Feeney turns it up to 11 to clinch 2025 Repco Sprint Cup
Broc Feeney claims 11th win of 2025 to clinch Repco Sprint Cup
Triple Eight Race Engineering driver peerless from pole position in Race 23
Race ends under Safety Car after late off for David Reynolds
Broc Feeney left his rivals for dead to clinch the 2025 Repco Sprint Cup with a crushing performance in the Century Batteries Ipswich Super 440 opener.
A late Safety Car period confirmed Feeney's win, with a grandstand finish denied after David Reynolds and Chaz Mostert beached after striking oil on the run to Turn 6.
With Will Brown fourth and Matt Payne 13th, Feeney became the provisional Repco Sprint Cup winner, and also claimed first Finals berth after opening up a 243-point lead with 230 remaining this weekend.
"It was a great one, I'm stoked and the team did such a fantastic job," said Feeney.
"It was a bit of a shame on that first lap, I made a mistake and caused everyone to bunch up, and Will got overtaken which is a shame because he had the speed to be here with me.
"I was stoked to get a great launch from the dirtier side of the grid and from there this thing was a rocketship, it was a lot of fun out there today.
"I knew what I had to do to clinch the trophy, and we managed to do that."
There were dramas before the race even began for Mostert, who was forced out of fourth with a brake line issue on the formation lap. Quick repairs returned Mostert to the race, albeit four laps down.
Feeney sprinted away when the lights went out, with Brown trying to keep pace. At Turn 6, a racy Wood made his move, opening the door to Allen to scythe into second down the Dick Johnson Straight. Behind them, James Golding made a spirited charge from 26th to 16th, only to pit on lap 7.
Drivers began to drop like flies; Cam Waters hit oil and run into the gravel at Turn 6, Andre Heimgartner was forced into the lane with a cut tyre, and Reynolds and Thomas Randle collided on lap 1 at Turn 4. Will Davison, meanwhile, was penalised to the tune of 15 seconds over contact with Jack Le Brocq at Turn 3, while Macauley Jones was undone by a gearbox issue.
Feeney set about a stunning pace, clocking the fastest lap on lap 8 to open up a 3.8s lead over Allen. Wood and Brown sat behind, with Brodie Kostecki picking off Cooper Murray and Anton De Pasquale to rise to fifth.
By lap 19, Feeney's lead had blown out to 6.7s, with Wood and Brown closing on Allen, who had been placed in fuel conservation mode. In response, Wood was brought in and took on left-hand side tyres.
Allen and Murray stopped on the following lap, with Wood fighting to get his tyres up to temperature. Allen emerged just ahead of Wood, with Murray fitted with four tyres.
Triple Eight brought Brown in on lap 23, with the reigning champion fitted with four tyres. De Pasquale lost time with a slow stop, with Kostecki pulled in and delivered in front of Brown.
On lap 26, Feeney took on four tyres and emerged just 2.5s ahead of the squabbling Allen and Wood, but quickly began to open up a margin for a second time. On lap 30, Feeney nailed a 1:09.2638s to claim the fastest lap.
With all stops complete, Feeney led Allen and Wood, with Brown, Kostecki, Murray, Hill, De Pasquale and Aaron Cameron rounded out the top 10.
Armed with four tyres, Brown picked off Kostecki for fourth, and set after Allen and Wood. On lap 36, the race was neutralised as attention turned to Reynolds and Mostert stuck in the Turn 6 gravel trap. Replays showed Reynolds and Mostert spearing off after striking an oil trail left behind from a support category race.
The race finished under the control of the Safety Car, with Kostecki, Murray, Hill, De Pasquale, Cameron and Randle rounding out the top 10. Rookies Murray and Cameron claimed their best ever solo results, with Waters 17th.
Reynolds, Mostert and Jones were classified, with Bryce Fullwood 22nd after being penalised over contact with teammate Heimgartner. Davison was 22nd, behind Heimgartner.
James Courtney marked his 600th race with 13th, with wildcards Zach Bates and Cameron Crick 16th and 20th.
Supercars return to the track for Race 24 at 4:10pm AEST.
