Chaz Mostert has received an action-filled Saturday Supercars race on the streets of the Gold Coast after working down a number of race leaders all through the 85-lap race.
In a battle of differing methods, Mostert received the arduous manner. At one stage his Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang was trapped behind one other automotive as he tried to exit the pitlane – and when he did discover a manner out, his automotive was hit by Matt Payne. Consequently, Mostert misplaced floor to the leaders and Payne earned a 15-second penalty because of his Grove Racing staff releasing him unsafely into the pitlane.
That didn’t cease Mostert discovering a well past Tickford Racing’s Cam Waters after which, simply three laps later, early race chief Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Chevrolet), who might then solely watch as Mostert streaked away.
Mostert hunted down David Reynolds(Staff 18 Chevrolet) and Kai Allen (Grove Racing Ford), after they each topped up their gas underneath the security automotive and set off on an economic system run to the final half of the race. The technique was wanting like working when, with 24 laps to run, Mostert pitted from the lead and the 2 took over.
It took Mostert solely 10 laps to erase as many seconds of Reynolds’s lead and with 12 laps to run, regain the lead. By the flag he was 7.6089s to the nice, however to not Reynolds, as with 5 laps left he misplaced second to Allen after which third to Feeney – who then carried on to chase down, then cross, Allen for second. Reynolds gave up the mission with three laps to run, a late gas cease dropping him to 14th.
Cameron Waters, Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT
Picture by: Edge Photographics
“It’s been and up and down 12 months however we discovered our kind on the proper time,” mentioned Mostert, who was recent off a category win within the Indianapolis 8 Hour.
“This sport is brutal. We had a quick automotive and we are able to do the job tomorrow. You spend half the lap within the air, and my automotive wasn’t that good on the restarts. However it got here good and I used to be in a position to truck on.
“It was like bumper vehicles on the carnival. It’s at all times a cluster right here, I knew the entire discipline was coming and I simply wished somebody to let me in, please!”
Second place went to Feeney, from ninth on the grid, to protect his lead within the factors, with Allen nearly protecting out of attain of Waters for third place, after ranging from twelfth on the grid.
Will Brown took fifth, after the defending champion was compelled to start out from the rear after a crash within the Prime 10 qualifying session. Whereas the Triple Eight Chevrolet may not have been good, it had tempo sufficient to make floor all through the race.
Anton De Pasquale (Staff 18 Chevrolet) took sixth forward of James Courtney(Blanchard Racing Staff Ford) and Andre Heimgartner(Brad Jones Racing).
Ryan Wooden, Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang GT
Picture by: Edge Photographics
Polesitter Ryan Wooden had a tricky day, his early lead evaporating when his WAU Ford developed a gas leak. After repairs he at the least accomplished the race, 9 laps down, in twenty first place.
With the outcome, Mostert is now assured to advance to the subsequent spherical of the Finals, underneath Supercars’ win-and-in Finals format.
Supercars returns to motion tomorrow with race two, which is because of begin at 2:10pm native time.
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Supercars Gold Coast – Race 1 outcomes
1
Ford Mustang S650
85
2
B. Feeney Pink Bull Ampol Racing
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
85
7.609
3
Okay. Allen Penrite Racing
Ford Mustang S650
85
2.339
4
Ford Mustang S650
85
1.247
5
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
85
17.889
6
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
85
3.810
7
Ford Mustang S650
85
1.408
8
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
85
0.660
9
Ford Mustang S650
85
8.353
10
M. Payne Penrite Racing
Ford Mustang S650
85
0.805
11
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
85
1.252
12
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
85
0.329
13
Ford Mustang S650
85
1.757
14
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
85
4.409
15
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
85
4.142
16
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
85
3.221
17
A. Cameron Brad Jones Racing
Ford Mustang S650
84
18
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
84
19
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
80
20
R. Wooden Mobil 1 Truck Help Racing
Ford Mustang S650
77
C. Hill Tyrepower Racing
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
76
Retirement
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
25
Retirement
C. Murray Erebus Motorsport Penrite
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Gen3
17
Retirement
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