Supercars Townsville: Waters Takes Second Win of the Season in Ford 1-2-3-4
Waters held off Brodie Kostecki by 0.200 seconds after a late pit-stop battle and gave Ford a 1-2-3-4 sweep in the opening race.
- On Friday, Cam Waters of Tickford Racing claimed victory in the opening 100km sprint race at the Reid Street Park Circuit, leading a Ford sweep of the top four positions.
- Pole-Sitter Brodie Kostecki of Dick Johnson Racing finished 0.2 seconds behind Waters, while Grove Racing's Matt Payne secured third place in the 35-lap contest.
- Matt Payne now leads the Supercars championship standings by eight points after Broc Feeney of Triple Eight Race Engineering finished 10th, losing the lead he held entering the weekend.
- Both Triple Eight drivers faced difficulties Friday, with Feeney finishing 10th and teammate Will Brown placing 19th, marking the first time in three years the team missed the top 15 grid spots.
- Two additional 200km races, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, will complete the Supercars mid-winter northern swing at Townsville.
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Supercars: Cameron Waters stuns Brodie Kostecki to claim victory in race 1 of the Townsville 500
Supercars veteran Cam Waters stunned Brodie Kostecki to claim victory in the first race of the Townsville 500 on Friday, taking out the 100km Race 20 in thrilling fashion.
Cam Waters dominated the first of three Supercars races at the Reid Park street circuit in Townsville, Queensland, leading a roaring Ford Mustang to victory. The 35-lap race came to a thrilling finish, with Waters and Dick Johnson Racing driver Brodie Kostecki battling it out for the final stretch. Despite Kostecki’s attempts to regain the lead, he eventually finished second, just 0.200 seconds behind. Kostecki, who had started from pole, droppe…
Inside the risky split-second call behind Waters’ Townsville win
Tickford Racing pulled off a split-second pit call that won the Townsville 500 opener for Cam Waters, but almost brought teammate Thomas Randle unstuck. The post Inside the risky split-second call behind Waters’ Townsville win appeared first on Speedcafe.com.
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