Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup took pole position for race one of the Sucrogen Townsville 400 after his team-mate Craig Lowndes's made an error late on his shootout lap.
The V8 Supercar support event at the Australian Grand Prix has been confirmed for the next five years in a deal which sees a greater presence for the series.
Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup returned to victory lane after holding on to win the second race of the Skycity Triple Crown at Hidden Valley, despite a fast-closing Mark Winterbottom late in the race.
Irwin Racing's Alex Davison took the first pole position of his V8 Supercar career by millimetres fot the second race of the Skycity Triple Crown at Hidden Valley, taking the top spot on the grid by two ten-thousandths of a second.