Multiple cars damaged as carnage strikes Melbourne finale

Several cars, including the championship-leading Ford of Broc Feeney, have sustained major damage in a chaotic start to the Melbourne SuperSprint finale.

A clash off the line between Ryan Wood and Kai Allen led to a wild sequence of events through Turn 1,. Macauley Jones hit Allen into Turn 1, with the Penrite Ford overcorrecting and sending Feeney into a spin.

Feeney spun his wheels and returned in front of the field, where he was hit by the unsighted Chevrolet Camaros of Cooper Murray and Zach Bates.

All drivers walked away from the incident, with medical staff quickly attending to all drivers.

Jackson Walls, David Reynolds and Rylan Gray were also implicated in the crash.

"Oh my god, oh my god, I'm okay,” Feeney told his team over team radio, in what was arguably the biggest crash of his Supercars career.

Feeney and Murray's cars sustained the most damage, with the #88 Red Bull Ampol Mustang suffering heavy front and rear damage.

Matt Stone Racing rookie Bates was also ruled out, with Reynolds, Wood, Allen, Walls and Gray rejoining the race.

Will Brown led from pole at the time of the Safety Car, which was called immediately.

Remarkably, it consigned Feeney to his first DNF since the 2022 Gold Coast 500, while the luckless Murray was forced into a second DNF of the season.

Brown was unable to spare Triple Eight's blushes with a win, making a mistake in the closing laps to gift Brodie Kostecki victory and with it, take the championship lead.

Triple Eight, Erebus Motorsport and MSR now face an uphill battle to repair their cars before the field is freighted to New Zealand later this week. Post-race, Triple Eight informed Supercars.com that the #88 likely sustained rear clip damage, and was confident Feeney doesn't need to be shifted into a spare chassis.

The 2026 Repco Supercars Championship resumes across the Tasman, with the ITM NZ Doubleheader kicking off in Taupō on April 10-12. Tickets are on sale now.