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McLaughlin trumps Whincup in Practice 2

24 Nov 2017
Title contenders set the pace in Newcastle practice
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Scott McLaughlin returned serve on title rival Jamie Whincup with a commanding run to the fastest time in second practice at the Coates Hire Newcastle 500.

The Shell V-Power Racing Ford driver, who had been seventh in the opening session, set the pace for the majority of the second 40-minute run on the new street layout.

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McLaughlin, Whincup, Nick Percat and Scott Pye all spent time atop the order in the first half of the session.

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The #17 Ford was the first into the 1:09s 22 minutes in, clocking 1:09.8938s and 1:09.8410s on consecutive laps.

. It's a bit of an odd one."

The Prodrive Fords were also down the order, with Cameron Waters 13th, Mark Winterbottom 16th, Chaz Mostert 19th and Jason Bright 23rd.

Despite the circuit being uncharted territory for the drivers, both of today’s 40-minute sessions ran without a single red flag interruption.

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