Scott Pye continued his strong weekend in front of team owner Roger Penske by topping Sunday morning practice at Pukekohe.

The 15 minute run gave teams a final chance to fine tune their cars ahead of a 20 minute qualifying session that will set the grid for Race 30.

Pye set a best of 1:03.3s on his final lap to end up 0.5s clear of Will Davison’s Erebus Mercedes.

“We made some changes yesterday in the second race,” said Pye, who took a fifth and an eighth from the Saturday races.

“We felt we had a much better car but we didn’t have track position.

“We made another change overnight and that has been positive too. I think we’re in a good position for qualifying.”

Scott McLaughlin, Ash Walsh, Jason Bright and Michael Caruso completed the top six in a session heavily affected by tyre condition.

Lowndes was seventh aboard his rebuilt Red Bull Holden, giving the car a clean bill of health despite the rushed repairs.

“It feels alright, the guys have done a remarkable job,” said Lowndes.

“The car went out without any vibration with the steering wheel straight and is reasonably quick.

“It has good front (grip), we are still searching a little bit for the rear but I’m really happy with where it is at considering at 6am it was still having its last nuts and bolts put together. It’s a credit to the team.”

Result: V8 Supercars ITM 500 Auckland Practice 4