Ash Walsh says he was trying to get out of Warren Luff’s way when the pair tangled during second practice for the Gold Coast 600.
Walsh ran wide at Turn 12 before being tagged from behind by Luff on the run to Turn 13, the contact tipping the Brad Jones Racing Holden into a spin that ended with front-end contact with the wall.
It was a costly incident for Walsh, the damage severe enough to mean he missed the majority of the 30-minute session – the only dedicated running for co-drivers.
Explaining the clash, Walsh said he was trying to get out of Luff’s way.
“I ran wide the corner before,” he said.
“I saw Luffy coming up to the back of me and thought I’d get out of the road.
“I think he’s just misjudged it and tagged the back of me coming out of the corner and it’s sent me into the wall.
“It’s a shame because you don’t get much running here.”
Garth Tander comfortably set the pace in the crucial session, the Triple Eight driver more than three-tenths clear of the field.
His 1m10.663s was the second fastest time so far today, only Jamie Whincup having been quicker in the earlier primary driver session.
James Moffat finished the co-driver session second, followed by DJR Team Penske pair Alex Premat and Tony D’Alberto.
Jack Perkins and Jono Webb were next, as Michael Caruso, Craig Lowndes, Dean Fiore and Will Brown rounded out the Top 10.
| Cla | # | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | km/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 |  Shane van Gisbergen  Garth Tander | Holden Commodore ZB | 18 | 01’10.663 | 150.799 | |||
| 2 | 55 | Chaz Mostert James Moffat | Ford Mustang GT | 19 | 01’10.977 | 00.314 | 00.314 | 150.131 | |
| 3 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin  Alexandre Prémat | Ford Mustang GT | 20 | 01’11.138 | 00.475 | 00.161 | 149.791 | |
| 4 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard Tony D’Alberto | Ford Mustang GT | 14 | 01’11.201 | 00.537 | 00.062 | 149.660 | |
| 5 | 22 | James Courtney Jack Perkins | Holden Commodore ZB | 19 | 01’11.300 | 00.636 | 00.098 | 149.452 | |
| 6 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq Jonathon Webb | Holden Commodore ZB | 15 | 01’11.310 | 00.646 | 00.010 | 149.431 | |
| 7 | 6 | Cameron Waters Michael Caruso | Ford Mustang GT | 16 | 01’11.318 | 00.654 | 00.008 | 149.415 | |
| 8 | 888 | Jamie Whincup Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore ZB | 18 | 01’11.321 | 00.658 | 00.003 | 149.407 | |
| 9 | 3 | Garry Jacobson Dean Fiore | Nissan Altima | 18 | 01’11.334 | 00.671 | 00.013 | 149.380 | |
| 10 | 99 | Anton De Pasquale Will Brown | Holden Commodore ZB | 19 | 01’11.468 | 00.805 | 00.133 | 149.100 | |
| 11 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner Bryce Fullwood | Nissan Altima | 17 | 01’11.573 | 00.909 | 00.104 | 148.882 | |
| 12 | 2 | Scott Pye Warren Luff | Holden Commodore ZB | 19 | 01’11.629 | 00.965 | 00.055 | 148.766 | |
| 13 | 9 | David Reynolds Luke Youlden | Holden Commodore ZB | 20 | 01’11.639 | 00.976 | 00.010 | 148.744 | |
| 14 | 23 | Will Davison Alex Davison | Ford Mustang GT | 17 | 01’11.857 | 01.194 | 00.218 | 148.293 | |
| 15 | 8 | Nick Percat Tim Blanchard | Holden Commodore ZB | 21 | 01’11.869 | 01.205 | 00.011 | 148.269 | |
| 16 | 33 | Richie Stanaway Chris Pither | Holden Commodore ZB | 16 | 01’11.890 | 01.226 | 00.021 | 148.225 | |
| 17 | 15 | Rick Kelly Dale Wood | Nissan Altima | 16 | 01’11.922 | 01.259 | 00.032 | 148.159 | |
| 18 | 14 | Tim Slade Ash Walsh | Holden Commodore ZB | 7 | 01’12.077 | 01.413 | 00.154 | 147.841 | |
| 19 | 21 | Macauley Jones Dean Canto | Holden Commodore ZB | 16 | 01’12.243 | 01.579 | 00.166 | 147.501 | |
| 20 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth Thomas Randle | Ford Mustang GT | 16 | 01’12.346 | 01.683 | 00.103 | 147.290 | |
| 21 | 78 |  Simona de Silvestro Alex Rullo | Nissan Altima | 14 | 01’12.425 | 01.762 | 00.078 | 147.130 | |
| 22 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom Steven Richards | Holden Commodore ZB | 15 | 01’12.447 | 01.784 | 00.022 | 147.085 | |
| 23 | 34 | James Golding Richard Muscat | Holden Commodore ZB | 1 | 01’12.481 | 01.818 | 00.033 | 147.016 | |
| 24 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood  Jack Smith | Holden Commodore ZB | 13 | 01’12.570 | 01.906 | 00.088 | 146.836 | |
| 25 | 56 | Brodie Kostecki Jake Kostecki | Holden Commodore ZB | 18 | 01’13.350 | 02.686 | 00.779 | 145.275 |
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