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The Advertiser
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Pleasure as Payne pips Feeney in Supercars sprint
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, overtaking 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) 5. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United) 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, overtaking 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) 5. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United) 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, overtaking 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) 5. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United)
7NEWS
11-05-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
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)
Perth Now
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Brown takes Supercars provisional pole in Tasmania
Defending Supercars champion Will Brown is threatening to spoil Triple Eight teammate Broc Feeney's Tasmania clean sweep bid after claiming provisional pole. Brown blitzed championship leader Feeney by 0.0437 seconds with a lap time of 50.7620 seconds in Sunday's qualifying session at Symmons Plains Raceway. The 26-year-old will have a chance to clinch the pole spot in the top-10 shootout at 11.55am (AEST). Tickford rival Thomas Randle was third fastest, followed by Team 18's Anton De Pasquale. Erebus rookie Cooper Murray qualified fifth, while Cam Waters just made the top 10 by 0.0361 seconds. Young gun Feeney had jumped to the series lead from fourth on Saturday after claiming back-to-back sprint wins. He holds a 13-point lead over Tickford rival Waters, with Brown in third. Chaz Mostert's horror weekend in Tasmania continued, the Walkinshaw Andretti United star qualifying second-last in 23rd. Dick Johnson Racing's Will Davison will start 24th, while teammate Brodie Kostecki will go from 20th. Both Kostecki and Davison were disqualified from the opener after an investigation following the race found the cars' skid blocks were tampered with under parc ferme conditions. Kostecki had finished eighth and Davison 21st. RACE 13 QUALIFYING: 1. Will Brown (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 2. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight) 3. Thomas Randle (Tickford Racing) 4. Anton De Pasquale (Team 18) 5. Cooper Murray (Erebus Motorsport) 6. Ryan Wood (Walkinshaw Andretti United) 7. Jaxon Evans (Brad Jones Racing) 8. Richie Stanaway (PremiAir Nulon Racing) 9. James Golding (PremiAir Nulon Racing) 10. Cam Waters (Tickford)
The Advertiser
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Feeney tops opening Supercars practice in Tasmania
Broc Feeney has fired a warning shot to Supercars title rivals with the quickest practice lap during the opening session in Tasmania. Left smarting after a frustrating weekend in New Zealand, the Triple Eight young gun topped the timesheets with a lap of 51.311 seconds on Friday at Launceston's Symmons Plains Raceway. The 22-year-old was 0.0017 seconds faster than Team 18 driver David Reynolds, while championship leader Will Brown was 12th fastest. Feeney dropped out of the top three in the series standings after failing to make the podium last round across the Tasman. He is fourth behind Grove rival Matt Payne, who shot up the standings after winning two of the three sprints at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Feeney's teammate Brown holds a 34-point lead over second-placed Tickford driver Cam Waters. Waters was 14th fastest, among many drivers on Friday who journeyed into the gravel after locking up on the infamous hairpin at turn four. Drivers will return for the final practice session at 3pm (AEST) on Friday, ahead of Saturday's back-to-back qualifying sessions. Two 120km races will follow qualifying on Saturday. Broc Feeney has fired a warning shot to Supercars title rivals with the quickest practice lap during the opening session in Tasmania. Left smarting after a frustrating weekend in New Zealand, the Triple Eight young gun topped the timesheets with a lap of 51.311 seconds on Friday at Launceston's Symmons Plains Raceway. The 22-year-old was 0.0017 seconds faster than Team 18 driver David Reynolds, while championship leader Will Brown was 12th fastest. Feeney dropped out of the top three in the series standings after failing to make the podium last round across the Tasman. He is fourth behind Grove rival Matt Payne, who shot up the standings after winning two of the three sprints at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Feeney's teammate Brown holds a 34-point lead over second-placed Tickford driver Cam Waters. Waters was 14th fastest, among many drivers on Friday who journeyed into the gravel after locking up on the infamous hairpin at turn four. Drivers will return for the final practice session at 3pm (AEST) on Friday, ahead of Saturday's back-to-back qualifying sessions. Two 120km races will follow qualifying on Saturday. Broc Feeney has fired a warning shot to Supercars title rivals with the quickest practice lap during the opening session in Tasmania. Left smarting after a frustrating weekend in New Zealand, the Triple Eight young gun topped the timesheets with a lap of 51.311 seconds on Friday at Launceston's Symmons Plains Raceway. The 22-year-old was 0.0017 seconds faster than Team 18 driver David Reynolds, while championship leader Will Brown was 12th fastest. Feeney dropped out of the top three in the series standings after failing to make the podium last round across the Tasman. He is fourth behind Grove rival Matt Payne, who shot up the standings after winning two of the three sprints at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Feeney's teammate Brown holds a 34-point lead over second-placed Tickford driver Cam Waters. Waters was 14th fastest, among many drivers on Friday who journeyed into the gravel after locking up on the infamous hairpin at turn four. Drivers will return for the final practice session at 3pm (AEST) on Friday, ahead of Saturday's back-to-back qualifying sessions. Two 120km races will follow qualifying on Saturday.
West Australian
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- West Australian
Feeney tops opening Supercars practice in Tasmania
Broc Feeney has fired a warning shot to Supercars title rivals with the quickest practice lap during the opening session in Tasmania. Left smarting after a frustrating weekend in New Zealand, the Triple Eight young gun topped the timesheets with a lap of 51.311 seconds on Friday at Launceston's Symmons Plains Raceway. The 22-year-old was 0.0017 seconds faster than Team 18 driver David Reynolds, while championship leader Will Brown was 12th fastest. Feeney dropped out of the top three in the series standings after failing to make the podium last round across the Tasman. He is fourth behind Grove rival Matt Payne, who shot up the standings after winning two of the three sprints at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Feeney's teammate Brown holds a 34-point lead over second-placed Tickford driver Cam Waters. Waters was 14th fastest, among many drivers on Friday who journeyed into the gravel after locking up on the infamous hairpin at turn four. Drivers will return for the final practice session at 3pm (AEST) on Friday, ahead of Saturday's back-to-back qualifying sessions. Two 120km races will follow qualifying on Saturday.
