Will Brown is a Supercars Champion

Will Brown has won his maiden championship, finishing second to teammate Broc Feeney in Adelaide’s race on Saturday. Brown’s drive was nothing short of incredible, as he takes the championship trophy from Brodie Kostecki.

After starting one and two on the grid it looked to be a straight shootout between the two Tickford boys.

Waters started on Pole, after an amazing lap in the top 10 shootout. However as the cars scrambled toward the first corner, Randle got off the line quicker, and disappeared down the road.

The first round of pitstops were started by Tim Slade, who entered the pits on lap 17. Over the course of the next laps, everyone would stop.

Red Bull pulled a bold strategy for Feeney’s pitstop, fueling only as long as it took to get the tyres changed. The net result was two seconds saved, and the lead once Kostecki pitted.

Over the course of the next few laps, it looked as if Broc Feeney would keep this championship fight alive. Feeney was in first, while Brown was down in fifth.

As unlikely as it may be in the scenario, Feeney could’ve still been champion if Brown failed to finish tomorrow.

After the second round of pitstops, (around lap 40), Brown go to work. He got past Payne shortly after the second round of pitstops, and was quickly gaining on Randle, who’d swapped positions with Waters just before the stop.

Brown then brushed past Randle at turn 14, as the champion elect showed why he deserved his crown.

After moving into third, Brown set after Waters. On lap 65, he was just 1.1 seconds behind.

After slightly frustrating Brown, Waters had to move aside into turn six on lap 67, as Brown put the finishing touches on his afternoon.

The cherry on top of Brown’s championship Sunday would’ve been to catch Feeney and become champion with even more style.

However, because Waters had held him up for a couple of laps, he was unable to reel in his teammate in time for the end of the race.

In fact, the timing charts starting showing the opposite. Feeney found some pace in his Red Bull, but it would be too late in his championship fight for the man that won his first race in the parklands at 2022’s event.

Waters and Payne got into a robust exchange in the closing laps for the final podium place. Payne had a go at multiple places over the last three laps, but the Mustang of Waters was just able to stay ahead.

Damages

Cooper Murray couldn’t catch a break at his first race for Erebus.

After stepping in to replace Jack Le Brocq on Friday, the up and coming star was crippled by bodywork on the left hand side of his car.

On laps 11, 44 and 49, car number nine was in pitlane as the Erebus team placed a large amount of gaffer tape down on the broken scrap. Unsurprisingly, this placed him dead last at the end of the race, nearly nine laps down.

To make matter worse, he also had a tangle with Mark Winterbottom. Winterbottom was spun round and Murray was rewarded with a 15 second time penalty.

The news was not any better for David Reynolds, who was held in the pitlane as his team made repairs. This was following a clash with Tim Slade earlier in the race.

Dale Wood, who was standing in for the concussed Richie Stanaway, spun his car in the gravel trap on lap 41. He finished nearly two laps adrift.

The final day of the Supercars begins at 10:20 tomorrow with qualifying for Race 24.