Younger gun Broc Feeney has claimed the second Supercars win of his burgeoning profession after the 13-lap dash race began below the protection automotive resulting from two engine fires at Albert Park.
Feeney, the youngest pole-sitter in Supercars historical past aged 20, turned his front-row benefit into his first win of the season on Sunday.
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The Purple Bull Ampol driver completed off his rookie season with a well-known win on the Adelaide 500 final December.
Feeney let loose “oh yeah, child!” over the staff radio as he took the checkered flag within the fourth and last Supercars race of the Australian Grand Prix spherical.
The Chevrolet Camaro driver completed in entrance of Brad Jones Racing’s Andre Heimgartner in second, whereas Brodie Kostecki capped off a rare weekend by including one other podium to his victories on Friday and Saturday.
“After I survived the primary lap and I used to be virtually sooner than them over the again I used to be like, ‘that is good’. We actually made the appropriate technique,” Feeney mentioned.
“What a strategy to win on grand prix Sunday, I’ve dreamed of this for a very long time.
“I knew we had been in a superb place, simply wanted to knuckle down. Bloody superior.”
The race started with a rolling begin following an emergency assembly on Saturday evening after two separate fires to the brand new Gen3 vehicles.
Ford veteran James Courtney’s Mustang was engulfed in flames on Saturday on the opening lap, with the imaginative and prescient much more dramatic than when Nick Percat’s automotive caught fireplace on Friday.
“As all the time, the protection of our drivers, staff personnel and marshals is paramount to Supercars,” Supercars boss Shane Howard mentioned.
“In session with the Supercars Fee, Supercars and the Gen3 technical working group will conduct an additional evaluation into this weekend’s incidents over the approaching weeks and prematurely of the Perth SuperSprint.”
SUPERCARS MELBOURNE SUPERSPRINT RACE FOUR
1. Broc Feeney (Purple Bull Ampol)
2. Andre Heimgartner (Brad Jones Racing)
3. Brodie Kostecki (Coca Cola Racing)
4. Shane van Gisbergen (Purple Bull Ampol)
5. Jack Le Brocq (Truck Help Racing)
