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Ojeda set a session-best 1:17.1422s as the chequered flag flew on the half-hour session. Tickford Racing duo Cameron Waters and Thomas Randle were second and third respectively. Waters logged a 1:17.2084s in the #6 Monster Mustang to be 0.0662s off the pace while Randle did a 1:17.2139s in the #55 Castrol Mustang and 0.0717s away from the top time. Ojeda confirmed he ran a new tyre at the end of the session. “It’s always nice when the car can roll out of the truck good,” said Ojeda. “Obviously some tyres at the end helped but I think it was genuinely a pretty good session for us considering where we were at QR. “Looking forward to putting D-Russ (David Russell) in the car now and getting his advice of where the car should be with his experience and everything before Practice 3 later today.” Amid plenty of parity chatter, Chevrolet Camaro entries occupied six of the top 10 positions. Cooper Murray was the second-best Camaro in fifth for Erebus Motorsport behind Dick Johnson Racing’s Brodie Kostecki. Zach Bates, Jack Le Brocq, Jobe Stewart, Declan Fraser, and Ryan Wood completed the top 10. The session was a relatively clean affair, save for Jobe Stewart (Erebus Motorsport) and Macauley Jones (Brad Jones Racing) simultaneously touring the Turn 1 run-off after lock-ups. Practice 1 at The Bend gets underway at 1:45pm ACST. Results: Repco Supercars Championship Airtouch 500 at The Bend, Practice 1 | Pos | Num | Driver/Co-driver | Team | Car | Lap | Diff | Gap | | 1 | 31 | Jayden Ojeda/David Russell | PremiAir Racing | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:17.1422 | || | 2 | 6 | Cameron Waters/Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang GT | 1:17.2084 | 0.0662 | 0.0662 | | 3 | 55 | Thomas Randle/Reuben Goodall | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang GT | 1:17.2139 | 0.0717 | 0.0055 | | 4 | 17 | Brodie Kostecki/Todd Hazelwood | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang GT | 1:17.3346 | 0.1924 | 0.1207 | | 5 | 99 | Cooper Murray/Lochie Dalton | Erebus Motorsport | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:17.3576 | 0.2154 | 0.023 | | 6 | 10 | Zach Bates/Aaron Seton | Matt Stone Racing | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:17.3935 | 0.2513 | 0.0359 | | 7 | 4 | Jack le Brocq/Harri Jones | Matt Stone Racing | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:17.5004 | 0.3582 | 0.1069 | | 8 | 9 | Jobe Stewart/Jarrod Hughes | Erebus Motorsport | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:17.6067 | 0.4645 | 0.1063 | | 9 | 777 | Declan Fraser/Nash Morris | PremiAir Racing | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:17.6478 | 0.5056 | 0.0411 | | 10 | 2 | Ryan Wood/Jaxon Evans | Walkinshaw TWG Racing | Toyota GR Supra A90 | 1:17.7067 | 0.5645 | 0.0589 | | 11 | 19 | Matt Payne/Will Davison | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang GT | 1:17.7533 | 0.6111 | 0.0466 | | 12 | 11 | Jackson Walls/Jack Perkins | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Mustang GT | 1:17.8068 | 0.6646 | 0.0535 | | 13 | 5 | Ben Gomersall/Campbell Logan | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang GT | 1:17.8238 | 0.6816 | 0.017 | | 14 | 18 | Anton De Pasquale/Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:17.8550 | 0.7128 | 0.0312 | | 15 | 7 | James Golding/Richie Stanaway | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang GT | 1:17.8879 | 0.7457 | 0.0329 | | 16 | 888 | Will Brown/Scott Pye | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Mustang GT | 1:17.9395 | 0.7973 | 0.0516 | | 17 | 26 | Kai Allen/Tim Slade | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang GT | 1:17.9417 | 0.7995 | 0.0022 | | 18 | 88 | Broc Feeney/Nick Percat | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Mustang GT | 1:17.9861 | 0.8439 | 0.0444 | | 19 | 3 | Aaron Cameron/Zak Best | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang GT | 1:17.9922 | 0.85 | 0.0061 | | 20 | 20 | David Reynolds/James Courtney | Team 18 | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:18.0084 | 0.8662 | 0.0162 | | 21 | 1 | Chaz Mostert/Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw TWG Racing | Toyota GR Supra A90 | 1:18.0190 | 0.8768 | 0.0106 | | 22 | 38 | Rylan Gray/Tony D’Alberto | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang GT | 1:18.0822 | 0.94 | 0.0632 | | 23 | 96 | Macauley Jones/Jordan Boys | Brad Jones Racing | Toyota GR Supra A90 | 1:18.1772 | 1.035 | 0.095 | | 24 | 15 | Craig Lowndes/Bayley Hall | Team 18 | Chev Camaro ZL1 | 1:18.2311 | 1.0889 | 0.0539 | | 25 | 8 | Andre Heimgartner/Bryce Fullwood | Brad Jones Racing | Toyota GR Supra A90 | 1:18.5183 | 1.3761 | 0.2872 | | 26 | 14 | Cameron Hill/Brad Vaughan | Brad Jones Racing | Toyota GR Supra A90 | 1:18.5302 | 1.388 | 0.0119 |