Matt Payne, Brodie Kostecki to share front row
39-lap Race 26 will commence at 12:45pm local time
Fox, KAYO, Sky NZ, SuperView take live coverage
Matt Payne flexed his championship muscle with another Boost Mobile Pole, denying Brodie Kostecki and Chaz Mostert in a thrilling session.
Payne, who can win the Repco Sprint Cup on Saturday, popped Kostecki and Mostert by 0.025s and 0.081s respectively at Queensland Raceway. Will Brown out-qualified teammate Broc Feeney, with Kai Allen sixth.
Payne, Kostecki, Mostert and Brown all dipped below the Gen3 practice/qualifying lap record, set by Feeney last year.
Wildcards Ben Gomersall, Bayley Hall and Aaron Seton will start from 20th, 25th and 27th.
Race 26 will commence at 12:45pm AEST. Fox Sports, Kayo Sports, and Sky NZ take live coverage. International fans can watch on SuperView.
Starting grid: 2026 Century Batteries Ipswich Super 440
Matt Payne (#19 Penrite Ford)
Brodie Kostecki (#17 Shell V-Power Ford)
Chaz Mostert (#1 Mobil 1 Optus Toyota)
Will Brown (#888 Red Bull Ampol Ford)
Broc Feeney (#88 Red Bull Ampol Ford)
Kai Allen (#26 Penrite Ford)
Thomas Randle (#55 Castrol Ford)
Rylan Gray (#38 Shell V-Power Ford)
Cam Waters (#6 Monster Energy Ford)
Cooper Murray (#99 TotalEnergies Chevrolet)
James Golding (#7 CoolDrive Ford)
Anton De Pasquale (#18 DEWALT Chevrolet)
Ryan Wood (#2 Mobil 1 Truck Assist Toyota)
Andre Heimgartner (#8 R&J Batteries Toyota)
David Reynolds (#20 Snowy River Chevrolet)
Aaron Cameron (#3 LIQUI MOLY BLAHST Ford)
Jack Le Brocq (#4 Sherrin Rentals Chevrolet)
Jackson Walls (#11 Objective Ford)
Jobe Stewart (#9 Argus Chevrolet)
Jayden Ojeda (#31 PremiAir Chevrolet)
Zach Bates (#10 Bendix Chevrolet)
Ben Gomersall (#5 UNIT Ford)
Cameron Hill (#14 DARE Iced Coffee Toyota)
Macauley Jones (#96 JBS Toyota)
Bayley Hall (#15 Supercheap Auto Chevrolet)
Declan Fraser (#777 PremiAir Chevrolet)
Aaron Seton (#30 Superior Cranes Chevrolet)
