
Ford driver Fabian Coulthard has gone fastest in the final practice session for the Townsville 400 Supercars event on Saturday.
The DJR Team Penske star posted a fastest lap of one minute and 12.2861 seconds in the half-hour session at the Reid Park street circuit.
Holden’s Nick Percat (1:12.4494) was second quickest with Coulthard’s teammate Scott McLaughlin (1:12.4668) third-fastest.
McLaughlin heads into Saturday’s 200km race holding a 319-point championship lead over Coulthard.
The New Zealander will look to secure his 12th pole position of a dominant season when qualifying for Saturday’s race starts at 11.50am.
If McLaughlin can win Saturday’s race, he’ll become the first Supercars driver in over a decade to claim six race victories in a row.
Ford’s Lee Holdsworth, the fastest driver in Friday’s practice, was fourth-quickest on Saturday.
Holden ace Jamie Whincup, who has won 10 races in Townsville, was fifth-fastest, just ahead of Ford’s Chaz Mostert.
Whincup’s Red Bull Holden Racing Team stablemate Shane Van Gisbergen could only post the 18th-fastest time of Saturday’s session and will need to find some pace before the qualifying session.
