoid the wall and continued to circulate for the remainder of the session.

Barbour went fastest in the closing minutes but was immediately displaced by Alexander who set a 2:42.782, putting him 0.5s in front.

A late effort from Pretty was enough to mix up the top three again, with his 2:42.427s lowering the SuperUtes practice record by a further 0.03s from Practice 1 earlier on Thursday.

Crick and Ben Walsh (Toyota Hilux) completed the top five, while joint series leader Ryal Harris finished 10th, 4.7s off the pace in his Mazda BT-50.

SuperUtes return for Armor All Qualifying on Friday at 0720 local time/AEDT.

Results: SuperUtes Bathurst, Practice 2

Pos	Car	Competitor/Team	Driver	Vehicle	Fastest lap	Gap
1	18	AC Delco Racing	Nathan Pretty	Holden Colorado	2:42.3920
2	22	Caltex Delo Racing	Tom Alexander	Isuzu D-MAX	2:42.4906	0.0986s
3	87	Mitsubishi Motors Team Triton	Elliot Barbour	Mitsubishi Triton	2:42.6346	0.2426s
4	7	Total Tools Team Triton Racing	Cameron Crick	Mitsubishi Triton	2:43.5010	1.1090s
5	8	Fat Freddy’s	Ben Walsh	Toyota Hilux	2:43.6407	1.2487s
6	11	Tyre Works Mega	Matthew Spratt	Holden Colorado	2:43.9861	1.5941s
7	64	Western Sydney Motorsport	Craig Woods	Toyota Hilux	2:44.0378	1.6458s
8	68	Sieders Racing Team	Joshua Anderson	Toyota Hilux	2:45.9186	3.5266s
9	96	SIA Abrasives / Team Triton	Graham Edwards	Mitsubishi Triton	2:46.7373	4.3453s
10	1	EFS 4×4 Accessories	Ryal Harris	Mazda BT50	2:47.1333	4.7413s
11	49	Allgate Auto Doors	Christopher Formosa	Ford Ranger	2:47.8849	5.4929s
12	72	Western Sydney Motorsport	Craig Thompson	Toyota Hilux	2:48.2517	5.8597s
13	94	Allgate Auto Doors	Bayley Hall	Ford Ranger	2:49.0274	6.6354s
14	17	Tankworld	Benjamin Falk	Mazda BT50	2:54.3401	11.9481s