Brodie Kostecki took victory within the second Supercars race of the Australian Grand Prix weekend at Albert Park.
In an action-packed race Kostecki, who was feeling higher after falling unwell on Thursday, watched as Matt Payne led away from pole place. Kostecki stalked the Grove Racing Ford Mustang for the opening 4 laps, earlier than the Dick Johnson Racing Mustang discovered a approach by way of to the lead. Over the ultimate laps, Payne closed on Kostecki’s automotive however there was no approach across the DJR automotive, with Kostecki taking the win by a slim 0.57s.
“I made some actually good modifications previous to that race, and I used to be capable of tempo Matt early in that race,” Kostecki mentioned after the 2 Fords cleared out 12 seconds forward of the opposition.
“They’re in all probability the quickest 19 laps I’ve run right here. It’s fairly dangerous right here making a bum transfer, he was coming again just a little bit on the finish.”
Payne consolidated his championship factors lead together with his run to second place at Albert Park.
“I in all probability didn’t have the beginning that the automotive wanted, we didn’t have sufficient to cowl Brodie off,” mentioned Payne. “Our race was executed as soon as he acquired previous.”
After giving Toyota its first podium in solely the model’s fifth Supercars race Ryan Wooden was a happy man.
“It’s a really big day for our crew and myself,” he grinned. “I made a mistake and I ran vast however I don’t suppose I had a shot, they [Kostecki and Payne] had been on one other stage.”
It was a really bodily race for the minor placings. Chaz Mostert began on the second row of the grid and ran fourth early, however a conflict with Triple Eight’s Broc Feeney left the Walkinshaw TWG Toyota GR Supra with misaligned steering. As Mostert dropped again, Feeney acquired on the transfer, shortly transferring as much as problem the Blanchard Racing Ford of Aaron Cameron for fourth place.
However when the 2 made contact on the final nook on lap 10, Feeney tried to redress a contact laden move, and Kai Allen sensed a achieve. Each his Grove Racing Ford and Cameron spun onto the grass, leaving Feeney to hold on, even when Jack Le Brocq (Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet) and Cam Waters (Tickford Racing Ford) picked him off quickly after.
In the long run, Waters got here by way of to fourth place forward of Allen and Le Brocq. Feeney was seventh forward of the second Tickford Ford of Thomas Randle.
Will Brown had a troublesome race. He began tenth however the Triple Eight Ford was shuffled again to fifteenth on the opening lap after which, whereas making floor, the 2023 champion scored a 15-second time penalty for pushing Cooper Murray’s Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet vast at Flip 11. Brown later had contact with Cameron Hill (Brad Jones Racing Toyota), damaging the rear of the Mustang.
After his penalty Brown was categorised in twenty first place.
There might be two qualifying periods at Albert Park on Saturday for the remaining races, with one every on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.
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