Younger gun Broc Feeney has claimed the second Supercars win of his burgeoning profession after the 13-lap dash race began below the security automobile, as a result of two engine fires at Albert Park.
Key factors:
- The victory was Broc Feeney’s second of his profession, having gained in Adelaide in his rookie season
- Earlier, the 20-year-old set the document for being the youngest pole-sitter in Supercars’ historical past
- Ultimately, the race started with a rolling begin after two automobile fires within the Gen3 vehicles over the weekend
Feeney, the youngest pole-sitter in Supercars’ historical past, at 20 years of age, turned his front-row benefit into his first win of the season this morning.
The Purple Bull Ampol driver and native Gold Coaster completed off his rookie season with a well-known win on the Adelaide 500 final December.
Feeney let loose a, “Oh yeah, child!” over the staff radio as he took the chequered flag within the fourth and remaining Supercars race of the Australian Grand Prix spherical.
The Chevrolet Camaro driver completed in entrance of Brad Jones Racing’s Andre Heimgartner in second, whereas Brodie Kostecki capped off a unprecedented weekend by including one other podium to his victories on Friday and Saturday.
“After I survived the primary lap, and I used to be practically sooner than them over the again, I used to be like that is good,” Feeney mentioned.
“We definitely made the precise technique.
“What a approach to win on grand prix Sunday. I’ve dreamt of this for a very long time.
“I knew we had been in a very good place, [we] simply wanted to knuckle down. Bloody superior.”
The race started with a rolling begin after an emergency assembly on Saturday evening after two separate fires to the brand new Gen3 vehicles.
Ford veteran James Courtney’s Mustang was engulfed in flames on Saturday on the opening lap, with the imaginative and prescient much more dramatic than when Nick Percat’s automobile caught fireplace on Friday.
“As at all times, the security of our drivers, staff personnel and marshals is paramount to Supercars,” Supercars boss Shane Howard mentioned.
“In session with the Supercars Fee, Supercars and the Gen3 technical working group will conduct an additional overview into this weekend’s incidents over the approaching weeks and prematurely of the Perth SuperSprint.”
Be part of Mick Doyle at abc.web.au/sport from 2pm AEST as we stay weblog the Australian Formulation 1 Grand Prix.
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