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Jamie Whincup fires at Surfers Supercars

The Supercars' championship battle is on, with Holden's Jamie Whincup firing a shot at his rivals in a dominant practice performance at the Gold Coast 600.

The six-time drivers' champion, sitting 91-points behind series leader Fabian Coulthard coming into this weekend's event, posted a lap-record one minute and 09.9179-second time in Friday's final 30-minute session.

Ford's Chaz Mostert, who was quickest in the day's opening session, fired a late 1:10.1037 to finish second on the timesheets.

Bathurst 1000 champion David Reynolds kept up his strong form from Mount Panorama to take third with a 1:10.3301.

Championship contenders Scott McLaughlin and Shane Van Gisbergen were the fourth and fifth-quickest drivers of the day.