TRACK position is king in Supercars… but it’s not everything.
That’s the takeaway from a rare ongoing streak whereby in six successive races the pole-sitter has failed to take victory.
That stretch encompasses the full Darwin and Townsville race weekends, during which time three poles apiece have gone to Brodie Kostecki and Cam Waters.
Race wins meanwhile have been split between Waters (twice, from fourth and second), Kai Allen (from fifth), Anton De Pasquale (from third), Matt Payne (from second) and Kostecki (from second).
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The last time this happened six times in a row covered the final two races of the Gen2 era (Adelaide 2022) and the first four in Gen3 (Newcastle, Albert Park 2023).
As for the last time the streak reached seven? You have to go a decade back to the 2016 season (Townsville Race 2, Ipswich, Sydney Motorsport Park, Sandown and Bathurst).
If the pole-sitter wins neither Saturday race at the upcoming Perth Super440, that will make for eight on the trot – something that’s not been seen since a nine-race span in 2014 (Darwin Race 3, Townsville, Ipswich, SMP Races 1 and 2).
It’s worth noting however that Wanneroo Raceway has been kind to the driver starting first, with eight of the last 10 Supercars races there won by the pole-sitter.
The 2026 Bosch Power Tools Perth Super440 will be held July 31-August 2, taking in a total of three main game races.
