{"id":586328,"date":"2026-04-05T04:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/586328\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T04:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:04:15","slug":"trans-am-news-herne-dominates-chaotic-trans-am-bathurst-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/586328\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Am news: Herne dominates chaotic Trans Am Bathurst finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNathan Herne dominated Race 3 of Trans Am at the Bathurst 6 Hour. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

Herne held off Todd Hazelwood at the race start, while James Moffat saw an opportunity to force his way through to second.<\/p>\n

Jack Smith got away to the best start of anybody in the top 10, rocketing up to position four by Turn 2 on the opening lap.<\/p>\n

While Herne ran away at the front, building a lead of 1.5s by Lap 2, former champions Moffat and Hazelwood came together at Turn 2.<\/p>\n

Hazelwood made a mistake and ran slightly wide in the mid corner, and Moffat was left with nowhere to go, impacting Hazelwood, cutting down a rear tyre and spinning to the right hand wall.<\/p>\n

Smith only just missed the spinning Moffat to elevate to third position.<\/p>\n

Further around the lap, Smith had a moment of his own and tumbled down the order to finish 20th.<\/p>\n

As Hazelwood was awarded a 15 second penalty, reigning TA2 Muscle Car Series champion Jarrod Hughes attempted to make a move for second place.<\/p>\n

The pair made contact at The Chase, for which Hughes was awarded a five second penalty.<\/p>\n

As the field squabbled for the minor positions, Herne checked out to an almost eight second lead, crossing the line 7.9s ahead of James Golding.<\/p>\n

Elliot Barbour brought the Marcos Ambrose Motorsport Camaro home in third ahead of Ben Bargwanna, with Tom Davies rounding out the top five.<\/p>\n

Blake Tracey set the fastest lap of the race to finish sixth ahead of Hughes, Clay Richards, Cody Brewczynski, and Lachlan Evennett.<\/p>\n

Aussie Racing Cars<\/p>\n

Anthony Di Mauro held off several challenges to take victory in Race 4 on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Scott Andriske and Di Mauro swapped the lead for the opening two laps before an issue caused Andriske to slow.<\/p>\n

The safety car was drawn in the early laps for Andrew Corish finding the wall at Griffins Bend.<\/p>\n

That incident set up a one-lap dash to the finish.<\/p>\n

Di Mauro held off a late charge by Nathan Williams to take the win.<\/p>\n

Cody McKay was on for his best career finish in third position before a spin at the final corner handed the final podium step to Ayrton Hodson.<\/p>\n

McKay crossed the line in 13th position.<\/p>\n

Circuit Excel Racing Association<\/p>\n

Zane Rhodes took the win in a red-flag shortened Race 3, taking the lead early on from Tyce Hodge.<\/p>\n

Hodge started on pole but fell back into the top five in the opening laps.<\/p>\n

The safety car was drawn on lap 5 for an incident involving Lachlan Harvey, resulting in a red flag.<\/p>\n

The race was declared with just under 15 minutes remaining on the clock.<\/p>\n

Saloon Car Nationals<\/p>\n

Brad Vaughan took the win in Race 3 to sweep the weekend.<\/p>\n

The Super2 star was beaten off the line by Scott Dornan, who led the opening lap of the race.<\/p>\n

Dornan relinquished the lead a lap later, and Vaughan never looked back, taking a comfortable victory by 5.7s.<\/p>\n

Several cars did not start Race 3 following the race-ending crash on Saturday afternoon, including Chris Kneafsey, Bradley Boley, and Scott Andriske.<\/p>\n


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