He left it late but Holden's Jamie Whincup will start Sunday's 70-lap Supercars race in New Zealand from pole position.
The championship leader was seventh on the timesheets in Sunday's 20-minute qualifying run with title rival Scott McLaughlin seemingly destined for another pole when Whincup made a late dash for top spot.
After strapping a new set of tyres to his Red Bull Holden Racing Team Commodore, Whincup's 1min 02.5148sec lap at Pukekohe Park Raceway was enough to pip DJR Team Penske star McLaughlin.
"Scotty was on pole, so had to pull it all out," Whincup told Fox Sports.