Can Cam spoil Broc's clinching party? Questions to be answered

The 2025 Repco Supercars Championship returns to North Queensland, with the NTI Townsville 500 taking centre stage as Round 6.

Broc Feeney has opened up a handy margin at the top, courtesy of seven wins in his last nine starts. However, he has yet to win a main game race in Townsville.

Triple Eight Race Engineering will have two different garages to contend with; Feeney is looking to clinch the Repco Sprint Cup, while Will Brown has the bit between his teeth after an early exit in his NASCAR Cup Series comeback in Chicago.

Behind them, Cam Waters is looking to further his mantle as the best street circuit racer in Supercars, while there are plenty of other drivers looking for redemption.

As we celebrate race week, Supercars.com highlights key questions that will be answered in Townsville.

Can Brown turn NASCAR frustration into results?

The Supercars champion returns to Australia looking for results after he was caught out early in his return to the NASCAR Cup Series. Brown was ruled out of contention after just three laps in Chicago, his car sustaining heavy damage in a multi-car pile-up that brought out the red flag. While his two Cup starts haven't gone to plan, Brown can wipe it away with a statement performance in Townsville. He needs it, with Feeney 183 points up the road.

Can Feeney clinch Sprint Cup?

Feeney has been the driver to beat since New Zealand, winning seven times. A Super2 winner in Townsville, Feeney claimed a brace of podiums in 2023, but wasn't a factor last year. There are three races this weekend, including a Friday sprint, so there's ample opportunity for Feeney to snap his duck. He was on the pace at the last bonafide street circuit event, in Adelaide last November. As we've seen in the Gen3 era, things change quickly, but if Feeney can leave Townsville with a 316-point lead, he's into the Finals.

Can Waters re-establish title credentials?

Waters has fallen 320 points behind Feeney, losing 167 points in a single round in Darwin. While he's a long shot for the Sprint Cup, the Tickford Racing driver is arguably the best street track racer on the grid, and is a three-time winner in Townsville. His victory last year is stuff of legend, Waters defeating Chaz Mostert in a race-long battle. If there was a time for Waters to make some noise and firm himself as a Finals contender, it's now.

How will new-look format shake up weekend?

A first-ever Friday race in Townsville will be some spectacle, given drivers will hit the track for practice, qualifying and a race on the first day of the event. Given how 2025 has played out, with rough-and-tumble racing the headline act, expect drama. However, drivers and teams will want to avoid repairing cars before the big-points 200km races on Saturday and Sunday. Who knows, if a leading contender is undone on Friday, it could have major Finals implications down the line.

Will there be another big Finals picture change?

Drivers from eighth to 18th are covered by 309 points. It's an incredible spread of drivers, and given they're all fighting for a Finals spot or two, it's going to get serious. Brodie Kostecki, Thomas Randle, Andre Heimgartner, Cameron Hill and Anton De Pasquale are hanging onto their top 10 spots, and there are plenty of drivers wanting to move up. There were big changes in Darwin, and incidents in Tasmania and Perth kept others on bubble. Townsville always throws up unexpected results, so watch this space.

The 2025 Supercars season resumes in Townsville on July 11-13. Tickets are on sale now. International viewers can watch the action on SuperView.