{"id":199861,"date":"2025-10-09T07:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T07:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/199861\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T07:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T07:59:10","slug":"supercars-news-scott-pye-fastest-in-damp-bathurst-1000-practice-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/199861\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Scott Pye fastest in damp Bathurst 1000 Practice 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/INS12697-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Pye puts Triple Eight on top before rain strikes practice\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe #1 Red Bull Ampol Racing Chevrolet Camaro of Will Brown and Scott Pye at the Repco Bathurst 1000.<\/p>\n<p>The #1 Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro clocked a 2:06.8395s on its eighth lap of Mount Panorama before rain fell at the top of The Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>David Russell was second in the #31 PremiAir Racing Camaro, just 0.1461s in arrears in the car he\u2019ll share with James Golding.<\/p>\n<p>Will Davison\u2019s co-driver Tony D\u2019Alberto was third and 0.6345s off the pace in the Shell-V Power-backed #17 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang.<\/p>\n<p>The inclement conditions meant the contest over who was fastest effectively ended just 20 minutes into the session.<\/p>\n<p>Practice 1 pace-setters Walkinshaw Andretti United continued their speed into Practice 2. Ryan Wood\u2019s off-sider Jayden Ojeda was fourth fastest in the Truck Assist-supported #2 Mustang.<\/p>\n<p>Behind then, David Reynolds\u2019 teammate Lee Holdsworth was fifth in the Tradie #20 Team 18 Camaro.<\/p>\n<p>The session featured two noteworthy incidents. The first for Cameron McLeod, who went off at McPhillamy Park and swiped the tyre wall.<\/p>\n<p>The hit plucked the right wing mirror from the Supaglass #4 Matt Stone Racing Camaro<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, Harri Jones lost control of his car at the penultimate turn and slapped the outside wall to bring out the red flag.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the rain, there were no major moments to speak of in the second half of the session.<\/p>\n<p>Supercars will resume on Friday with Practice 3 at 10:05am AEDT. Practice 4 gets underway at 1:05pm AEDT before Qualifying at 4:10pm AEDT.<\/p>\n<p>Results: Repco Supercars Championship, Repco Bathurst 1000 Practice 2<\/p>\n<p>Pos<br \/>\nNum<br \/>\nCo-driver<br \/>\nTeam<br \/>\nCar<br \/>\nLap<br \/>\nDiff<br \/>\nGap<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\n1<br \/>\nScott Pye<br \/>\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:06.8395<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\n31<br \/>\nDavid Russell<br \/>\nPremiAir Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:06.9856<br \/>\n0.1461<br \/>\n0.1461<\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\n17<br \/>\nTony D\u2019Alberto<br \/>\nDick Johnson Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:07.4740<br \/>\n0.6345<br \/>\n0.4884<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\n2<br \/>\nJayden Ojeda<br \/>\nWalkinshaw Andretti United<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:07.6038<br \/>\n0.7643<br \/>\n0.1298<\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\n20<br \/>\nLee Holdsworth<br \/>\nTeam 18<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:07.6279<br \/>\n0.7884<br \/>\n0.0241<\/p>\n<p>6<br \/>\n38<br \/>\nTodd Hazelwood<br \/>\nDick Johnson Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:07.9041<br \/>\n1.0646<br \/>\n0.2762<\/p>\n<p>7<br \/>\n888<br \/>\nZach Bates<br \/>\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:07.9212<br \/>\n1.0817<br \/>\n0.0171<\/p>\n<p>8<br \/>\n88<br \/>\nJamie Whincup<br \/>\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:08.2580<br \/>\n1.4185<br \/>\n0.3368<\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\n6<br \/>\nMark Winterbottom<br \/>\nTickford Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:08.6827<br \/>\n1.8432<br \/>\n0.4247<\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\n55<br \/>\nJames Moffat<br \/>\nTickford Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:08.8596<br \/>\n2.0201<br \/>\n0.1769<\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\n62<br \/>\nNash Morris<br \/>\nPremiAir Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:08.9227<br \/>\n2.0832<br \/>\n0.0631<\/p>\n<p>12<br \/>\n25<br \/>\nFabian Coulthard<br \/>\nWalkinshaw Andretti United<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:08.9908<br \/>\n2.1513<br \/>\n0.0681<\/p>\n<p>13<br \/>\n96<br \/>\nJordan Boys<br \/>\nBrad Jones Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:09.1973<br \/>\n2.3578<br \/>\n0.2065<\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\n9<br \/>\nJarrod Hughes<br \/>\nErebus Motorsport<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:09.3130<br \/>\n2.4735<br \/>\n0.1157<\/p>\n<p>15<br \/>\n7<br \/>\nJack Perkins<br \/>\nBlanchard Racing Team<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:09.5398<br \/>\n2.7003<br \/>\n0.2268<\/p>\n<p>16<br \/>\n5<br \/>\nLochie Dalton<br \/>\nTickford Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:09.5802<br \/>\n2.7407<br \/>\n0.0404<\/p>\n<p>17<br \/>\n26<br \/>\nDale Wood<br \/>\nGrove Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:09.6999<br \/>\n2.8604<br \/>\n0.1197<\/p>\n<p>18<br \/>\n8<br \/>\nDeclan Fraser<br \/>\nBrad Jones Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:10.1400<br \/>\n3.3005<br \/>\n0.4401<\/p>\n<p>19<br \/>\n99<br \/>\nJobe Stewart<br \/>\nErebus Motorsport<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:10.1942<br \/>\n3.3547<br \/>\n0.0542<\/p>\n<p>20<br \/>\n14<br \/>\nBrad Vaughan<br \/>\nBrad Jones Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:10.3614<br \/>\n3.5219<br \/>\n0.1672<\/p>\n<p>21<br \/>\n12<br \/>\nJack Smith<br \/>\nBrad Jones Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:10.5942<br \/>\n3.7547<br \/>\n0.2328<\/p>\n<p>22<br \/>\n4<br \/>\nCameron McLeod<br \/>\nMatt Stone Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:10.7249<br \/>\n3.8854<br \/>\n0.1307<\/p>\n<p>23<br \/>\n35<br \/>\nAaron Seton<br \/>\nMatt Stone Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:10.9061<br \/>\n4.0666<br \/>\n0.1812<\/p>\n<p>24<br \/>\n100<br \/>\nGarth Tander<br \/>\nGrove Racing<br \/>\nFord Mustang GT<br \/>\n2:11.0568<br \/>\n4.2173<br \/>\n0.1507<\/p>\n<p>25<br \/>\n10<br \/>\nTim Slade<br \/>\nMatt Stone Racing<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:11.6555<br \/>\n4.816<br \/>\n0.5987<\/p>\n<p>26<br \/>\n18<br \/>\nHarri Jones<br \/>\nTeam 18<br \/>\nChev Camaro ZL1<br \/>\n2:12.1525<br \/>\n5.313<br \/>\n0.497<\/p>\n<p>27<br \/>\n3<br \/>\nZak Best<br \/>\nTickford 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