Andrew Van Leeuwen

BJR has become a central figure in ongoing silly season speculation, particularly with PremiAir Racing set to swoop on Rich Stanaway.

The donation came from Erebus Motorsport and the Saunders family and is the latest in a long line of charitable actions led by team owner Klimenko.

Fresh off the back of success at the Sandown 500, Pye's Great Race campaign got off to a bruising start when he hit the wall on the approach to the Cutting with 10 minutes to go.

The 26-year-old crashed the #4 Matt Stone Racing Camaro 37 minutes into the hour-long session, triggering the red flags.

Within moments of the car coming to a rest, rival Percat pulled up and jumped out of his car to check on Davison.

The third race for the huge field of touring cars got off to a spectacular start when Paul Stubber (Mazda RX-7) and Mark Taylor (VL Commodore) clashed at the first corner.

Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood will start the race from pole position courtesy of a stunning Top 10 Shootout effort from the reigning Supercars champion.

A gearbox problem with the Blanchard Racing Team Mustang was discovered in the run-up ahead of the final session ahead of the Great Race.

The Grove Racing driver locked a brake on the way into The Chase with five minutes to go which sent him off the road at speed.

The champions include Glenn Seton, Mark Skaife, John Bowe, Craig Lowndes, Marcos Ambrose, Russell Ingall, Rick Kelly, Garth Tander, Jamie Whincup, Shane Van Gisbergen, Scott McLaughlin and Brodie Kostecki.