Feeney explains remorse for Wood over JR Trophy heartbreak
Broc Feeney, Ryan Wood shake hands after dramatic JR Trophy climax
Feeney inherits JR Trophy after long time leader Wood retires from Race 13
Wood and Feeney infamously collided in 2025 Adelaide finale
Broc Feeney has acknowledged the pain facing Ryan Wood following the Walkinshaw TWG Racing driver's heartbreaking DNF in the Christchurch finale.
Wood had the Jason Richards Trophy for the taking with seven laps remaining on Sunday, only for an issue to bring the #2 Mobil 1 Truck Assist Toyota to a grinding halt.
As Wood's teammate Chaz Mostert collided with Brodie Kostecki, the Richards Trophy fell in the lap of Feeney, who despite going winless across the two weekends, ended up with the biggest prize.
After the race, Wood said: "It's a real bitter pill to swallow... massive congrats to Broc and his team for getting the job done, and we'll try and be better next time."
For all that has been written and said about the Feeney/Wood rivalry, the Red Bull Ampol Racing driver admitted his arch-rival would be feeling it.
"There's highs and lows. Sometimes you need things to go your way,” Feeney said on Supercars' Equip Super Cool Down Lap podcast.
“Obviously it's not good seeing a competitor sitting on the side when they did a lot of good things over the last couple of weeks.
"So, yeah, unfortunate for him, what went wrong. I've obviously been through something extremely similar, for the championship, however.”
While the podcast was recording, Wood sought out Feeney, the two shaking hands before Feeney continued speaking.
On the broadcast, Feeney added: “I’ve been in that situation. Seeing him pulled up on the side… we’ve obviously had our differences over the past six months but he’s put together a great couple of weeks.
“Look, I’ve obviously had plenty of bad luck go my way. I lost the big trophy last year in kind of similar circumstances, so obviously gutted for him."
Like Anton De Pasquale in 2024, Feeney managed to win the Richards Trophy without winning a race.
What's more, is that Feeney did it across two rounds, six races and 880 competitive kilometres.
“You’ve got to be in it to win it," Feeney continued.
"Even though we weren't fast, even though we had a lot of things go wrong, especially this weekend, this team always turns up and puts their best foot forward.
"Had no radio, had a lot of things going wrong in that race as well, and we still walked away with the trophy."
Feeney snatched the championship lead from Kostecki on Sunday.
