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NBC Sports
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Reigning Australian Supercars champion to run NASCAR Cup race at Chicago for Kaulig Racing
Reigning Australian Supercars champion Will Brown will return to NASCAR to compete for Kaulig Racing in the July 6 Chicago Street Race Cup event, the team announced Tuesday. Brown will drive the No. 13 for Kaulig Racing at Chicago and be a teammate to AJ Allmendinger and Ty Dillon. 'After watching SVG (Shane van Gisbergen) win the 2023 Chicago NASCAR race and getting to drive myself at Sonoma last year, I've been really keen to have a go at the Grant Park 165,' said Brown in a statement from the team. 'The Supercars calendar aligned this year to give me time to get over to Charlotte early to prepare and give the race a crack! I have watched Kaulig Racing closely this season and I'm really excited to get behind the wheel of the MobileX and Shaw and Partners Financial Services No. 13!' Dustin Long, Brown is coming off a 2024 season that saw him win the Supercars title in Australia, scoring five wins and 19 podium finishes, the first time in 40 years that a driver had earned a podium in every round in that series. The 26-year-old Australian made his Cup debut last year at Sonoma, driving a third entry for Richard Childress Racing. He finished 31st.
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)
News.com.au
10-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Supercars 2025: Broc Feeney crushes rival's hopes of a breakout win in the opening sprint race at Tasmania Super 440
Triple Eight star Broc Feeney has put his championship assault back on track after taking out a sprint race double at Symmons Plains to steal the title lead from his teammate Will Brown. Bouncing back from a lean round in New Zealand when his team failed to score a podium, Feeney took his season tally to three victories to continue Triple Eight's dominance at the Tasmanian circuit. The 22-year-old cruised to victory in the opening 50-lap sprint race, finishing almost eight seconds ahead of Tickford Racing's pole-sitter Thomas Randle, with Brad Jones Racing's Bryce Fullwood finishing third to claim his first podium for the year. Starting on pole position for the second race, Feeney faced a bigger battle for his second victory, forced to fight to reclaim the lead after Matt Stone Racing's Nick Percat overcut the race leaders with his mid-race pit stop. It only took Feeney a couple of laps before he was able to wrestle back the lead from Percat, but Triple Eight boss Jamie Whincup admitted the team had been lucky to escape with the race challenge after gambling on a four-tyre pit stop. In his 100th race, Feeney went on to take a two-and-a-half second win over Percat, while Tickford Racing's Cam Waters finished third. Claiming maximum points for the day as he also secured the two fastest laps, Feeney jumped to the top of the Supercars standings ahead of Waters and Brown. Feeney had slipped to fourth in the championship standings after failing to score a podium at the last round in Taupo. Defending Supercars champion Brown's hold on the title lead slipped after finishing fifth and 11th in Saturday's two races. Feeney now his sights set on a clean sweep of the three races at Symmons Plains. 'We made it very hard for ourselves, I didn't expect so many people to come out in front of me,' Feeney said. 'I didn't think I would be getting emotional towards the back end of that race, but with a few laps to go I'm like, 'Man, this is going to be pretty special'. 'I just can't thank the team, my family, everyone that has backed me (enough), to get me here to 100 races. To win today both of them is super special. 'It was a great battle with Nick, that was heaps of fun. For a few laps there, I thought this was going to be pretty tricky, but to get back through the lead and then once again have really good speed is awesome. 'We'll celebrate tonight, but we want to go for three (wins) tomorrow, but it's been a great weekend so far so I am absolutely chuffed. 'It's about time we got those orange (title leader) numbers back on this car and hopefully they stay for a bit longer this time.' Feeney now holds an eight-point title lead over Waters, who was also fourth in the first race, while Brown is 12 points off the lead. The Gold Coast racer is chasing a first Supercars title after finishing runner-up to Brown last year. A 200 km race on Sunday will complete the round at the Tasmania Super 440. RACE 1: FEENEY OFF TO A FLYER Triple Eight young gun Broc Feeney has given his championship standing a boost after cruising to victory in the opening sprint race at Symmons Plains, as he crushed Tickford Racing's Thomas Randle's hopes of a breakthrough win. Bouncing back from a lean round in New Zealand when the team failed to score a podium, Feeney claimed his second win for the year as he finished almost eight seconds ahead of second-placed Randle. At Triple Eight's happy hunting ground at the Tasmanian circuit, Feeney started on the front row alongside pole-sitter Randle and duelled with the Ford driver over the first 11 laps before making his move on the back straight for the race lead. Randle dropped another place to Feeney's teammate Brown later in the lap and it appeared Triple Eight was on target for a one-two before the defending champion encountered trouble at his pit stop and lost ground. Feeney was unchallenged for the rest of the race, leading home Randle and Brad Jones Racing's Bryce Fullwood, who claimed his first podium for the year. Brown finished the 50-lap race in fifth with his closest championship rival, Tickford's Cam Waters, taking fourth. The win moved Feeney from fourth position in the driver standings back into third as he capitalised on his 'rocket ship' Camaro with his lap record pace. Feeney will have another chance to add to his win in Saturday afternoon's second sprint race when he starts on pole position. 'I'm stoked to get a win again, absolutely chuffed with that – the thing was a rocket ship,' Feeney said. 'I knew on the first few laps I probably had the speed, so I just had to wait for my time to get past Thomas and he was driving fantastic. 'I knew where I was going to get him (Randle), I just had to wait for my time. I had a good run through one and two and I knew it was going to be the lap … a bit of side-drafting with the Tickford car which I am used to and it was good to get one back. '(I'm) stoked for the team, it's obviously a great bounce back.' Feeney's victory gave Triple Eight its 27th win from 52 starts at Symmons Plains. Randle, still chasing his first Supercars race win, was pleased to be able to still walk away from a podium but admitted he did not have the pace to match Feeney. 'It's the first podium for me here. It's nice to get the podium and capitalise on the race and I think that's all we could have done,' Randle said. 'It was cool to lead for the first few laps, I was trying to break the slipstream off Broc, but he was too fast.' There was drama before the race when both Dick Johnson Racing Fords were investigated for a technical breach, but were cleared by the stewards.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
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. A few trips to the far end of the Tassie hairpin 😅Follow all the action this weekend in our new Live Insights 👉 #Supercars — Supercars (@supercars) May 9, 2025 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.
