Triple Eight gun Shane van Gisbergen has claimed pole position at the Newcastle 500 after sneaking into the Supercars top 10 shootout.
Van Gisbergen qualified 10th by just 0.0448 seconds but then stormed to the 29th pole of his career after winning the shootout on Saturday.
The result breathes life into Triple Eight's tilt at winning the teams' championship at the season-ending event, with his teammate Jamie Whincup to start third on the grid.
Van Gisbergen and Whincup trail DJR Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin and Fabian Coulthard by just 116 points leading into the opening race on the beachfront track.