{"id":490168,"date":"2026-02-19T13:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/490168\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:08:15","slug":"fords-james-golding-tops-second-day-of-sydney-supercars-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/490168\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford\u2019s James Golding tops second day of Sydney Supercars test"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Golding\u2019s
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe #7 Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang driven by James Golding. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

Golding and Triple Eight Race Engineering\u2019s Broc Feeney traded the fastest times in the closing minutes, though it was the #7 CoolDrive Mustang that stood atop at the end of Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Feeney looked like he might have won the day with a 1:28.3058s in the #88 Red Bull Ampol Mustang, only for Golding to go quicker with a 1:28.1371s with 15 seconds to go in the session.<\/p>\n

All told, just 0.1687s separated the Fords.<\/p>\n

Will Brown (1:28.3557s) dragged himself off the bottom of the order in the closing minutes of the session to go third fastest in the #888 Mustang.<\/p>\n

Chevrolet homologation team Team 18 were fourth fastest, thanks to Anton De Pasquale (1:28.4979s) in the #18 Camaro.<\/p>\n

Cameron Waters had been the pace setter for most of the session with a 1:28.5563s on his 26th lap of SMP. However, he dipped down to the order to fifth by the end of the night.<\/p>\n

The top 10 was completed by Brodie Kostecki (#17 Dick Johnson Racing Mustang), Thomas Randle (#55 Tickford Racing Mustang), Andre Heimgartner (#8 Brad Jones Racing Toyota Supra), Jayden Ojeda (#31 PremiAir Racing Camaro), and Rylan Gray (#38 Dick Johnson Racing Mustang).<\/p>\n

Ryan Wood was last in the #2 Walkinshaw TWG Racing Supra. He completed 30 laps, with a time 1.2525s away from Golding.<\/p>\n

Kai Allen completed the most laps with 69 to his name in the #26 Grove Racing Mustang.<\/p>\n

Kangaroo track invasion stops Sydney Supercars test<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

There were two red flags across hot and humid four hours. The first was for a track inspection to see how the newly-paved Turn 8 asphalt had held up.<\/a><\/p>\n

The second stoppage was for a handful of kangaroos getting onto the track with less than an hour to go.<\/p>\n

Results: Repco Supercars Championship Destination New South Wales Sydney Test, Day 2<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nCar
\nLaps
\nLap
\nDiff
\nGap<\/p>\n

1
\n7
\nJames Golding
\nBlanchard Racing Team
\nFord Mustang GT
\n55
\n1:28.1371<\/p>\n

2
\n88
\nBroc Feeney
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang GT
\n68
\n1:28.3058
\n0.1687
\n0.1687<\/p>\n

3
\n888
\nWilliam Brown
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang GT
\n63
\n1:28.3557
\n0.2186
\n0.0499<\/p>\n

4
\n18
\nAnton De Pasquale
\nTeam 18
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n52
\n1:28.4979
\n0.3608
\n0.1422<\/p>\n

5
\n6
\nCameron Waters
\nTIckford Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n50
\n1:28.5563
\n0.4192
\n0.0584<\/p>\n

6
\n17
\nBrodie Kostecki
\nDick Johnson Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n31
\n1:28.5637
\n0.4266
\n0.0074<\/p>\n

7
\n55
\nThomas Randle
\nTickford Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n56
\n1:28.6360
\n0.4989
\n0.0723<\/p>\n

8
\n8
\nAndre Heimgartner
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n55
\n1:28.6665
\n0.5294
\n0.0305<\/p>\n

9
\n31
\nJayden Ojeda
\nPremiAir Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n64
\n1:28.6705
\n0.5334
\n0.0040<\/p>\n

10
\n38
\nRylan Gray
\nDick Johnson Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n55
\n1:28.7684
\n0.6313
\n0.0979<\/p>\n

11
\n1
\nChaz Mostert
\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n47
\n1:28.8118
\n0.6747
\n0.0434<\/p>\n

12
\n10
\nZach Bates
\nMatt Stone Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n68
\n1:28.8136
\n0.6765
\n0.0018<\/p>\n

13
\n3
\nAaron Cameron
\nBlanchard Racing Team
\nFord Mustang GT
\n53
\n1:28.8308
\n0.6937
\n0.0172<\/p>\n

14
\n96
\nMacauley Jones
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n59
\n1:28.8566
\n0.7195
\n0.0258<\/p>\n

15
\n4
\nJack Le Brocq
\nMatt Stone Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n68
\n1:28.8699
\n0.7328
\n0.0133<\/p>\n

16
\n20
\nDavid Reynolds
\nTeam 18
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n37
\n1:28.9888
\n0.8517
\n0.1189<\/p>\n

17
\n11
\nJackson Walls
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang GT
\n54
\n1:29.0867
\n0.9496
\n0.0979<\/p>\n

18
\n99
\nCooper Murray
\nErebus Motorsport
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n59
\n1:29.1397
\n1.0026
\n0.0530<\/p>\n

19
\n9
\nJobe Stewart
\nErebus Motorsport
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n51
\n1:29.1601
\n1.0230
\n0.0204<\/p>\n

20
\n777
\nDeclan Fraser
\nPremiAir Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n42
\n1:29.2230
\n1.0859
\n0.0629<\/p>\n

21
\n19
\nMatthew Payne
\nGrove Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n53
\n1:29.2508
\n1.1137
\n0.0278<\/p>\n

22
\n14
\nCameron Hill
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n50
\n1:29.2815
\n1.1444
\n0.0307<\/p>\n

23
\n26
\nKai Allen
\nGrove Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n69
\n1:29.3479
\n1.2108
\n0.0664<\/p>\n

24
\n2
\nRyan Wood
\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n30
\n1:29.3896
\n1.2525
\n0.0417<\/p>\n


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