{"id":640729,"date":"2026-10-25T08:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T08:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/640729\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T08:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T08:56:11","slug":"supercars-news-broc-feeney-wins-gold-coast-500-finale-amid-finals-series-elimination-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/640729\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Broc Feeney wins Gold Coast 500 finale amid Finals Series elimination controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Triple Eight\u2019s Broc Feeney<\/a> took a dominant victory, beating Dick Johnson Racing\u2019s Brodie Kostecki<\/a> by nearly seven seconds.<\/p>\n

Chaz Mostert<\/a> was third after being denied a chance to fight for the win by his Walkinshaw TWG Racing.<\/p>\n

He had been charging towards the top two when his team asked him to drop back and help Ryan Wood<\/a>\u2019s title quest in the closing stanza.<\/p>\n

Wood\u2019s hopes were ultimately dashed by a series of late pit stops from two Chevrolet rivals, who vaulted Team 18 driver Anton De Pasquale<\/a> to seventh in the Finals Series standings.<\/p>\n

De Pasquale was the best-finishing Camaro driver, finishing 14th after a Lap 1 clash with Grove Racing driver Kai Allen<\/a> that left him with a right rear puncture.<\/p>\n

Erebus Motorsport driver Jarrod Hughes and Cooper Murray<\/a> of PremiAir Racing both pitted inside the final 10 laps, finishing 16th and 17th respectively.<\/p>\n

Wood was ultimately the first of the Finals Series drivers to miss out on advancing to Sandown alongside Allen and Jack Le Brocq<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Matt Payne<\/a> (Grove Racing) retained his place at the top of the standings ahead of Feeney, Kostecki, Mostert, Will Brown<\/a>, Cameron Waters and De Pasquale.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was emotional starting that last lap, I nearly looped it into Turn 1 [because] I was tearing up,\u201d said Feeney.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means so much. I absolutely love the Gold Coast, I\u2019m so proud to call it home and have so many friends and family here this weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust to come so close the last few years, I\u2019m absolutely over the moon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought we were going to be pretty good [in the dry]. Even on Friday we were really fast, and then in the Shootout to put it on pole.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew we were going to be good, I knew in the first stint when I was driving away that it wasn\u2019t going to be that easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew these boys were going to be strong. Brodie was really fast in that second stint.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis teammate tried blocking me in the last stint. Once I got through those I was able to drive away a bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t thank this team enough. They\u2019ve done a fantastic job, we\u2019ve been through a lot of ups and downs this season, but it\u2019s Finals time and we\u2019ve pulled another gear.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The start of race two of the Gold Coast 500, led by Broc Feeney. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

At the start, Feeney got the jump on Brown to hold sway into the chicane.<\/p>\n

Behind them, there was carnage as De Pasquale and Allen interlocked wheels, giving the Team 18 Camaro a right rear puncture.<\/p>\n

Allen found himself in the wars at the end of Lap 1, clashing with the other Team 18 Camaro of David Reynolds coming onto Hill Parade.<\/p>\n

Reynolds suffered damage to the left rear wheel, causing it to crab. He ultimately finished three laps down.<\/p>\n

De Pasquale\u2019s right rear tyre delaminated entering the pits, which brought the Safety Car out a lap later for debris strewn across the straight.<\/p>\n

At that moment, Feeney led Brown, Aaron Cameron, Kostecki, Wood, Mostert, Hughes, Murray, Cameron Waters and Cameron Hill.<\/p>\n

Racing resumed on Lap 7 and on Lap 9 the Erebus Motorsport Camaro of Jobe Stewart was forced to retire with a suspected transaxle failure.<\/p>\n

Kostecki was the first of the top 10 runners to pit on Lap 18. Brown came to the lane on Lap 24 and returned to the race in front of Kostecki, but was quickly usurped at Turn 11.<\/p>\n

Kostecki made big gains in the opening stanza from fourth to second.<\/p>\n

Feeney pitted out of the lead on Lap 27 and resumed with a two-second margin over Kostecki.<\/p>\n

A fierce battle for fourth began to rage between Brown and Mostert as the race reached halfway, which brought Wood into the picture.<\/p>\n

On Lap 49, Mostert lunged Brown at Turn 11 and effected a block pass, which opened the door for Wood to move through. Shortly thereafter, Mostert let Wood through on the team\u2019s orders.<\/p>\n

Brown continued to battle. Hughes was next in the queue to cruise through on the run to the chicane, followed by Murray and Waters at Breaker Street.<\/p>\n

