One focus point for each Supercars team as Finals nears

Four rounds down, five to go in the Repco Sprint Cup. Add two Ryco Enduro Cup rounds, and then we'll have our 2026 Finals field.

Sounds simple, right. News flash — it isn't. There are 15 races left in the Sprint Cup alone, while The Bend and Bathurst will put everyone to the test across 1500 kilometres.

We've seen some trends emerge across the first four rounds, two of which have been in Australia, and two in New Zealand. The next two stops on the calendar — Tasmania and Darwin — couldn't be more different, so teams need to be up to the task.

Supercars.com has looked over each team and picked out one key focus point in the Finals race before the 2026 campaign resumes in anger at Symmons Plains on May 22-24.

Triple Eight: Find what makes the Mustang tick

Leading both championships is a good place to be, right? Well, Triple Eight knows it has stiff competition this season, with Broc Feeney saying in Christchurch that Penrite Racing made them look "silly." Will Brown is by no means safe in the Finals race, so there's no time for caution. Should the team unlock its Gen3 Mustang, watch out.

Penrite Racing: Don’t drop the ball

Christchurch was Penrite Racing's best multi-race weekend in Supercars, and the team is right there in both championships. If not for penalties, it would be atop the teams' standings, while Matt Payne and Kai Allen are third and fifth. Regression, while it looks unlikely, could hurt towards the business end of the season.

Walkinshaw TWG: Reliability, and get Mostert firing

Ryan Wood has been a standout in 2026, winning in Taupō and going oh-so close to the Jason Richards Trophy. The Supra package seems to suit the Kiwi, while reigning champion Chaz Mostert has had a tougher time, particularly in qualifying. There's no time to hit pause, given Mostert is 11th overall. Four rounds into a new car, reliability has been a big talking point, headlined by Wood's heartbreaking failure. However, you can bet on Walkinshaw TWG Racing working around the clock to find answers as the Finals cut-off approaches.

Tickford: Extract Waters’ elite one-lap speed

Cam Waters is ranked 10th in the field in qualifying. Sounds strange, right? Waters is hanging onto fourth in the points, but it could be so much better if he started closer to the front (obviously). Thomas Randle is in the same boat, but has had far less luck in the races.

DJR: Maintain the rage after losing points lead

The dramatic end to the Christchurch finale cost Brodie Kostecki the championship lead. Kostecki and his team didn't like that reality, given how hard they worked to get it in the first place. Expect the team to turn up in Tasmania with serious muscle.

Team 18: Limit the hiccups

Either side of Anton De Pasquale's Sydney win, it's been a head-scratcher for Team 18. The General Motors homologation team has battled for consistency in qualifying, while the fuel issue in the Christchurch finale was a setback. De Pasquale is just 94 points to the clear in the Finals race, so the team needs to be careful as the season wears on.

BRT: Get Cameron out of trouble on lap 1

James Golding has been sensational this season, scoring podiums in Sydney and Christchurch. Aaron Cameron has the qualifying speed, but the races simply haven't gone to plan. Start issues in Christchurch hurt, but the downwards trend has been there since Sydney. Cameron is 313 points away from Finals, which is tough to read.

MSR: Don’t throw away Le Brocq's Finals hopes

Jack Le Brocq has extracted solid points from all four rounds to date to sit 10th overall. Le Brocq is teetering on the edge of dropping out, but he and the team have good form in Tasmania. After Tassie, though, comes four more Repco Sprint Cup rounds and two Ryco Enduro Cup rounds. That's a lot of racing to get through before the Finals field is set.

BJR: Work out the Toyota

Walkinshaw TWG Racing has made it work, but the Toyota Supra has been a tough widget for Brad Jones Racing to handle. Andre Heimgartner is already 162 points away from Finals. This time last year, he was 13 points to the good. BJR is in a race against time to get a driver into the Finals for the first time.

PremiAir: Qualifying improvement

Jayden Ojeda and Declan Fraser have made some brilliant charges through the field this season. The byproduct of that is qualifying down the order. Ojeda is ranked 16th and Fraser 21st. The team needs to find a way to improve one-lap pace. There's a long way to go, but Ojeda and Fraser are already 202 and 269 points respectively from the bubble.

Erebus: Keep building up confidence

It hasn't been the season Erebus Motorsport wanted, but green shoots are appearing. Cooper Murray and rookie Jobe Stewart have quietly found improvements, even if the scoreboard suggests otherwise. The familiarity of Tasmania could spark a return of serve.

Objective: Put together a clean weekend

Jackson Walls was an innocent bystander in the Christchurch finale melee, costing the rookie on what was a big points day. The Taupō DNF didn't help either. Walls has got pace to burn, but driver and team need to negate a tricky opening half of the season to make continued statements late on.

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