Jason Richards Memorial Trophy points after Taupo
The start of the first Supercars race at the Taupo Super440. Image: InSyde Media

Wood took third in Race 1 before backing it up with a win in Race 2 to leave Taupo Motorsport Park on 213 points.

The Walkinshaw TWG Racing driver is trailed by Triple Eight Race Engineering’s Broc Feeney by 17 points while his teammate Will Brown is third and 30 points in arrears.

Brodie Kostecki’s win and sixth place finish put him fourth in the order and 41 points adrift.

Chaz Mostert’s seventh and third place finishes have him fifth in the order and 46 points off his Walkinshaw TWG Racing teammate.

Matt Payne, who won the trophy in 2025, sits sixth and 56 points behind.

With the addition of Christchurch to the calendar, the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy will, for the first time, be decided by points accumulation across the two New Zealand events.

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Due to the cancellation of Sunday morning’s race at the Taupo Super440 due to Cyclone Vaianu, the Christchurch Super440 will feature four races.

Points: Jason Richards Memorial Trophy after ITM Taupo Super440 

Pos
Driver
Team
Points
Diff

1
Ryan Wood
Walkinshaw TWG Racing
213

2
Broc Feeney
Triple Eight Race Engineering
196
-17

3
Will Brown
Triple Eight Race Engineering
183
-30

4
Brodie Kostecki
Dick Johnson Racing
172
-41

5
Chaz Mostert
Walkinshaw TWG Racing
167
-46

6
Matt Payne
Grove Racing
157
-56

7
James Golding
Blanchard Racing Team
138
-75

8
Anton De Pasquale
Team 18
111
-102

9
Jack Le Brocq
Matt Stone Racing
102
-111

10
Kai Allen
Grove Racing
91
-122

11
Andre Heimgartner
Brad Jones Racing
88
-125

12
Cameron Waters
Tickford Racing
87
-126

13
Cameron Hill
Brad Jones Racing
75
-138

14
David Reynolds
Team 18
69
-144

15
Thomas Randle
Tickford Racing
69
-144

16
Jayden Ojeda
PremiAir Racing
66
-147

17
Aaron Cameron
Blanchard Racing Team
60
-153

18
Cooper Murray
Erebus Motorsport
58
-155

19
Zach Bates
Matt Stone Racing
58
-155

20
Macauley Jones
Brad Jones Racing
57
-156

21
Rylan Gray
Dick Johnson Racing
51
-162

22
Declan Fraser
PremiAir Racing
49
-164

23
Jobe Stewart
Erebus Motorsport
24
-189

24
Jackson Walls
Triple Eight Race Engineering
14
-199