Holdsworth on pole

Holden driver Lee Holdsworth will start from pole for Sunday's final V8 Supercar race of the season at the Sydney 500.

In an exciting finish to qualifying, Holdsworth waited until the final lap of the 20-minute session to clock a record one minute 29.305 seconds – clinching first place on the grid for the afternoon's 250km race.

Ford's James Courtney (1:29.4040) – whose race on Saturday was blighted by a door that kept popping open - and Holden's Rick Kelly (1:29.4306) were second- and third-fastest respectively.

Mark Winterbottom will start from fourth on the grid while Greg Murphy in a Commodore rounds out the top five.

Garth Tander, who took out Saturday's race one at Sydney's Olympic Park, will start from seventh.

Jamie Whincup, who clinched his second consecutive V8 Supercar title after finishing in fifth place on Saturday, suffered car trouble and will begin from 26th spot.

Qualifying
Lee Holdsworth 1:29.3047
James Courtney 1:29.4040
Rick Kelly 1:29.4306
Mark Winterbottom 1:29.4418
Greg Murphy 1:29.5560
Michael Caruso 1:29.6110
Garth Tander 1:29.6169
Jason Bright 1:29.6476
Craig Lowndes 1:29.7319
David Reynolds 1:29.7327