Feeney wants reset, Kostecki the hunter

Brodie Kostecki is set to fight to the very end in the chase for the Repco Sprint Cup, with the winner to clinch the first 2026 SUpercars Finals spot.

Kostecki led the championship from Race 7 in Melbourne to Race 13 in Christchurch, when a clash with Chaz Mostert handed the lead to Broc Feeney.

Across Tasmania and Darwin, Kostecki was ranked 10th for points scored, suffering big hits in the Sunday races (12th and DNS) to lose pace with Feeney, Matt Payne and Cam Waters.

Heading to Townsville, where he won the 2025 opener, Kostecki is 203 points behind leader Feeney with 945 remaining across the nine races in Townsville, Perth and Ipswich.

Having overcome the virus that plagued his Darwin campaign, 2023 Supercars champion Kostecki cut a happy figure speaking to media on Thursday.

When asked by Supercars.com if he can still win the Sprint Cup, the Shell V-Power Racing Team star replied: "I think it's not out of the question.

“I’ll just take it one race at a time. We’ve had really good race cars lately. And, honestly, I think the car was a lot better than what it showed in Darwin.

"I was obviously pretty unwell and didn't do the best job personally. So yeah, I'm just looking forward to getting back behind the wheel again this weekend, feeling 100%.

"I have no doubt that George and all the crew will do a great job and give me a fast race car, and hopefully we can deliver some great results.”

Kostecki kept pace with Feeney despite being a non-starter in the Darwin finale, given Triple Eight had already toiled through a fruitless weekend at Hidden Valley.

Feeney, who was left smarting after a winless Darwin, told media on Thursday that the brutal Townsville street circuit — where he won twice last year — is the perfect place to try and breathe life back into his campaign.

“It’s just great to be back racing again, obviously after a few weeks off, but just to get back here, and this is one of the best events of the year,” Feeney said.

“The first proper street track of the season, it’s always been one of my favourites. I had a good run here last year, obviously been a bit of an up and down year, but I’m just looking forward to getting back racing and rubbing mirrors on the walls on these tracks.

“The big focus this weekend is just trying to learn a little bit more and try and get back in that hunt for a race win.

“We’ve got a bit of work to do from where we are at the moment, but I like to hope the driver can influence the track and try and make up that little difference.”

Track action commences on Friday, headlined by a 100km sprint.