Brown: No gain in championship despite qualifying surprise ...

"At the end of the day, I don’t think I gained much of an advantage in the championship because Broc also qualified in the 10, and everyone’s got the same opportunity in tomorrow’s shootout.

"I think tomorrow’s race will be pretty exciting with some of the guys like Chaz and Nick starting at the back of the field."

Feeney, who needs to gain 30 points on Brown in Saturday's race to take the title fight to Sunday, is confident he can make his presence felt come race time.

“We weren’t on track much today that’s for sure. In qualifying, I only did one lap then speared off in the next one," said Feeney, who won in 2022 and finished second 12 months ago.

"Our first lap was obviously competitive against those who did one, but the second laps were a lot faster. Overall, I’m feeling pretty good.

"After having both practice sessions under our belt, I think we’re a top five car at the moment, but the car probably doesn’t feel as nice as it could be.

"There’s still a long way in the weekend to go and we know we’re strong here in the races. I’m certainly looking forward to more laps on track tomorrow."

Supercars will return on Saturday with Practice 3 at 10:30am local time/11:00am AEDT, followed by the Boost Mobile Top Ten Shootout at 1:05pm/1:35pm AEDT.

The Shootout will set the grid for the first 78-lap race of the weekend, Race 23, at 3:50pm local time/4:20pm AEDT