Repco Supercars Championship fans are split after the dominant driver of the season fell short of the title in the first year of the elimination-format playoffs.
Broc Feeney won a series-high 14 races this season, but he ended the year third in the championship standings. A spin in Turn 5 on the opening lap and an ailing engine took him out of contention in the final race while four-race winner Chaz Mostert cruised to his first title. Will Brown ended the season second in the standings.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS ON ITS HEAD 😱#RepcoSC #Supercars pic.twitter.com/SQZ24e6wzM
— Supercars (@supercars) November 30, 2025
“14 wins, GONE,” one angry fan posted on X. “Because someone ELSE came in a corner too hot. No amount of playoff defender gaslighting is going to justify why Feeney lost this title.”
The Supercars format changed this season as officials split the 13 rounds and 34 races into three sections. The final section of the season featured seven races split into three rounds. The first two rounds included eliminations and ultimately determined which four drivers would compete for the title.
Unlike NASCAR, the Supercars championship round featured three races. Whichever driver scored the most points would win the title. Fairly straightforward, but disaster struck for the season’s most dominant driver.
Feeney entered the final race of the season with a 23-point lead over Mostert in the championship battle. He needed a relatively clean race to clinch the title, but he did not accomplish this. The contact from Mostert’s teammate knocked him out of fifth place and then the engine issues doomed him.
This was not the only race featuring some questionable moments. The second race of the final round saw Wood drop out of second place so that Mostert could pass him and gain nine points.
Wood indicated that he had some fuel saving issues, which accounted for him giving up 14.2 seconds in the closing laps. Others, however, expressed the opinion that he manipulated the finish to let his teammate stay within reach of race-winner Feeney.
Year 1 of the Supercars finals and we’ve seen:
– the broadcast discus potential team orders and race manipulation options
– seen actual team orders and race manipulation
Playoffs do not belong in motorsport https://t.co/7nWKpe4cNd
— Koop Designs (@koop_designs05) November 29, 2025
This type of championship race catastrophe is nothing new for NASCAR fans, especially those who watched a blown tire derail Denny Hamlin’s championship performance at Phoenix Raceway or those who watched a questionable caution in 2016 ruin Carl Edwards’ race.
“You guys have a decision to make now,” another person commented. “Keep this format while chasing casual fans that won’t come, while driving away core fans and eliminating legitimacy in your sport. Or reverse course and save the series while you still have a chance.”