6.45pm: This concludes our rolling coverage of Saturday's Bathurst 1000 events. Our team will be back tomorrow morning to bring you continual coverage of the 2013 Bathurst 1000.
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6.35pm: Red Bull's Paul Dumbrell will start in pole postition for the Bathurst 1000 tomorrow, with Jamie Whincup revealing that his team-mate will drive first.
Whincup said the start would put less pressure on his co-driver.
"I think it is good for Paul to get underway, I find it a a challenge to jump in the car after the race has started so I don't want to put that pressure on Paul at all.
"Me being a regular driver and knowing the car well I can jump in in the second stint so that is the plan at this stage.
"Paul's times are as good as quick as mine so we don't need to concentrate on Paul just doing the minimum amount of laps, he will probably do half the race. We aren't restricted like most combos were at Sandown trying to get the co-driver out of the way as quick as possible."
5.45pm: Red Bull's Jamie Whincup will start the Bathurst 1000 with pole position in Sunday's great race.
Whincup was fastest in Saturday's Top 10 Shootout with a time of 2.07.8825.
The top 10 starting positions on Sunday's grid, and driver's lap times during the Top 10 Shootout are:
Jamie Whincup (2.07.8825) - Holden, Red Bull Racing Australia
Mark Winterbottom (2.08.0764) - Ford, Pepsi Max Crew
Jason Bright (2.08.2763) - Holden, Team BOC
Shane van Gisbergen (2.08.2804) - Holden, Team TEKNO V.I.P Petfoods
James Courtney (2.08.8310) - Holden, Holden Racing Team
Craig Lowndes (2.08.9636) - Holden, Red Bull Racing Australia
Will Davison (2.009.0023) - Ford, Pepsi Max Crew
Scott McLaughlin (2.09.1926) - Holden, Fujitsu Racing GRM
David Reynolds (2.09.2433) - Ford, The Bottle-O Racing Team
Alex Premat (2.10.4145) - Holden - Fujitsu Racing GRM
5.25pm: We are halfway through the 2013 Bathurst 1000 Top Ten Shootout. Here's the standings through five out of 10 drivers:
1. Craig Lowndes 2:08.9636
2. Will Davison 2:09.0023
3. Scott McLaughlin 2:09.1926
4. David Reynolds 2:09.2433
5. Alexandre Premat 2:10.4145
5pm: Fujitsu Racing GRM's Alex Premat is the first car out in the Top 10 Shootout. As the drivers work towards that poll position we ask, which manufacturer do you think will be on the podium tomorrow?
4.45pm: John Bowe has taken the round win in the Touring Car Masters with victory in the third and final race this weekend ahead of Jim Richards and Brett Youlden.
It was a completely different podium from the second race, with pole sitter and race two winner Eddie Abelnica stalling on race start and Adam Bressington swamped by Bowe early in the piece.
Bowe took the lap on lap two and never looked back - with a final winning margin of six seconds over fellow veteran Richards.
The horror race for the previous podium was completed in full with Jason Gomersall heading into the sand at Murray's corner mid-race.
4.20pm: Warren Luff put a win to his name this weekend by taking out race two in the Carrera Cup, surviving a late scare when he went wide at The Dipper to keep off Craig Baird and race one winner Nick Percat.
The winning trio put on a masterclass, finishing 12.5 seconds ahead of fourth place over just 10 laps.
Luff got Percat's measure at the race start, winning a drag race side-by-side up Mountain Straight with Baird in tow.
Baird jumped into second when Percat went onto the grass at the foot of the Chase.
Luff almost threw away a great performance, losing a touch of grip into The Dipper on the final lap, but held on well.
Touring Car Masters coming up next before today's big event - the top ten shootout!
3.30pm: Steve Owen goes two from two in the Dunlop Series at Bathurst, taking the win during race two interrupted by several laps of safety car activity.
Aaron Russell and Morgan Haber connected at Hell Corner before the halfway mark in the 14 lap race, bringing Owen back to the field after opening up a solid lead.
Casey Stoner had propelled himself from 9th to 4th place before ending his race when he got too close with the wall at Reid Park.
Minor placings were as race one, with Dale Wood and Jack Perkins on the podium once more.
2.30pm: Kim Jane has taken out the second race in the V8 Utes at Bathurst, taking his lead back from Kris Walton after an ambitious dive at The Chase.
Walton went wide in front of Jane on lap five after making a lunge down the inside, though Jane took his position back on The Cutting the following lap before putting some distance back to the field.
