Feeney flies to Darwin sweep, late disaster for Waters

Broc Feeney has continued his 2025 march with a thumping win at Hidden Valley to become just the third Supercars driver to win the betr Darwin Triple Crown.

The championship leader expertly converted pole to victory for the third time in as many attempts in Darwin, with Penrite Racing duo Kai Allen and Matt Payne rounding out the Race 19 podium.

Before Feeney sealed the deal, early-season points leader Cam Waters lost a wheel with three laps to go, dumping the Tickford Racing driver down to 24th and last.

Introduced in 2006 under a three-race format, the Triple Crown currently represents topping the weekend point-score. It went unclaimed through the first 13 years, until Scott McLaughlin (two races) and Jamie Whincup (round points) won in 2019 and 2020 respectively. Feeney, though, became the first to win all three races.

After 19 of this year's 25 Repco Sprint Cup races, Feeney now leads teammate Will Brown by 183 points, with Payne 197 down. Waters, who was 153 behind heading into the weekend, is now 320 behind.

"No matter which way you put it this year. Man I'm so stoked, I think ever since a couple of years ago when I got the win here and won the round, the Triple Crown has always been a thing for me," Feeney said.

"I remember watching Scotty win it back in 2019, and I thought how special it would be to do it one day, and they change the rules every year but there's no question here this year.

"We won all the races, got all the qualifying's, I'm so proud of this team. Even if you've got the fastest car it's so hard to out together a weekend like that, so I'm just super proud. It's been an unbelievable weekend."

There was drama before the lights went out, with Chaz Mostert forced into a pit lane start after being left behind on the grid. Mostert rejoined the race, but dropped from ninth to 25th and last.

Feeney defended from Jack Le Brocq into Turn 1, as Ryan Wood rounded up Anton De Pasquale. Behind them, Andre Heimgartner and Macauley Jones both surfed through the grass through the Esses, and rejoined 10th and 12th.

Feeney staved off a spirited effort from Le Brocq to lead by 2.2s by lap 14, with Wood and De Pasquale just behind. Payne, Allen, Cameron Hill, Brown, Brodie Kostecki and Heimgartner rounded out the 10 as the first pit cycle approached.

Penrite Racing was first to blink, bringing Payne in from fifth on lap 15. Hill stopped from sixth on the following lap, with Feeney's lead breaching four seconds as Kostecki ran off at Turn 1 and dropped from seventh to 15th.

De Pasquale and Brown were brought in on lap 22, with the former losing time on his left rear wheel. Brown baulked to rejoin behind the DEWALT Camaro, which dropped behind Payne and Hill. Le Brocq and Wood stopped in response, and also dropped behind Payne and Hill.

On lap 30, the race leader was called in. The undercut vaulted Payne into the effective lead, but Feeney had a 16-lap tyre advantage. Knowing he was a sitting duck, Payne didn't challenge Feeney's move into Turn 1 two laps later.

All the while, as Allen marched on, the ailing Hill was quickly chewed up by Le Brocq, Wood, De Pasquale, Brown and Heimgartner. Allen was brought in, and after Mostert finally pitted, the top 10 was Feeney, Payne, Le Brocq, Wood, Heimgartner, De Pasquale, Brown, Allen, Hill and Fullwood.

With an eye on the undercut, Team 18 kicked off the second stops with De Pasquale on lap 41. Wood was brought in in response on the following lap, and De Pasquale snuck by. Le Brocq then stopped, and emerged ahead of De Pasquale and Wood.

Penrite Racing stopped Payne for the second time on lap 47, and was able to cover off Le Brocq. With a podium on the line, Allen was brought in for his second stop with 11 laps to go. Payne and Le Brocq steamed past, but Allen needed just one lap to pick off the Erebus Camaro.

Triple Eight brought Feeney in with nine laps to go, and needed to execute a perfect stop. It did, releasing Feeney into a clear lead as Allen eased past Payne. For the minors, Brown cleared Heimgartner and De Pasquale, and set off after Le Brocq.

Brown was unable to clear Le Brocq, while Heimgartner edged De Pasquale on the line by 0.004s for sixth. Wood, Hill and Fullwood rounded out the top 10, with Waters nearly two laps down after his late issue.

Replays showed the Monster Mustang spinning out of 10th approaching the back section of the circuit, with Waters nursing his three-wheeled Ford to the pits. Will Davison crawled home 23rd after idling down the pit straight.

The 2025 Repco Supercars Championship resumes at the NTI Townsville 500 on July 11-13. Tickets for the event are on sale now.