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Experience is proving key in Adelaide, with veteran David Reynolds fastest ahead of a title showdown between Triple Eight youngsters Will Brown and Broc Feeney.

Supercars veterans are setting the pace at the Adelaide 500 with Team 18's David Reynolds clocking the fastest practice time before qualifying.

The 39-year-old stopped the timer on a blistering one minute 19.480-second lap on Friday afternoon after finishing second-fastest in the weekend's opening practice session a day earlier.

It comes after 44-year-old Blanchard Racing driver James Courtney set the quickest lap around the Adelaide street circuit on Thursday, putting the table-topping young guns on notice.

Championship leader Will Brown (2772 points) notched the fifth-fastest lap on Friday, 0.241 seconds off the pace.

His 22-year-old Triple Eight teammate Broc Feeney (2592) was two places and one tenth of a second further down.

Feeney was off Brown's pace on Thursday as well and must overcome a 180-point deficit in the weekend's two races to steal the title from the 26-year-old.

Tickford's Cam Waters (2344) was second-fastest while Walkinshaw Andretti United ace Chaz Mostert (2463) was third.

The Ford pair will be eager to seal a race win to finish their seasons, with their title chances out of reach.

Rising star Cooper Murray was 17th-fastest in the No.9 Camaro after the he was a last minute call-up for Erebus. 

Murray replaced Jack Le Brocq, who he will line up alongside as a full-time driver in 2025, after the 32-year-old pulled out on Thursday night to return home for the birth of his first child.

Qualifying for the weekend's first race begins at 5.30pm (ACDT) followed by a top ten shootout at 12.35pm on Saturday.

PRACTICE TWO RESULTS:

1. David Reynolds (Team 18) 1:19.480

2. Cam Waters (Tickford Racing) +0.084

3. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United) +0:103

4. Ryan Wood (Walkinshaw Andretti United) +0.161

5. Will Brown (Triple Eight Race Engineering) +0.242