'Go the boys!': Randle gets Supercars pole in Tasmania
Thomas Randle has snared pole for the first Supercars race in Tasmania, while Broc Feeney will be at the front for the second after back-to-back qualifying sessions.
The Tickford driver shot up the order at Symmons Plains Raceway with a last-gasp effort, pipping Triple Eight rival Feeney by just 0.008 seconds to secure his first pole of the season.
"Yeah, boy! Go the boys, go the boys!" Randle said over the team radio.
Feeney returned the favour in the following session, going 0.129 seconds faster than Randle - who had beached himself - to secure pole for Saturday's second 120km sprint.
Randle will be looking to break through for his first career win and make amends in Tasmania after his last visit ended in drama.
Then fourth place after starting from pole, Randle was trailing Feeney with a handful of laps remaining when he locked his wheels coming into the infamous hairpin and ploughed into the Camaro.
Feeney finished 15th and Randle, incurring a 15-second penalty, 18th.
Randle was later barred by Triple Eight team manager Mark Dutton from entering their garage to apologise to Feeney after the race.
Brodie Kostecki emulated Randle after the first qualifying session to apologise to Walkinshaw Andretti United youngster Ryan Wood.
Dick Johnson Racing driver Kostecki was slapped with a four-grid penalty after making contact with Wood at the turn-four hairpin.
Kostecki will start the first race ninth after finishing fifth-fastest, while Wood was forced to settle for eighth.
For the second sprint, Kostecki qualified 21st and Wood 19th.
The red flag was brought out halfway into the first 10-minute portion of Q1 when Erebus rookie Cooper Murray lost control of his car at turn one.
Murray had crashed through two foam trackside signs before spinning into the gravel.
"I can now say I'm finally awake," Murray joked.
Defending champion Will Brown will start fourth and 13th after requiring significant repairs following a collision late in practice on Friday.
Matt Stone Racing driver Nick Percat had hit the rear of Brown's Camaro as they entered pit lane and collided again after the Triple Eight racer applied the brakes.
Percat, claiming over the team radio that Brown had tried to brake test him, was fined $3000 for reckless driving.
Walkinshaw Andretti United heavyweight Chaz Mostert was among several drivers who suffered slow tyre leaks and will start 19th and 12th.
Grove racer Matt Payne, after winning two of three races in New Zealand, qualified dead-last in 24th and 11th respectively.
The first 120km sprint on Saturday gets underway at 12.05pm (AEST).
RACE 11 QUALIFYING:
1. Thomas Randle (Tickford Racing)
2. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Race Engineering)
3. Cam Waters (Tickford)
4. Will Brown (Triple Eight)
5. Bryce Fullwood (Brad Jones Racing)
RACE 12 QUALIFYING:
1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight)
2. Thomas Randle (Tickford)
3. James Golding (PremiAir Nulon Racing)
4. Macauley Jones (BJR)
5. Bryce Fullwod (BJR)
Thomas Randle has snared pole for the first Supercars race in Tasmania, while Broc Feeney will be at the front for the second after back-to-back qualifying sessions.
The Tickford driver shot up the order at Symmons Plains Raceway with a last-gasp effort, pipping Triple Eight rival Feeney by just 0.008 seconds to secure his first pole of the season.
"Yeah, boy! Go the boys, go the boys!" Randle said over the team radio.
Feeney returned the favour in the following session, going 0.129 seconds faster than Randle - who had beached himself - to secure pole for Saturday's second 120km sprint.
Randle will be looking to break through for his first career win and make amends in Tasmania after his last visit ended in drama.
Then fourth place after starting from pole, Randle was trailing Feeney with a handful of laps remaining when he locked his wheels coming into the infamous hairpin and ploughed into the Camaro.
Feeney finished 15th and Randle, incurring a 15-second penalty, 18th.
Randle was later barred by Triple Eight team manager Mark Dutton from entering their garage to apologise to Feeney after the race.
Brodie Kostecki emulated Randle after the first qualifying session to apologise to Walkinshaw Andretti United youngster Ryan Wood.
Dick Johnson Racing driver Kostecki was slapped with a four-grid penalty after making contact with Wood at the turn-four hairpin.
Kostecki will start the first race ninth after finishing fifth-fastest, while Wood was forced to settle for eighth.
For the second sprint, Kostecki qualified 21st and Wood 19th.
The red flag was brought out halfway into the first 10-minute portion of Q1 when Erebus rookie Cooper Murray lost control of his car at turn one.
Murray had crashed through two foam trackside signs before spinning into the gravel.
"I can now say I'm finally awake," Murray joked.
Defending champion Will Brown will start fourth and 13th after requiring significant repairs following a collision late in practice on Friday.
Matt Stone Racing driver Nick Percat had hit the rear of Brown's Camaro as they entered pit lane and collided again after the Triple Eight racer applied the brakes.
Percat, claiming over the team radio that Brown had tried to brake test him, was fined $3000 for reckless driving.
Walkinshaw Andretti United heavyweight Chaz Mostert was among several drivers who suffered slow tyre leaks and will start 19th and 12th.
Grove racer Matt Payne, after winning two of three races in New Zealand, qualified dead-last in 24th and 11th respectively.
The first 120km sprint on Saturday gets underway at 12.05pm (AEST).
RACE 11 QUALIFYING:
1. Thomas Randle (Tickford Racing)
2. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Race Engineering)
3. Cam Waters (Tickford)
4. Will Brown (Triple Eight)
5. Bryce Fullwood (Brad Jones Racing)
RACE 12 QUALIFYING:
1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight)
2. Thomas Randle (Tickford)
3. James Golding (PremiAir Nulon Racing)
4. Macauley Jones (BJR)
5. Bryce Fullwod (BJR)
Thomas Randle has snared pole for the first Supercars race in Tasmania, while Broc Feeney will be at the front for the second after back-to-back qualifying sessions.
