Whincup's shock as protégé Feeney matches Supercars Hall of Famer's feat

Broc Feeney's Sunday dominance has placed him in the company of Supercars' most elite, shockingly good company according to the man who sits atop the Supercars record books.

Still just 23 years old, Feeney notched up his 30th career victory in Race 16, moving him into equal 12th on the all-time ATCC/Supercars wins list in just 138 starts, winning 21.7% of his races.

This year alone, Feeney has moved ahead of Russell Ingall, Greg Murphy, and Marcos Ambrose, and has also overtaken reigning champion Chaz Mostert as the most successful active Supercars driver.

Now, Feeney sits alongside the legendary Dick Johnson on 30 career wins, with the likes of John Bowe and the late Allan Moffat also well within reach.

Now retired from full-time driving, Jamie Whincup heads the list on 125 career wins, and as Triple Eight's Team Principal has had a front row seat to watch his successor soar through the record books in little more than four seasons.

Yet when Supercars' Equip Super Cool Down Lap podcast revealed to Whincup that Feeney had levelled with Johnson, there was disbelief from the seven time champion.

"That's very, very cool, I didn't know that. That's very cool, and what is he, 23? Something silly," said Whincup, who was 23 when he won his first race.

"He's on track, he's doing a great job. We had a pretty tough New Zealand, although we won the Jason Richards Trophy, it was still a bit off the pace, we never looked like winning a race out there.

"So to come back today and get a win, that's a big confidence inspirer."

Feeney's breakout 14-win campaign last year set tongues wagging as to just how far the Queenslander could go, with the vast majority of his career still ahead of him.

Whincup, despite holding records for most career wins, championships, podiums, and pole positions, the 43-year-old wants to see his records fall. Feeney might well be the man to do it, and in the #88 once synonymous with Whincup.

With the field as competitive as it is, that will be no easy feat. Triple Eight could also find themselves in a battle to keep their superstar, with Ford Racing known to be impressed by Feeney's efforts at the Bathurst 12 Hour in February.

Not only is it a matter of whether or not Triple Eight can keep Feeney, but for Whincup it's also a matter of his keeping his young gun motivated.

Whincup made no secret of whether he wants to remain at the top of the record books: "Who knows? Certainly, any record that I've got, I hope it gets broken.

"I'm not one of those people who hope it stays forever, records are there to be broken.

"I'm hoping it comes from within our team, but if it doesn't that's ok.

"But fingers crossed some of these young kids have a serious go and smash every record I did.

"Once you get six, seven years in and you've been doing it a while it's very, very difficult. The motivation is the big killer, so its tough, but he's got the potential.

"Hopefully we don't lose him, because he's so young and winning so early, fingers crossed we can keep him around for a long time."

Feeney will take an extended 90-point lead into the next round of the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship at the betr Darwin Triple Crown from June 19-21. Tickets are on sale now.

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