Ryan Hansford completed the minor placings, while Stephen White's fourth puts him in prime position for a round win tomorrow morning
1.45pm: Nick Percat talks about his win in the opening race of the Carrera Cup at the Mount this weekend.
Percat highlights the difference in grip between the Porsche and the Holden he is set to drive in tomorrow's main event.
1.15pm: The Bathurst 1000 has truly become a family event with hundreds of campers enjoying the great race with their children.
Jamie Chester from Melbourne said he was happy for his children to camp at Mount Panorama with him as he knew they could roam around the campsites safely.
"They love coming up here and you know their interest in motor sport isn’t as big as ours but they find new friends and the new connections and they’re happy to come back each year and see them," he said.
"We struggle to get them back for dinner and then we struggle to get them back for bed, they just love it."
It was a similar case for camper Colin Lalor who is camping with his two sons.
"I wouldn't let my boys come up here before they were 10, but now its so family orientated that I think children can come younger; they have more fun than I do. "
"The atmosphere is great, we just really enjoy ourselves," he said.
12.45pm: A quick recap of today's results so far for the support races!
Touring Car Masters (Race 2) - 5 laps at 8:55am
1st Eddie Abelnica, 2nd Adam Bressington, 3rd Jason Gomersall
V8 Utes (Race 1) - 7 laps at 9:30am
1st David Sieders, 2nd Stephen White, 3rd Andrew Fisher
Porsche Carrera Cup (Race 1) - 10 laps at 11:10am
1st Nick Percat, 2nd Warren Luff, 3rd Craig Baird
12.20pm: Volvo held a brief media conference behind pit lane, in front of next year's S60 model which Garry Rogers Motorsport will race with.
Along with Rogers present was Scott McLaughlin, the young sensation who will move across to the new manufacturer with his teammate Alexandre Prémat under the banner of 'Volvo Polestar Racing'.
McLaughlin was very upbeat regarding his chances for next season and is happy with where the development of the car and team are at.
11.40am: A crash at the top of the mountain saw #13 James Bergmuller taken out of the Carrera Cup on the second lap. Bergmuller spun and collided with the wall.
The porsche were back and racing after one lap behind the safety car, with Nick Percat leading the field on lap five with a time of 2.12.6111.
Lap seven saw Tony Bates in the wall and out of the race, with his car taken back to the pits on the back of a tow truck.
#222 Nick Percat won the race with a fastest lap of 2.11.4888 followed by Warren Luff in second and Craig Baird in third.
11am: David Reynolds has set the fastest time in the sixth and final Bathurst 1000 practice session.
Reynolds set a time of 2.08.6838, which only came under threat with a hot lap from provisional pole-sitter Jamie Whincup.
Whincup fell away in the final sector however finishing just .07 seconds behind at the finish line.
10.30am: With 20 minutes remaining in practice session six David Reynolds time of 2.08.6838 remains the only sub 129 seconds lap thus far.
Chaz Mostert has taken the #17 for some short stints, a positive sign for The DJR garage following the heavy impact suffered yesterday.
10am: David Sieders has taken the opening race of the V8 Utes at Mount Panorama from pole position but had to fight for it in the opening laps.
Sieders lost his lead to Stephen White on the opening lap, but got by hom in a scrappy exchange through The Case on lap three.
Danny Buzadzic limped back to pit lane after heavy contact with the outside wall at Sulma Park, while Noel Edge went deep at The Chase where his race ended in the sand.
Nathan Pretty was forced to the rear of the grid after his car came in underweight prior to qualifying, but managed to regain an impressive 15 positions to finish 17th.
9.30am: An accident in race two of the Touring Car Masters series' Bathurst round has seen Glenn Seton and Andrew Miedecke have their weekend at Mount Panorama comes to an early end.
Seton, who was making his return to the series after a 12 month absence, had just gotten around Miedecke to claim fourth position.
But Miedecke, who was aiming for his sixth consecutive Touring Car Masters win, clipped the back of Seton’s Ford Falcon XY GTHO.
After a safety car period the win was taken by Victorian Eddie Abelnica, who had worked his way up from fifth on the grid to claim the chequered flag.
9am: Good Morning race fans and welcome to our rolling coverage of all things Bathurst 1000 today.
Already on track this morning has been the Porsche in the Carrera Cup for their qualifying session.
Qualifying in top position ready for Race 1 at 11am was Nick Percat with a 2.08.77. He was followed by Warren Luff, Craig Baird, Steven Richards and Shae Davies.
The V8s will return to the track at 10am for their last practice session before the Top 10 Shootout from 5pm this afternoon.
Check back regularly for updates and photos all from Mount Panorama.
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