{"id":372470,"date":"2026-04-10T05:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/372470\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T05:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:29:11","slug":"supercars-news-wood-fastest-in-friday-practice-as-payne-strikes-taupo-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/372470\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Wood fastest in Friday practice as Payne strikes Taupo trouble"},"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\tRyan Wood during practice at the ITM Taupo Super440. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

Wood clocked a 1:26.1581s on his final lap of the Taupo track to pip Triple Eight Race Engineering\u2019s Will Brown by a slender 0.0034s at the end of the second 25-minute session.<\/p>\n

Dick Johnson Racing driver Brodie Kostecki was third fastest ahead of fellow Ford driver James Golding for the Blanchard Racing Team.<\/p>\n

Andre Heimgartner completed the top five for Brad Jones Racing in his Supra while Anton De Pasquale was the best of the Chevrolet Camaro contingent in seventh for Team 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, I felt like we were there or thereabouts, but there are some standout cars in race trim,\u201d said Wood.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like our one-lap speed was going to be okay, but we\u2019ve definitely got a bit of work to do with the Supra, and I\u2019m excited for tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a nice way to start, but as you guys know, everything can change tomorrow \u2013 including the weather.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s been really nice to be back home. I think we ended last year, Practice 2, on top as well. Hopefully it\u2019s a good omen.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Jack Le Brocq topped Practice 1, teams were given a 15-minute intermission before the start of Practice 2.<\/p>\n

There was little in the way of drama until the final minutes of the session.<\/p>\n

Triple Eight\u2019s Jackson Walls was forced to abandon his final flying lap due to traffic in the Turn 11 braking zone. He finished the session in last without a representative push lap to his name.<\/p>\n

Just a few seconds later, Matt Payne was forced to do the same. However, his moment was far more spectacular as he locked up his front wheels and nudged the back of Cooper Murray\u2019s Erebus Motorsport Camaro.<\/p>\n

Payne ended the session in 22nd with a 1:27.6798s to end up 1.5217s off the chart-topping Toyota of Wood.<\/p>\n

As it stands, Supercars is scheduled to return on Saturday with qualifying at 8:15am AEST, though that may change with the impending arrival of Cyclone Vaianu.<\/p>\n

Results: Repco Supercars Championship ITM Taupo Super440, Practice 2<\/p>\n

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

1
\n2
\nRyan Wood
\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n8
\n1:26.1581<\/p>\n

2
\n888
\nWilliam Brown
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang GT
\n8
\n1:26.1615
\n0.0034
\n0.0034<\/p>\n

3
\n17
\nBrodie Kostecki
\nDick Johnson Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n8
\n1:26.2685
\n0.1104
\n0.1070<\/p>\n

4
\n7
\nJames Golding
\nBlanchard Racing Team
\nFord Mustang GT
\n7
\n1:26.5144
\n0.3563
\n0.2459<\/p>\n

5
\n8
\nAndre Heimgartner
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n8
\n1:26.5443
\n0.3862
\n0.0299<\/p>\n

6
\n88
\nBroc Feeney
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang GT
\n8
\n1:26.7627
\n0.6046
\n0.2184<\/p>\n

7
\n18
\nAnton De Pasquale
\nTeam 18
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n8
\n1:26.7648
\n0.6067
\n0.0021<\/p>\n

8
\n6
\nCameron Waters
\nTickford Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n8
\n1:26.7675
\n0.6094
\n0.0027<\/p>\n

9
\n20
\nDavid Reynolds
\nTeam 18
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n10
\n1:26.8862
\n0.7281
\n0.1187<\/p>\n

10
\n3
\nAaron Cameron
\nBlanchard Racing Team
\nFord Mustang GT
\n10
\n1:26.9055
\n0.7474
\n0.0193<\/p>\n

11
\n4
\nJack Le Brocq
\nMatt Stone Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n8
\n1:26.9450
\n0.7869
\n0.0395<\/p>\n

12
\n14
\nCameron Hill
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n10
\n1:26.9779
\n0.8198
\n0.0329<\/p>\n

13
\n99
\nCooper Murray
\nErebus Motorsport
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n7
\n1:27.1014
\n0.9433
\n0.1235<\/p>\n

14
\n96
\nMacauley Jones
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n6
\n1:27.1170
\n0.9589
\n0.0156<\/p>\n

15
\n1
\nChaz Mostert
\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n8
\n1:27.1331
\n0.9750
\n0.0161<\/p>\n

16
\n31
\nJayden Ojeda
\nPremiAir Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n9
\n1:27.1358
\n0.9777
\n0.0027<\/p>\n

17
\n26
\nKai Allen
\nGrove Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n9
\n1:27.1909
\n1.0328
\n0.0551<\/p>\n

18
\n777
\nDeclan Fraser
\nPremiAir Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n9
\n1:27.2331
\n1.0750
\n0.0422<\/p>\n

19
\n38
\nRylan Gray
\nDick Johnson Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n9
\n1:27.4802
\n1.3221
\n0.2471<\/p>\n

20
\n10
\nZach Bates
\nMatt Stone Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n10
\n1:27.6163
\n1.4582
\n0.1361<\/p>\n

21
\n55
\nThomas Randle
\nTickford Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n8
\n1:27.6694
\n1.5113
\n0.0531<\/p>\n

22
\n19
\nMatthew Payne
\nGrove Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n8
\n1:27.6798
\n1.5217
\n0.0104<\/p>\n

23
\n9
\nJobe Stewart
\nErebus Motorsport
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n9
\n1:27.7397
\n1.5816
\n0.0599<\/p>\n

24
\n11
\nJackson Walls
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang GT
\n6
\n1:28.6123
\n2.4542
\n0.8726<\/p>\n


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