Broc Feeney has taken out each Supercars races in Darwin, spearheading a one-two end for Triple Eight within the second race within the High Finish.
Backing up his victory within the opening race, Feeney sealed his weekend haul by changing his third pole place of the yr at Hidden Valley Raceway on Sunday.
The 21-year-old pulled off an ideal drive to carry the lead throughout the whole thing of the 48-lap, 138km race for his fifth win up to now.
Feeney had begun the season with three race wins and 6 podium finishes, earlier than his grip on the collection crown started to loosen after poor leads to New Zealand and Perth.
He now trails teammate and collection chief Will Brown (1,348 factors) by 92 factors within the standings.
“We’re again, child! We’re again!” Feeney shouted over the radio.
Brown received the bounce on front-rower Brodie Kostecki from the firing gun, blitzing his former Erebus Motorsport teammate by an enormous 17.425-second hole to put second.
The third-place end is reigning champion Kostecki’s finest consequence since returning to the collection in spherical three after a extremely publicised low season contract dispute with Erebus.
PremiAir Nulon Racing’s James Golding was fourth, adopted by Matt Stone Racing driver Nick Percat in fifth.
The protection automotive got here out within the opening lap when Andre Heimgartner’s Brad Jones Racing Camaro lifted off the monitor and onto the roof of wildcard rookie Cooper Murray’s automotive.
Each drivers have been in a position to end the race, with Heimgartner in twenty first and Murray putting final out of the 25-strong area.
Grove Racing driver Matt Payne completed in nineteenth after a gasoline strain situation threatened to forestall the New Zealander from beginning the race.
He was slapped with a 15-second penalty for bumping Walkinshaw Andretti United rookie Ryan Wooden off monitor.
Perth avenue circuit introduced for 2026
Supercars drivers will take their championship hunt to the streets of Perth from 2026.
The Western Australia authorities introduced its plan to construct a avenue circuit lower than 10 minutes out of the town centre at Burswood Park, with 2026 earmarked for the primary occasion.
Based mostly on the Townsville and Gold Coast fashions, plans embody everlasting grandstands and street upgrades.
The federal government hopes the transfer will encourage 50,000 native followers to end up every day for the multi-race occasion, with the spherical to be complemented by a 10-day competition.
WA Supercars rounds have been hosted on the Wanneroo Raceway, roughly 50km north of the town, since 1973, with the newest occasion attracting greater than 30,000 attendees throughout three days in Might.
Native motorsport followers had been calling for a avenue circuit after the success of comparable set-ups in Townsville and Gold Coast, WA tourism minister Rita Saffioti mentioned.
“We all know how passionate and enthusiastic motorsport followers are, and I do know domestically they have been wanting this to occur for a while, significantly after they’ve seen comparable circuits in-built different cities throughout the nation,” Saffioti mentioned.
Brad Jones Racing driver Andre Heimgartner welcomed the information, saying the transfer to a avenue circuit in his adopted hometown would open the game to a wider viewers.
“The distinction between a avenue circuit and Wanneroo is rather a lot. Wanneroo is a bit additional out, in order that’s a bit restrictive,” Heimgartner mentioned.
“You would be amongst the entire motion right here — we have got the town proper there.
“It opens it up and folks will suppose, ‘Why not? I am going to simply head there’.”
Championship standings
1. Will Brown — 1348 pts
2. Broc Feeney — 1245 pts
3. Chaz Mostert — 1074 pts
4. Cam Waters — 855 pts
5. James Golding — 845 pts
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