Waters takes positives from dirt comeback despite wild roll

Supercars star Cam Waters was excited to get behind the wheel of a sprint car despite his comeback weekend ending in a dramatic incident.

Waters, who has spent summers at speedways in recent years, kicked off his 2024/25 swing on home soil in Mildura last weekend.

The Tickford Racing driver, who placed fourth in the 2024 Repco Supercars Championship, returned with Chief Racing.

Waters' start in the 410 SA Sprintcar title, which was held at the Mildura venue for the first time, was the first of a number of planned events with the Chief squad.

In a promising start to the weekend, Waters placed third in Heat 1 and the top six Dash, but crashed out at the first corner in the A-Main.

The 30-year-old was sent into a rollover, ending his hopes early.

The SA title was ultimately won by Bendigo driver Rusty Hickman.

"It was awesome to be back in the car,” Waters said.

"First night of the season started really good, felt comfortable in the car.

"Great to go quick time. Went from fourth to third in the heat… in the Dash did not get the start as good as I would like, but still ended up third.

"The final, [I] just tried to go for second and ended up on pole and then, yeah, tipped her over. That is part of the sport we play in and part of the fun. A lot of positives to take out of tonight."

Waters will continue his speedway summer at Warrnambool's Premier Speedway this weekend.

The 15-time race winner's 2025 Supercars campaign will commence in Sydney on February 21-23. Tickets are on sale now.