Chaz Mostert couldn't hide his disappointment from missing out on the top 10 shootout at Bathurst 1000.
But as he knows more than most, there are more ways to win at Mount Panorama than from the front row.
The speedster was a shock omission from the top 10 in Friday's qualifying, falling just six hundredths of a second behind 10th-placed Garth Tander.
While Tickford Racing has one representative - seventh-fastest Cam Waters - team principal Tim Edwards said he was "gutted" to see Mostert miss out.
Mostert agreed.
"To be honest I'm pretty disappointed in my efforts out there.