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24-02-2025
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A You-Gotta-See-to-Believe Australian Supercars Finish, Cam Waters Wins by.03 Seconds
In the second race of Supercars opening round in Sydney, Cam Waters and Broc Feeney combined for one of the best finishes in modern Supercars, with Waters passing Feeney in the final corner and beating him to the line by just.03 seconds. Waters won Friday night's race and topped Saturday's qualifying to put him in the catbird's seat for a second time. He lost positions early in the 200km race and had to fight back to battle among the podium finers. With four laps to go, Waters made a pass on Feeney and spun the Red Bull driver; instead of facing a possible penalty, Waters redressed and gave the position back under the cover of night. WOW! There's contact for the lead but Race Control has let it play out!Follow all the action from the Thrifty Sydney 500 with our Live Feed here 👉 #Supercars — Supercars (@supercars) February 22, 2025 In correcting, Feeney made it back by his teammate Will Brown as well, and Waters settled into the middle of the two Red Bulls, but not before Feeney fed him a right rear in retaliation for turning him in turn four. "It's pretty hard in the dark because you can't really see how far away cars are compared to the daytime," Waters said in the post-race press conference. "I wasn't really sure how far behind Will was; I knew I had to redress Broc just to make sure I didn't get a penalty. I wasn't sure if I was going to get a penalty or not, but I didn't want that hanging over my head." The three drivers stayed single final until the final turn and straightaway, where Waters pulled out to make the pass for the lead. The trio combined for Australia Supercars' closest finish in the series history. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS?!?!?!Cam Waters wins in Sydney!! #RepcoSC #Supercars — Supercars (@supercars) February 22, 2025 Waters shared that he's proud to be part of what fans and commentators called one of the sport's best races. People were telling me how cool a race that was and one of the best races I've seen, it's pretty cool to be part of that," Waters said. "How pumped the team was awesome to see. What a race, it was all going on, I was pushing the whole time."
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Automotive
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Australian Supercars Just Had One of It's Wildest Finishes, Cam Waters Wins by.03 Seconds
In the second race of Supercars opening round in Sydney, Cam Waters and Broc Feeney combined for one of the best finishes in modern Supercars, with Waters passing Feeney in the final corner and beating him to the line by just.03 seconds. Waters won Friday night's race and topped Saturday's qualifying to put him in the catbird's seat for a second time. He lost positions early in the 200km race and had to fight back to battle among the podium finers. With four laps to go, Waters made a pass on Feeney and spun the Red Bull driver; instead of facing a possible penalty, Waters redressed and gave the position back under the cover of night. WOW! There's contact for the lead but Race Control has let it play out!Follow all the action from the Thrifty Sydney 500 with our Live Feed here 👉 #Supercars — Supercars (@supercars) February 22, 2025 In correcting, Feeney made it back by his teammate Will Brown as well, and Waters settled into the middle of the two Red Bulls, but not before Feeney fed him a right rear in retaliation for turning him in turn four. "It's pretty hard in the dark because you can't really see how far away cars are compared to the daytime," Waters said in the post-race press conference. "I wasn't really sure how far behind Will was; I knew I had to redress Broc just to make sure I didn't get a penalty. I wasn't sure if I was going to get a penalty or not, but I didn't want that hanging over my head." The three drivers stayed single final until the final turn and straightaway, where Waters pulled out to make the pass for the lead. The trio combined for Australia Supercars' closest finish in the series history. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS?!?!?!Cam Waters wins in Sydney!! #RepcoSC #Supercars — Supercars (@supercars) February 22, 2025 Waters shared that he's proud to be part of what fans and commentators called one of the sport's best races. People were telling me how cool a race that was and one of the best races I've seen, it's pretty cool to be part of that," Waters said. "How pumped the team was awesome to see. What a race, it was all going on, I was pushing the whole time." You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
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22-02-2025
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Supercars stars keen to add aggression in title hunt
