In 20th on 836 points is Chris Coxhead, but not far behind on 812 is teammate Brett Loxton.

With a 55-point gap in front, and a larger gap behind, it could very well come down to which one of these two make the top 20.

We had a chance to sit down and talk to the teammates about what making the top 20 means to them.

Thanks for joining us gentlemen. It seems to be coming down to the two of you as to who gets the automatic qualifying for next year's series.

First to you Chris, what do you think your chances are with two rounds to go? Confident of making it in?

Belle Isle has been a favourite of mine and I've done well there in the past, but I can't say the same about Phillip Island. I'm not feeling super confident about staying in the 20 to be honest but will give it a good crack.

And to you Brett, what are your thoughts?

I think I can make it in but with me and Chris being so close anything could happen. We seem to have finished very very close all season.

The good news is that with two of you battling for 20th spot is that the team should have a car on the grid for next year. The bad news is that one of you will miss out and must go the long way around to try again. How do you go about the next two races?

Chris: I think if there's a possibility of us working together to pull a decent result of course we'll do that, but otherwise we'll race each other as hard as anyone else out there. Knowing our history it's likely we'll be near each other in the races. The unicorns are magnets or something…

Brett: Same as usual, just do the best I can and try keep the car out of trouble and bring home as many points I can.

Now that the enduros have finished, how did you find them? Did they meet your expectations?

Chris: With both enduros I would have liked to have been another 5-10 places up the road, but it's so bloody difficult with how competitive the field is. At Sandown our strategy didn't pay off due to the lack of safety cars. Then at Bathurst I feel like we were constantly on the back foot due to the drive thru and then some damage, towards the end of the race we were using the safety car to try and get the car repaired and stay on the lead lap but the car didn't feel super strong and it was difficult to move up through the field. In the end it was definitely good to finish both races and once again super consistent and clean driving from Henry, so mega thanks to him!

Brett: I didn’t meet my expectations. I feel like I didn’t do a good enough job of maximizing what we had. The events themselves went quite well, although some of the driving was far more aggressive than I was expecting for an enduro.

How important is it to you to make the coveted top 20?

Chris: To be honest I'm pretty happy with being anywhere around the 20. Ultimately Brett has more pace than me, but hasn't had the luck this season. Regarding next year; it's a bit of a question mark at the moment with other commitments on the way. Whatever the result, it's been great racing all year and I've had a fun time so I'm pretty content with it all.

Brett: I would say important, but i think that’s more just for my ego, hahaha. I’m not too worried now that i know that if I don’t then Chris will be in, and if I don’t make the twenty it just means I'll have some more race seat time in the car which is something I've been lacking.

And finally, in one word, who makes it. Chris or Brett?

Chris: Brett will get me I think and make it in.

Brett: Chris has a head start, it will be great for the team to get one of us in.