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Triple Eight heavyweights go fastest in Ipswich return
Broc Feeney is poised to claim the inaugural Sprint Cup title and punch his ticket to a maiden Supercars finals appearance after setting the early pace in Ipswich.
But teammate Will Brown is threatening to spoil the party after claiming Friday's second practice session at Queensland Raceway.
Series leader Feeney first clocked a lap time of one minute 9.2078 seconds to mark the first championship event at the recently upgraded venue since 2019.
Boasting new tyres, defending champion Brown returned serve in the second session with a lap time of one minute 8.4927 seconds, going 0.141 seconds faster than Feeney.
Feeney leads Brown by 220 points heading into the category's Sprint Cup finale and will automatically qualify for the upcoming finals series if he retains top spot at the end of the weekend.
Drivers will then contest the Enduro Cup across two rounds - The Bend 500 and centrepiece Bathurst 1000 - before the top 10 drivers go toe-to-toe in a three-round elimination finals series.
Grove Racing rival Matt Payne is third in the standings and Tickford Racing's Cam Waters fourth.
Drivers will return to the track at 9.05am (AEST) on Saturday for back-to-back qualifying sessions ahead of race 23 jumping at 12.15pm.