Supercars drivers are set to dial up on-track aggression on the road to a new-look finals series after Cam Waters set the tone at the Sydney 500. Waters put Triple Eight rival Broc Feeney to the sword at Sydney Motorsport Park on Saturday to emerge victorious by a staggeringly narrow 0.0308-second buffer. Pole-sitter Waters pulled off a sensational drive to run down Feeney, having lost the lead when Richie Stanaway's PremiAir Nulon Racing car caught fire early in Saturday's 200km sprint. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS?!?!?!Cam Waters wins in Sydney!! #RepcoSC #Supercars — Supercars (@supercars) February 22, 2025 On his way back to the top, Waters sent Feeney off the track at turn four as reigning champion Will Brown momentarily surged into the lead. Waters redressed the incident by giving up his spot and was cleared of fault by race stewards, before running into Feeney's rear bar in the final lap. The Tickford driver then copped a bump from Brown before crossing the finish line first for his second-consecutive win of the weekend thanks to a slipstream. Triple Eight driver Brown finished third. "I wasn't sure if I was going to get a penalty or not, but I didn't want to have that hanging over my head, so I just rolled out of it," Waters said. WOW! There's contact for the lead but Race Control has let it play out!Follow all the action from the Thrifty Sydney 500 with our Live Feed here 👉 #Supercars — Supercars (@supercars) February 22, 2025 While agreeing the late-stage drag race made for a thrilling end, Feeney said the inaction from race stewards over Waters's bump has created confusion for drivers. Aggression will be key for the championship hunt after the introduction of an elimination series in a major format revamp for the 2025 season. Series titles will no longer be won based on points accumulation, with the standings to be reset between the three finals rounds. The new NASCAR-inspired format will also progressively cut the 24-strong grid down to four drivers. "We've still got that cloud over us, like with contact does there come a penalty?" Feeney said. "With finals coming in, there's been a lot of talk and over the last couple of years about how they want the rules to go for racing. "We're going nearly more and more NASCAR-style where in general, you can sort of rub up a little bit more. "I'm sure everyone in here agrees that's probably one of the best races there's been in a while in Supercars and it came with a lot of running into each other." Feeney's teammate Brown echoed his sentiments. "It is a bit of a grey area now," Brown said. "The race was so exciting tonight, you don't want to penalise anyone. It would've been very disappointing after the race "But also, if you're doing that from fifth place now, are they going to penalise you? "That's the hardest thing right now - for us going into the rest of the season, can you get away with that every day?" Drivers return to the track on Sunday for the final sprint race of the Sydney 500 at 4.05pm (AEDT).
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21-02-2025
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Waters kicks off new Supercars era with Sydney win
Tickford star Cam Waters has kicked off a new Supercars era with a blistering sprint win as Triple Eight endured a nightmare outing at the Sydney 500. Dominant all Friday, Waters pulled off a perfect drive from pole position to take the chequered flag at Sydney Motorsport Park for his 16th career win. So dominant was Waters in his first victory at the Sydney track, he enjoyed a 16.849-second buffer over second-placed Walkinshaw Andretti United star Chaz Mostert. The Tickford ace launched himself to the top of the standings in the inaugural Sprint Cup series, the first phase of three in the massive format revamp which will end in a final series. His teammate Thomas Randle rounded out the podium after he outmanoeuvred Grove Racing's Matt Payne late in the race. Triple Eight young gun Broc Feeney looked primed to get the jump on the pole-sitter at the starting gun, but Waters was clinical on the inside. A punctured left-rear wheel in lap 12 forced Feeney to relinquish his hold on second place, with the 22-year-old slumping to a disappointing finish in 14th. Feeney's Triple Eight teammate and defending champion Will Brown suffered a similar misfortune with his tyres. Brown had been made to accept a sub-standard starting position in 11th after locking up his tyres in qualifying, but was able to at least climb to fifth. DRAMA FOR FEENEY WITH A FLAT 🤯Follow all the action from the Thrifty Sydney 500 with our Live Feed here 👉 #Supercars — Supercars (@supercars) February 21, 2025 Brodie Kostecki was sixth in his first race in the Dick Johnson Racing car after qualifying fourth. PremiAir Racing driver James Golding's tough week continued, finishing 22nd after starting 24th. After his car was engulfed by fire in testing earlier in the week, Golding's blistering qualifying lap was cut short after he was caught up behind Brad Jones Racing's Macauley Jones. Jones was forced to the back of the pack after accepting a three-grid car penalty for impending Golding. RACE ONE RESULTS: 1. Cam Waters (Tickford Racing) 2. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United) 3. Thomas Randle (Tickford) 4. Matt Payne (Grove Racing) 5. Will Brown (Triple Eight Race Engineering) CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1. Cam Waters (Tickford Racing) 80pts 2. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United) -6pts 3. Thomas Randle (Tickford) -12pts 4. Matt Payne (Grove Racing) -18pts 5. Will Brown (Triple Eight Race Engineering) -23pts
