Overview
- Matt Payne posted the fastest time in Practice 2 at Wanneroo Raceway with a 54.6661-second lap and heads into the weekend holding a reported 92-point championship lead.
- Friday's two practice sessions were disrupted by multiple incidents that forced repairs and limited running, including Kai Allen's off at Turn 1, Jack Le Brocq nudging Andre Heimgartner into a spin, Cooper Murray hitting Rylan Gray and Jackson Walls suffering a heavy lock-up.
- PremiAir Racing showed strong early pace when Jayden Ojeda topped Practice 1 in about 55.401 seconds and Declan Fraser ran well, but the team has yet to secure its first race win since forming in 2022.
- Triple Eight Race Engineering looked sharper as Broc Feeney set the second-fastest time in Practice 2 and the team noted a boost after Jamie Whincup's return to team duties.
- Practice work at the penultimate Super440 weekend is focused on setup and tyre checks ahead of qualifying and two sprint races, with qualifying on Saturday already producing pole for Payne and several post-session grid penalties.