Title fight rocked by Wood/Feeney clash, war of words erupts

The 2025 Repco Supercars Championship has been rocked by a dramatic lap 1 clash between Broc Feeney and Ryan Wood, which Triple Eight boss Jamie Whincup labelled as "grubby."

Walkinshaw Andretti United driver Wood pressured pole-sitter Feeney, who bogged down off the line and was picked off by Penrite Racing driver Matt Payne.

After a defensive move by championship leader Feeney into Turn 4, Wood kept the pressure on through Turn 5, before the two collided into Turn 6.

Feeney was tipped into a spin and dropped to 21st, with Erebus Motorsport's Jack Le Brocq and Matt Stone Racing's Nick Percat implicated in a clash behind them.

Wood was quickly hit with a 15-second penalty, with stewards stating that the Kiwi was "predominantly to blame."

Before the penalty was issued, Triple Eight Managing Director Whincup fumed, saying on the broadcast: " Non championship contender getting involved in the championship, really

"There's hard racing, he was just having a free swing and we've paid the ultimate price for it. It's still a long road to go, but that's pretty grubby stuff."

In response, WAU Director Ryan Walkinshaw said: " He clearly had Woody alongside him and he pushed him in the wall.

"You can actually see Woody hit the wall and then go into Broc. So Broc's fighting for a championship. Woody's got nothing to lose. He was down the inside of him. Brock tried to squeeze him into a wall and Woody can't exactly just disappear.

"So entirely Broc's fault. And that's pretty clear and evident from what we could just see on TV."

The 78-lapper was brought under the control of the bp pulse Safety Car after the clash, with Le Brocq ruled out of the race.

Feeney went on to finish 20th with a badly misfiring engine, Wood finished 24th after pulling into the lane with right front damage late in the race, and Mostert won the championship with a second place finish.