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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)
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
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. The final sprint in @BoostAus Qualifying 🤩#RepcoSC #Supercars — Supercars (@supercars) May 11, 2025 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)
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
10-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Broc Feeney sprints to Supercars lead with Tassie wins
An untouchable Broc Feeney has shot to the top of the Supercars championship after claiming back-to-back wins in Tasmania. Triple Eight young gun Feeney twice upstaged Tickford rival Thomas Randle in the front row to take out Saturday's two 120km sprints at Symmons Plains Raceway. He first used the side draft on the inside to slingshot himself ahead of pole-sitter Randle in the opener, winning by a massive 7.937 seconds. The 22-year-old then fought off a surprise challenge from Nick Percat to complete his Saturday sweep from pole and celebrate his 100th race in style. He jumps teammate Will Brown and Tickford's Cam Waters to take a 13-point lead in the standings, after starting the weekend in fourth. "Just shows how close the championship is at the moment," Feeney said. "The championship has been so up and down to start this year, so I'm just trying to find some more consistency. "I didn't really think that it would mean much in that second race today, with the 100, but with five laps to go, I was like, 'Oh, this is actually pretty cool'." Randle, still looking for his maiden career win, finished second then fourth across the two 50-lap races. Matt Stone Racing's Percat jumped the field following a strategic pit stop to finish runner-up in the second sprint, claiming his 19th career podium. Waters, fourth in the opener, snuck into the top three using the same move, with help from teammate Randle. "I owe him (Randle) a beer for letting me through," Waters said. "Definitely, I'll repay the favour for him down the track." Feeney's second race was almost derailed when Randle, in a near replica of last year's incident, locked his wheels coming into the infamous hairpin at turn four. But instead of ploughing into the rival Camaro, Randle managed to regain control. Randle finished 18th after incurring a 15-second penalty for the incident last year, with Feeney made to accept 15th. The Tickford driver was later barred by Triple Eight team manager Mark Dutton from entering their garage to apologise to Feeney after the race. Brad Jones Racing driver Bryce Fullwood, after following Randle for his third-ever podium earlier, finished the second sprint in 14th. Defending champion Brown endured a frustrating outing, placing fifth and 11th. Feeney will have a chance to complete his weekend sweep when drivers return for race 13 qualifying at 9.35am (AEST) on Sunday. RACE 11 RESULTS: 1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 2. Thomas Randle (Tickford Racing) 3. Bryce Fullwood (Brad Jones Racing) 4. Cam Waters (Tickford) 5. Will Brown (Triple Eight) RACE 12 RESULTS: 1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight) 2. Nick Percat (Matt Stone Racing) 3. Cam Waters (Tickford) 4. Thomas Randle (Tickford) 5. Macauley Jones (BJR) CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight) 760 points 2. Cam Waters (Tickford) -13 4. Will Brown (Triple Eight) -17 4. Matt Payne (Grove Racing) -83 5. Brodie Kostecki (Dick Johnson Racing) -143 An untouchable Broc Feeney has shot to the top of the Supercars championship after claiming back-to-back wins in Tasmania. Triple Eight young gun Feeney twice upstaged Tickford rival Thomas Randle in the front row to take out Saturday's two 120km sprints at Symmons Plains Raceway. He first used the side draft on the inside to slingshot himself ahead of pole-sitter Randle in the opener, winning by a massive 7.937 seconds. The 22-year-old then fought off a surprise challenge from Nick Percat to complete his Saturday sweep from pole and celebrate his 100th race in style. He jumps teammate Will Brown and Tickford's Cam Waters to take a 13-point lead in the standings, after starting the weekend in fourth. "Just shows how close the championship is at the moment," Feeney said. "The championship has been so up and down to start this year, so I'm just trying to find some more consistency. "I didn't really think that it would mean much in that second race today, with the 100, but with five laps to go, I was like, 'Oh, this is actually pretty cool'." Randle, still looking for his maiden career win, finished second then fourth across the two 50-lap races. Matt Stone Racing's Percat jumped the field following a strategic