{"id":374400,"date":"2026-04-11T10:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/374400\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:39:32","slug":"supercars-news-jason-richards-memorial-trophy-points-after-taupo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/374400\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Jason Richards Memorial Trophy points after Taupo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Supercars-Taupo-Saturday-204-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Richards Memorial Trophy points after Taupo\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe start of the first Supercars race at the Taupo Super440. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n<p>Wood took third in Race 1 before backing it up with a win in Race 2 to leave Taupo Motorsport Park on 213 points.<\/p>\n<p>The Walkinshaw TWG Racing driver is trailed by Triple Eight Race Engineering\u2019s Broc Feeney by 17 points while his teammate Will Brown is third and 30 points in arrears.<\/p>\n<p>Brodie Kostecki\u2019s win and sixth place finish put him fourth in the order and 41 points adrift.<\/p>\n<p>Chaz Mostert\u2019s seventh and third place finishes have him fifth in the order and 46 points off his Walkinshaw TWG Racing teammate.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Payne, who won the trophy in 2025, sits sixth and 56 points behind.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Win a limited edition 1:18 scale model #8 BJR Camaro. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rjbatt.com.au\/win-ltd-edition-model-8-camaro\" style=\"color: red;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enter Now. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Due to the cancellation of Sunday morning\u2019s race at the Taupo Super440 due to Cyclone Vaianu, the Christchurch Super440 will feature four races.<\/p>\n<p>Points: Jason Richards Memorial Trophy after ITM Taupo Super440\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pos<br \/>\nDriver<br \/>\nTeam<br \/>\nPoints<br \/>\nDiff<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\nRyan Wood<br \/>\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing<br \/>\n213<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\nBroc Feeney<br \/>\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<br \/>\n196<br \/>\n-17<\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\nWill Brown<br \/>\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<br \/>\n183<br \/>\n-30<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\nBrodie Kostecki<br \/>\nDick Johnson Racing<br \/>\n172<br \/>\n-41<\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\nChaz Mostert<br \/>\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing<br \/>\n167<br \/>\n-46<\/p>\n<p>6<br \/>\nMatt Payne<br \/>\nGrove Racing<br \/>\n157<br \/>\n-56<\/p>\n<p>7<br \/>\nJames Golding<br \/>\nBlanchard Racing Team<br \/>\n138<br \/>\n-75<\/p>\n<p>8<br \/>\nAnton De Pasquale<br \/>\nTeam 18<br \/>\n111<br \/>\n-102<\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\nJack Le Brocq<br \/>\nMatt Stone Racing<br \/>\n102<br \/>\n-111<\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\nKai Allen<br \/>\nGrove Racing<br \/>\n91<br \/>\n-122<\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\nAndre Heimgartner<br \/>\nBrad Jones Racing<br \/>\n88<br \/>\n-125<\/p>\n<p>12<br \/>\nCameron Waters<br \/>\nTickford Racing<br \/>\n87<br \/>\n-126<\/p>\n<p>13<br \/>\nCameron Hill<br \/>\nBrad Jones Racing<br \/>\n75<br \/>\n-138<\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\nDavid Reynolds<br \/>\nTeam 18<br \/>\n69<br \/>\n-144<\/p>\n<p>15<br \/>\nThomas Randle<br \/>\nTickford Racing<br \/>\n69<br \/>\n-144<\/p>\n<p>16<br \/>\nJayden Ojeda<br \/>\nPremiAir Racing<br \/>\n66<br \/>\n-147<\/p>\n<p>17<br \/>\nAaron Cameron<br \/>\nBlanchard Racing Team<br \/>\n60<br \/>\n-153<\/p>\n<p>18<br \/>\nCooper Murray<br \/>\nErebus Motorsport<br \/>\n58<br \/>\n-155<\/p>\n<p>19<br \/>\nZach Bates<br \/>\nMatt Stone Racing<br \/>\n58<br \/>\n-155<\/p>\n<p>20<br \/>\nMacauley Jones<br \/>\nBrad Jones Racing<br \/>\n57<br \/>\n-156<\/p>\n<p>21<br \/>\nRylan Gray<br \/>\nDick Johnson Racing<br \/>\n51<br \/>\n-162<\/p>\n<p>22<br \/>\nDeclan Fraser<br \/>\nPremiAir Racing<br \/>\n49<br \/>\n-164<\/p>\n<p>23<br \/>\nJobe Stewart<br \/>\nErebus Motorsport<br \/>\n24<br \/>\n-189<\/p>\n<p>24<br \/>\nJackson Walls<br \/>\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<br \/>\n14<br \/>\n-199<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/295868\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rjbatt.com.au\/win-ltd-edition-model-8-camaro\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Speedcafe-Comp-1_2026_Speedcafe-Graphics_Leaderboard_WIP1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The start of the first Supercars race at the Taupo Super440. 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