Game on in Supercars title race

With the sprint rounds out of the way, a thrilling four-way Supercars title fight could be brewing as the famous enduros await.

Whilst Will Brown still enjoys a solid lead over Chaz Mostert and Broc Feeney, Cameron Waters has now asserted himself into the frame.

A faultless maiden victory in Tasmania on Sunday saw Waters gain some ground as 250 points are now spread across the leading quartet.

It has been a decade since drivers from three different teams have been this close in the championship fight after eight rounds.

The last occasion was 2014 when Triple Eight’s Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes, FPR’s Mark Winterbottom and HRT’s James Courtney were covered by just 192 points.

With 300 points up for grabs for the victor in each of the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000 events, the Tickford driver knows he is starting to become a contender.

“I have probably got my fingertips and now my little finger on it as well, so getting closer,” Waters said on the championship.

“But there is still a long way to go and a lot of racing to play for with two big enduro races.

“Usually we go pretty strong there, so we will see where we end up.”

For the third weekend in a row, Mostert emerged with the most momentum having gained a further 24 points on Brown.

It carries on the WAU driver’s good form, having been the only driver to finish in the top five in the last six races.

This means Brown, who arrived in Tasmania with a 105-point advantage and only has an 81-point advantage heading into the enduros.

However, he made the most with what he had, recovering well on Saturday before snatching second and beating most of his rivals on Sunday.

It means the #87 has appeared on the podium in all eight rounds so far, but the job will only get tougher from here, considering Sandown was where Brown’s campaign started to veer off course last year.

“It was good to get on the podium again because we wanted to turn things around from Saturday,” Brown said.

“That’s a podium every round this year, so that’s pretty cool, but I just need to keep it going. 

“It was a tough race and I definitely feel more confident heading into the enduros.”

The big loser in the Tasmanian leg of the title fight was Feeney, who slumped from third to 15th after a clash with Thomas Randle in the closing stages of Race 18.

Having only collected one podium and top five finish in the last three rounds, the Triple Eight youngster knew how costly the moment was.

“It’s pretty frustrating. Same as last year, at the last race before Enduro’s I got spun out and lost to heaps of points,” Feeney said.

“Losing the points hurts, more so on a day like today when you’ve qualified further back to come back through the pack and get to Will’s bumper.

“We need to really get some wins on the board (but) I’ve got plenty of confidence going to Sandown and Bathurst that we can certainly fight for a win at both those tracks.

“I think we’ve got a good couple of rounds coming up where we can try and make some points back on these other guys.”

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