pit stop to finish runner-up in the second sprint, claiming his 19th career podium. Waters, fourth in the opener, snuck into the top three using the same move, with help from teammate Randle. "I owe him (Randle) a beer for letting me through," Waters said. "Definitely, I'll repay the favour for him down the track." Feeney's second race was almost derailed when Randle, in a near replica of last year's incident, locked his wheels coming into the infamous hairpin at turn four. But instead of ploughing into the rival Camaro, Randle managed to regain control. Randle finished 18th after incurring a 15-second penalty for the incident last year, with Feeney made to accept 15th. The Tickford driver was later barred by Triple Eight team manager Mark Dutton from entering their garage to apologise to Feeney after the race. Brad Jones Racing driver Bryce Fullwood, after following Randle for his third-ever podium earlier, finished the second sprint in 14th. Defending champion Brown endured a frustrating outing, placing fifth and 11th. Feeney will have a chance to complete his weekend sweep when drivers return for race 13 qualifying at 9.35am (AEST) on Sunday. RACE 11 RESULTS: 1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 2. Thomas Randle (Tickford Racing) 3. Bryce Fullwood (Brad Jones Racing) 4. Cam Waters (Tickford) 5. Will Brown (Triple Eight) RACE 12 RESULTS: 1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight) 2. Nick Percat (Matt Stone Racing) 3. Cam Waters (Tickford) 4. Thomas Randle (Tickford) 5. Macauley Jones (BJR) CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight) 760 points 2. Cam Waters (Tickford) -13 4. Will Brown (Triple Eight) -17 4. Matt Payne (Grove Racing) -83 5. Brodie Kostecki (Dick Johnson Racing) -143 An untouchable Broc Feeney has shot to the top of the Supercars championship after claiming back-to-back wins in Tasmania. Triple Eight young gun Feeney twice upstaged Tickford rival Thomas Randle in the front row to take out Saturday's two 120km sprints at Symmons Plains Raceway. He first used the side draft on the inside to slingshot himself ahead of pole-sitter Randle in the opener, winning by a massive 7.937 seconds. The 22-year-old then fought off a surprise challenge from Nick Percat to complete his Saturday sweep from pole and celebrate his 100th race in style. He jumps teammate Will Brown and Tickford's Cam Waters to take a 13-point lead in the standings, after starting the weekend in fourth. "Just shows how close the championship is at the moment," Feeney said. "The championship has been so up and down to start this year, so I'm just trying to find some more consistency. "I didn't really think that it would mean much in that second race today, with the 100, but with five laps to go, I was like, 'Oh, this is actually pretty cool'." Randle, still looking for his maiden career win, finished second then fourth across the two 50-lap races. Matt Stone Racing's Percat jumped the field following a strategic pit stop to finish runner-up in the second sprint, claiming his 19th career podium. Waters, fourth in the opener, snuck into the top three using the same move, with help from teammate Randle. "I owe him (Randle) a beer for letting me through," Waters said. "Definitely, I'll repay the favour for him down the track." Feeney's second race was almost derailed when Randle, in a near replica of last year's incident, locked his wheels coming into the infamous hairpin at turn four. But instead of ploughing into the rival Camaro, Randle managed to regain control. Randle finished 18th after incurring a 15-second penalty for the incident last year, with Feeney made to accept 15th. The Tickford driver was later barred by Triple Eight team manager Mark Dutton from entering their garage to apologise to Feeney after the race. Brad Jones Racing driver Bryce Fullwood, after following Randle for his third-ever podium earlier, finished the second sprint in 14th. Defending champion Brown endured a frustrating outing, placing fifth and 11th. Feeney will have a chance to complete his weekend sweep when drivers return for race 13 qualifying at 9.35am (AEST) on Sunday. RACE 11 RESULTS: 1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 2. Thomas Randle (Tickford Racing) 3. Bryce Fullwood (Brad Jones Racing) 4. Cam Waters (Tickford) 5. Will Brown (Triple Eight) RACE 12 RESULTS: 1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight) 2. Nick Percat (Matt Stone Racing) 3. Cam Waters (Tickford) 4. Thomas Randle (Tickford) 5. Macauley Jones (BJR) CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight) 760 points 2. Cam Waters (Tickford) -13 4. Will Brown (Triple Eight) -17 4. Matt Payne (Grove Racing) -83 5. Brodie Kostecki (Dick Johnson Racing) -143
