Supercars rookie fights to hold pole in epic Top 10 showdown – Bathurst LIVE

Zach Bates will be the last man out in today's highly anticipated Top 10 Shootout, after the Supercars rookie upstaged a host of big names to secure provisional pole.

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Bates became the first driver of the Gen3 era to go sub 2.04.00 at Mount Panorama on Friday afternoon, leading the likes of Kai Allen and Broc Feeney in his wake as they missed the top 10 cut off.

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But the biggest losers of qualifying were veterans Cam Waters and Chaz Mostert who won't feature in the shootout together for the first time in eight years.

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For Waters, it's the first time he's missed the one lap dash at Bathurst since 2017, while for Mostert it's only his second time outside the top 10 since 2016.

While all eyes will be on the shootout from 5.05pm AEST, there's still two practice sessions first for the remainder of the field.

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POLE POSITION WINNERS THIS CENTURY:

2000 Wayne Gardner Ford Falcon AU

2001 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon AU

2002 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX

2003 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VY

2004 Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY

2005 Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA

2006 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ

2007 Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF

2008 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE

2009 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE

2010 Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG

2011 Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE

2012 Will Davison Ford Falcon FG

2013 Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VF

2014 Shane van Gisbergen Holden Commodore VF

2015 David Reynolds Ford Falcon FG X

2016 Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VF

2017 Scott McLaughlin Ford Falcon FG X

2018 David Reynolds Holden Commodore ZB

2019 Scott McLaughlin Ford Mustang GT *Disqualified post-race

2020 Cam Waters Ford Mustang GT

2021 Chaz Mostert Holden Commodore ZB

2022 Cam Waters Ford Mustang GT *no shootout held due to weather

2023 Brodie Kostecki Chevrolet Camaro

2024 Brodie Kostecki Chevrolet Camaro

2025 Brodie Kostecki Ford Mustang GT

SATURDAY'S TRACK SCHEDULE

8:30AM: Touring Car Masters - Race 1

9:05AM: DUNLOP Super2 Series - Qualifying (Race 2)

9:30AM: On-Track Entertainment

10:05AM: Repco Supercars Championship - Practice 5 (Additional Drivers)

11:15AM: Tyrepower V8 SuperUte Series - Race 3

12:45PM: On-Track Entertainment

1:10PM: Repco Supercars Championship - Practice 6 (All Drivers)

2:25PM: Touring Car Masters - Race 2

2:55PM: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia GR CUP - Race 2

3:25PM: Porsche Equity-One Carrera Cup Australia Championship - Race 2

4:10PM: DUNLOP Super2 Series - Race 2

5:05PM: Repco Supercars Championship - Top 10 Shootout