Kostecki wins AGP finale, title fight rocked by huge Feeney damage
Will Brown error helps Brodie Kostecki win chaotic Melbourne finale
Kostecki wins third race, Larry Perkins Trophy, takes championship lead
Monster crash took points leader Broc Feeney out of contention
A Will Brown error has helped Brodie Kostecki win a chaotic Melbourne SuperSprint finale, which was headlined by a monster crash that took Broc Feeney out of contention.
Feeney, Zach Bates and Cooper Murray walked away from a wild Turn 1 incident that left their cars in pieces, and their teams facing big headaches ahead of the flyaway tour to New Zealand.
Brown bowled a wide in the closing laps to help Kostecki make it three wins in four starts, and with it, claim a second Larry Perkins Trophy and the championship.
Thomas Randle came home to claim his first podium of the season, with Jack Le Brocq, James Golding, Cam Waters, Jayden Ojeda, Chaz Mostert, Kai Allen and Macauley Jones rounding out the top 10.
Punctures ruined Matt Payne and Aaron Cameron's races, while Ryan Wood was also undone by a collision with Allen that led to the wild start to the race.
Will Brown angled his car towards the middle of the circuit, and got the jump on Randle. However a pit straight clash between Allen and Wood triggered chaos through Turn 1.
Jones hit Allen, who overcorrected and tipped Broc Feeney into a spin, with the #88 Red Bull Ampol Mustang spinning in front of the field. Through smoke, Feeney was hit by an unsighted Cooper Murray.
Feeney and Murray's cars sustained the most damage, with Feeney's Ford suffering heavy front and rear damage. Zach Bates was also out on the spot. All drivers walked away from the incident.
After an extensive clean-up, Brown led the field to green on lap 5. Randle challenged, while Brodie Kostecki picked off Cameron for third on the second green lap. On lap 7, Payne picked off Cameron for fourth through Turn 3.
Kostecki quickly caught Randle, despite being alerted that he held the championship and Larry Perkins Trophy points lead. On lap 7, Kostecki pounced on Randle at the penultimate corner, but had 1.3s to find on Brown.
Payne put Randle back to fourth just four corners later, opening the Castrol Ford to attack from behind. However, Payne quickly dropped back with a suspected tyre issue. Payne and Cameron both came into pit lane, with Randle, Le Brocq and Golding the new top five.
Payne's puncture left tyre debris strewn around the back of the circuit, but the race pressed on.
Kostecki closed on his old mate, and the two Mustangs were joined at the hip as the clock wound down. On lap 12, Kostecki showed the nose at Turn 11, but Brown couldn't pull it up. Kostecki sailed through, going on to win the race, the Larry Perkins Trophy, and take the championship lead.
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