The Tickford driver shot up the order at Symmons Plains Raceway with a last-gasp effort, pipping Triple Eight rival Feeney by just 0.008 seconds to secure his first pole of the season.
"Yeah, boy! Go the boys, go the boys!" Randle said over the team radio.
Feeney returned the favour in the following session, going 0.129 seconds faster than Randle - who had beached himself - to secure pole for Saturday's second 120km sprint.
Randle will be looking to break through for his first career win and make amends in Tasmania after his last visit ended in drama.
Then fourth place after starting from pole, Randle was trailing Feeney with a handful of laps remaining when he locked his wheels coming into the infamous hairpin and ploughed into the Camaro.
Feeney finished 15th and Randle, incurring a 15-second penalty, 18th.
Randle was later barred by Triple Eight team manager Mark Dutton from entering their garage to apologise to Feeney after the race.
Brodie Kostecki emulated Randle after the first qualifying session to apologise to Walkinshaw Andretti United youngster Ryan Wood.
Dick Johnson Racing driver Kostecki was slapped with a four-grid penalty after making contact with Wood at the turn-four hairpin.
Kostecki will start the first race ninth after finishing fifth-fastest, while Wood was forced to settle for eighth.
For the second sprint, Kostecki qualified 21st and Wood 19th.
The red flag was brought out halfway into the first 10-minute portion of Q1 when Erebus rookie Cooper Murray lost control of his car at turn one.
Murray had crashed through two foam trackside signs before spinning into the gravel.
"I can now say I'm finally awake," Murray joked.
Defending champion Will Brown will start fourth and 13th after requiring significant repairs following a collision late in practice on Friday.
Matt Stone Racing driver Nick Percat had hit the rear of Brown's Camaro as they entered pit lane and collided again after the Triple Eight racer applied the brakes.
Percat, claiming over the team radio that Brown had tried to brake test him, was fined $3000 for reckless driving.
Walkinshaw Andretti United heavyweight Chaz Mostert was among several drivers who suffered slow tyre leaks and will start 19th and 12th.
Grove racer Matt Payne, after winning two of three races in New Zealand, qualified dead-last in 24th and 11th respectively.
The first 120km sprint on Saturday gets underway at 12.05pm (AEST).
RACE 11 QUALIFYING:
1. Thomas Randle (Tickford Racing)
2. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Race Engineering)
3. Cam Waters (Tickford)
4. Will Brown (Triple Eight)
5. Bryce Fullwood (Brad Jones Racing)
RACE 12 QUALIFYING:
1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight)
2. Thomas Randle (Tickford)
3. James Golding (PremiAir Nulon Racing)
4. Macauley Jones (BJR)
5. Bryce Fullwod (BJR)
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Supercars sprint thriller decided by 0.0550 seconds as Matt Payne claims surprise victory
Matt Payne has claimed a surprise sprint victory, sensationally spoiling Supercars title favourite Broc Feeney's bid for a clean sweep in Tasmania. Payne's pit-stop gamble across the 200km sprint paid off, the Grove driver upstaging a dogged Feeney to take the chequered flag at Symmons Plains Raceway on Sunday. After starting from 11th, Payne won by just 0.0550 seconds. 'I didn't actually think he was that close until he got within three seconds and then I knew, 'Righto, this is going to come down to the wire',' Payne said. 'I practically used everything I had to that point. 'You're not even thinking when you're in those situations and the pressure's on. 'It's so exhilarating when you can pull it off.' Feeney had fought from fifth to move into top spot, before taking his second garage visit with 21 laps to go. Payne had rolled the dice and gone to pit lane for his second visit earlier than Feeney. The strategy forced Feeney to chase down a 16-second buffer between himself and Payne, and overtake pole-sitter Will Brown, Team 18 driver David Reynolds and Tickford's Thomas Randle on the way. Feeney easily outpaced Reynolds when he rejoined the fray, while Randle tumbled down the order after spinning off-track following contact with the Team 18 driver. The 22-year-old then jumped teammate Brown with nine laps to go, before putting himself within a second of Payne in the final lap. 'I tried darting to the inside at turn six and we nearly had a Max Verstappen and (Daniel) Ricciardo moment in Baku (in 2018),' Feeney said. 'When it's the last lap, it's going to be pretty hard to pass without doing anything.' Feeney at least holds on to his championship lead with a 33-point lead over Brown after claiming back-to-back wins on Saturday. Brown gave up his lead after a tussle with Cam Waters and Ryan Wood off the starting line, allowing PremiAir Nulon Racing's James Golding to surge from fourth into the lead. 'Me and Woody thought we were at Summernats doing a burnout and no one else got the gist,' Brown joked. An incident between Dick Johnson Racing's Brodie Kostecki and Bryce Fullwood on lap 28 brought out the safety car, allowing Feeney to jump Golding after a strategic pit stop. Kostecki went spinning into the wall after contact from Brad Jones Racing driver Fullwood between turns three and four, and suffered steering damage. The two drivers had a close call just moments earlier when Fullwood, exiting pit lane, narrowly avoided crashing into Kostecki. Fullwood was hit with a pit-lane penalty for the incident, before copping a 15-second penalty for a safety-car breach. Kostecki finished 22nd, while Fullwood was 20th. RACE 13 RESULTS: 1. Matt Payne (Grove Racing) 2. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 3. Will Brown (Triple Eight) 4. James Golding (PremiAir Nulon Racing) 5. Richie Stanaway (PremiAir) CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight) 2. Will Brown (Triple Eight) 3. Matt Payne (Grove) 4. Cam Waters (Tickford)
