'Never seen that move before': How Allen pulled off daring overtake on Feeney
Kai Allen rounded up Broc Feeney in challenging conditions in Sydney
Allen put faith in Feeney, found grip in wet conditions to make move stick
Feeney went on to win, Allen had mechanical failure
It was the daring overtake that made everyone hold their breath, and that left Supercars legends in bewilderment.
While Kai Allen's lasting memory of the DUNLOP Sydney 500 finale will be his heartbreaking steering failure, the Penrite Racing driver's move on Broc Feeney was live long in the minds of those who saw it.
Sydney Motorsport Park's fearsome Turn 1 is a 200km/h left-hander, and rarely do drivers get moves down down the inside, let alone the outside.
Add rain and slick tyres into the equation, and the fact he had to pass arguably the sport's benchmark driver, and it makes Allen's move all the more incredible.
The overtake stunned Supercars champions Garth Tander and Mark Winterbottom in the commentary box, the latter saying: “I have never seen that move before."
All of 20 years old, Allen had full confidence in his rival, telling Supercars.com: “Broc and I were giving it our all in the first two stints. Got past him around the outside of Turn 1 which was pretty cool, put a show on for the fans.
“I knew that Broc’s such a good racer, I had a lot of confidence in him that when we were racing, we could have a fair and hard race, not like some other guys down pit lane."
Allen had runs on the board, running with Feeney through Turn 1 off the line. The two Fords touched twice before they even reached Turn 1.
“It’s really good that he races hard, but fair," Allen continued.
"I was roughing him up, probably a bit too much, but you’ve got to push the limits. At the same, I fully understand if I got in front of him, he’d do the same to me.
“Absolutely loved it… I had lot of comments on social media saying it was the best pass they’ve ever seen. I knew in the moment the outside was going to be grippy when it started raining.
“I pushed Broc to the inside and threw it around the outside and made it stick. I felt a bit like a sprint car ripping the top, running around the outside of him.”
Allen ultimately bowled a wide just six corners later, handing the lead back to Feeney, before a steering rod failure took him out.
Feeney, who was left in a pool of sweat post-race, insisted both drivers weren't going to give an inch.
“Kai was all over me in that last stint, I was pretty cooked,” Feeney told the Cool Down Lap presented by Equip Super.
“Not always so much fun, but it was cool. Going two wide through Turn 1 in the wet was pretty fun. He wasn’t giving an inch, I wasn’t giving an inch.
“Shame to see him bow out at the end, it did give me a bit of break though, so I was able to cruise in the last 10 laps."
The 2026 season resumes in Melbourne on March 5-8.
