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Brown was eliminated from Finals Series contention after finishes of 20th and seventh at the Sandown 500<\/a>.<\/p>\n The driver of the #888 came into the weekend below the cut-off line in fifth and slumped to seventh by Sunday\u2019s end.<\/p>\n Feeney, meanwhile, kept his head above water \u2013 starting the weekend in second and finishing in third.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels like the season is done,\u201d said Brown on Fox Sports. coverage after being eliminated from contention.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018oh well, I\u2019m knocked out of the championship, I might as well go have some fun\u2019. Turns out I do have to race at Adelaide.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll be there supporting Broc. I\u2019ll do what I can to help the team out there.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously it\u2019s great to have him in the Finals, disappointing that I\u2019m not in there.\u201d<\/p>\n Brown lamented his season, which was overshadowed in part by an undersized restrictor that nerfed his performance until the Ipswich Super440.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a tough year for us,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m disappointed, but at the end of the day, we\u2019ve had a very tough stat to the season and we\u2019re fifth in the points and clawed our way back up through.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s probably where we deserve to be right now. Disappointing, but we\u2019ll bounce back and put this year behind us and go hard again next year.\u201d<\/p>\n When it comes to Adelaide, Brown will be Feeney\u2019s rear-gunner. However, he said there would be no egregious driving to put his teammate in position to win.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the end of the day, we don\u2019t want to do anything silly and take competitors out or anything like that,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut obviously there\u2019s no doubt about it, I\u2019m sure people will be doing stuff to get the second car in front of people and stuff like that.<\/p>\n \u201cI think you saw how hard I raced yesterday, me and Brodie (Kostecki), and throughout the season. I\u2019ll make sure I race hard at Adelaide. There\u2019s no point hiding that.<\/p>\n \u201cI think everyone out there is going to do that try help their team. We\u2019ll put our best foot forward. Try and get Broc the championship. Like I say, it\u2019s one team, we\u2019ll see what we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n Feeney said he would have rather Brown been in the fight. Instead, he\u2019ll have to overcome Matt Payne<\/a> (Grove Racing<\/a>) and Brodie Kostecki<\/a> (Dick Johnson Racing<\/a>) to take the title.<\/p>\n The Triple Eight<\/a> driver infamously lost the championship to Chaz Mostert<\/a> (Walkinshaw TWG) in spectacular fashion on the streets of Adelaide.<\/p>\n