That prompted the Triple Eight Mustang to pit. However, the damage was largely done and he faded to 11th.<\/p>\n

Kostecki was the first of the frontrunners to blink on Lap 56 with a one-second gap to Feeney. The Triple Eight Mustang responded a lap later, setting up a shootout to the chequered flag.<\/p>\n

Third-placed Mostert elected to run long to Lap 62, which gave him a tyre advantage over the top two \u2013 albeit, five seconds off the lead.<\/p>\n

Behind Mostert, Wood warred with Hughes over fifth. Wood complained over the radio that he needed assistance.<\/p>\n

The critical moments in the context of the Finals Series came with 15 laps to go when Mostert was told to back off to let Wood through.<\/p>\n

Mostert had been closing in on the leaders, but had his hopes scuppered by the call.<\/p>\n

Just a few laps later, Macauley Jones pitted out of 14th. In doing so, De Pasquale was put on level pegging in the points with Wood.<\/p>\n

Then, with eight laps to go, Hughes pitted out of sixth \u2013 supposedly short on fuel. Murray pitted with four laps remaining, dumping him out of seventh.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made a mistake,\u201d Erebus Motorsport team principal Brad Tremain said on the broadcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust put the wrong amount in. We were about four laps short.\u201d<\/p>\n

That gave the upper hand to De Pasquale, whose 14th was enough to clinch the final spot in the top seven to advance to Sandown.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, at the head of the field, Feeney controlled proceedings. Kostecki came home second while Mostert got third place back after Wood\u2019s predicament became evident.<\/p>\n

Results: Repco Supercars Championship Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500, Race 2<\/p>\n

Pos
\nCar
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nCar
\nLaps\/Diff
\nGap<\/p>\n

1
\n88
\nBroc Feeney
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang
\n85 laps<\/p>\n

2
\n17
\nBrodie Kostecki
\nDick Johnson Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n6.9098
\n6.9098<\/p>\n

3
\n1
\nChaz Mostert
\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing
\nToyota Supra
\n20.9281
\n14.0183<\/p>\n

4
\n2
\nRyan Wood
\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing
\nToyota Supra
\n22.0424
\n1.1143<\/p>\n

5
\n8
\nAndre Heimgartner
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota Supra
\n22.2883
\n0.2459<\/p>\n

6
\n19
\nMatt Payne
\nGrove Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n22.9785
\n0.6902<\/p>\n

7
\n6
\nCameron Waters
\nTickford Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n25.6565
\n2.678<\/p>\n

8
\n7
\nJames Golding
\nBlanchard Racing Team
\nFord Mustang
\n25.8619
\n0.2054<\/p>\n

9
\n14
\nCameron Hill
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota Supra
\n29.038
\n3.1761<\/p>\n

10
\n55
\nThomas Randle
\nTickford Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n30.7505
\n1.7125<\/p>\n

11
\n888
\nWill Brown
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang
\n36.2235
\n5.473<\/p>\n

12
\n3
\nAaron Cameron
\nBlanchard Racing Team
\nFord Mustang
\n37.832
\n1.6085<\/p>\n

13
\n26
\nKai Allen
\nGrove Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n39.5638
\n1.7318<\/p>\n

14
\n18
\nAnton De Pasquale
\nTeam 18
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n51.0638
\n11.5<\/p>\n

15
\n38
\nRylan Gray
\nDick Johnson Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n55.3557
\n4.2919<\/p>\n

16
\n99
\nJarrod Hughes
\nErebus Motorsport
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n55.6299
\n0.2742<\/p>\n

17
\n36
\nCooper Murray
\nPremiAir Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n59.7645
\n4.1346<\/p>\n

18
\n10
\nZach Bates
\nMatt Stone Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n1:07.5907
\n7.8262<\/p>\n

19
\n31
\nJayden Ojeda
\nPremiAir Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n1.3 Laps<\/p>\n

20
\n11
\nJackson Walls
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang
\n1.9 Laps<\/p>\n

21
\n4
\nJack Le Brocq
\nMatt Stone Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n2.1 Laps<\/p>\n

22
\n48
\nDavid Reynolds
\nTeam 18
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n3.2 Laps<\/p>\n

23
\n96
\nMacauley Jones
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota Supra
\n4.7 Laps<\/p>\n

DNF
\n9
\nJobe Stewart
\nErebus Motorsport
\nChevrolet Camaro
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