Race 21 starting grid: 2026 NTI Townsville 500
68-lap Race 21 will commence at 3:05pm AEST
Fox, KAYO, Sky NZ, Seven, SuperView take live coverage
Brodie Kostecki beats Matt Payne, Thomas Randle to pole
Ford rivals Brodie Kostecki and Matt Payne are set to go to war through Turn 1 on Saturday's NTI Townsville 500.
The Shell V-Power Racing Team star pipped championship leader Payne to Boost Mobile Pole by just 0.1s. Tickford Racing driver Thomas Randle was the surprise packet, qualifying third ahead of Toyota star Ryan Wood.
Further intrigue is centred on Will Brown and Broc Feeney, with the Red Bull Ampol Mustangs to start from 12th and 18th after another stumble.
Race 21 will commence at 3:05pm AEST. Seven, Fox Sports, Kayo Sports, Sky NZ take live coverage. International fans can watch on SuperView.
Starting grid: Race 21, 2026 NTI Townsville 500
Brodie Kostecki (#17 Shell V-Power Ford)
Matt Payne (#19 Penrite Ford)
Thomas Randle (#55 Castrol Ford)
Ryan Wood (#2 Mobil 1 Truck Assist Toyota)
Cam Waters (#6 Monster Energy Ford)
Aaron Cameron (#3 LIQUI MOLY BLAHST Ford)
Kai Allen (#26 Penrite Ford)
James Golding (#7 CoolDrive Ford)
Chaz Mostert (#1 Mobil 1 Optus Toyota)
Rylan Gray (#38 Shell V-Power Ford)
Anton De Pasquale (#18 Cub Cadet Chevrolet)
Will Brown (#888 Red Bull Ampol Ford)
Zach Bates (#10 Bendix Chevrolet)
Jackson Walls (#11 Objective Ford)
Cooper Murray (#99 TotalEnergies Chevrolet)
David Reynolds (#20 Snowy River Chevrolet)
Jayden Ojeda (#31 PremiAir Chevrolet)
Broc Feeney (#88 Red Bull Ampol Ford)
Reuben Goodall (#5 MG Plasterers Mustang)
Jack Le Brocq (#4 Sherrin Rentals Chevrolet)
Macauley Jones (#96 AlphaTheta Toyota)
Andre Heimgartner (#8 R&J Batteries Toyota)
Cameron Hill (#14 Dare Iced Coffee Toyota)
Jobe Stewart (#9 SOLO Energy Chevrolet)
Aaron Seton (#30 Superior Cranes Chevrolet)
Declan Fraser (#777 PremiAir Chevrolet)
