DJR Team Penske is aiming to have Scott Pye’s Ford back on track by this afternoon’s race following its heavy crash in Practice 3.

Pye walked away unhurt after a brake failure saw the Penske Truck Rentals Ford slam head-on into the Turn 3 tyre barrier.

DJR Team Penske mechanics immediately began stripping the front-end of the car after it returned to the pitlane.

The four-layer tyre wall enabled the car to escape front-end chassis damage, leaving the team confident it will return to the track.

A team spokesman however told Speedcafe.com that the team will not send the car out unless it is deemed 100 percent safe.

Pye noted that missing a race would be particularly ill-timed considering that he is currently hunting for a new drive for 2017.

“It’s not the time I need to be out of the car,” Pye told Speedcafe.com.

“I want to be in it and doing the best job that I can.

“We were really confident with the car this weekend.”

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The rebuild effort is underway at @DJRTeamPenske on Pye’s car. #VASC https://t.co/ILXE8ihQfI

— Supercars (@supercars) July 23, 2016

Brake failure ❌@scottpye19‘s monster crash from all angles. #VASC pic.twitter.com/WZJzgNXWdX

— Supercars (@supercars) July 23, 2016

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