IT is the clash that will be talked about for a long time, with Chaz Mostert coming together with Brodie Kostecki in the closing laps of the final Supercars race from Ruapuna Raceway.

Following a late race safety car, Kostecki needed to pass Mostert to seal the Jason Richards Trophy, with the Shell V-Power Racing driver making a forceful move down the inside at turn 2.

The pair subsequently tangled exiting the corner, with Kostecki sent off the circuit at high speed, lucky not to be collected in the dust cloud on the exit of turn 3.

Ultimately, with a 30-second penalty, Mostert was classified 17th in the race, one position ahead of Kostecki.

For Kostecki, the loss of a potential JR Trophy was a tough pill to swallow.

“It was just an interesting thing,” said Kostecki.

“I seem to have a real issue with that corner and being in the dust (after an off-track excursion led to overheating yesterday).

“Interesting, obviously disappointed not to walk away with the trophy, that’s how it goes, the officials made their call on the penalty, and that’s really about it.

“(At turn 2) I actually got a fair way up the inside, and I think that he saw I was coming pretty late, and tried to turn in, but I was up the inside a fair way, but it put me up on the grass there.

“I didn’t run him off the road on exit or anything, I gave him a car length, I’m sort of not about that, and then the rest happened.

“Interesting, glad I didn’t take out any other cars, and I believe there is a flag post there as well.

“Glad nothing serious happened, that’s the way it goes sometimes, sometimes you’re the bug, and sometimes you’re the windscreen.”

For his part, Mostert took responsibility for the incident.

“First of all, not the outcome I wanted after that,” said Mostert.

“Brodie was pretty adventurous down at 2, and bowled me wide, so I let him know that I was pretty upset with it.

“But like I said, that wasn’t my intention for sure.

“We made wheel-to-wheel contact, and the thing just spat me sideways, and the last one whiplashed Brodie off, so not ideal.

“I’m trying to find him, but I’m pretty sure he doesn’t want to talk to me right now.”

Broc Feeney, who prevailed in winning the JR Trophy, had a box seat for the action.

“I didn’t actually know that me and Brodie were tied on that restart, so if he got that move done, that was the trophy,” said Feeney.

“So I’m sure that’s why the message was passed on to him.

“I saw him make the move up the inside at 2, and then Chaz fed him a wheel, you know, to be honest.

“I obviously had a bit of a run-in with (Mostert) at Taupō last week, and obviously it’s not too good to be honest.

“Obviously heads up by Brodie to get on the gas and really try and get out of the way, if he hit another car there it would have been huge.

“Everyone is racing hard out there, obviously it’s hard to react on too much, it looks like there wasn’t too much room left.”

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