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Feeney takes crushing Perth pole

Feeney

By Thomas Miles

Broc Feeney keeps getting better as the Perth Super440 progresses, taking pole for Wanneroo’s 100th race by a commanding two tenths.

In a treacherous Top 10 Shootout where a supports crash left a mess in the “Bowl” Feeney nailed it.

His 54.7025 was a cut above the rest, being 0.2079s clear of Cameron Waters.

Waters won a tight battle for second and made a big leap from seventh to second after edging out Will Brown and Matt Payne.

De Pasquale was the pioneer and the first caught out by the dirt left at Kolb Corner.

As a result, his 55.8346 was no match for Golding, who beat it by seven tenths, with most of that time found by running a tighter line at the sweeper.

Golding’s 55.1202 proved two tenths too good for Hill, Fullwood and Wood, with the latter slightly wide at the only real left-hander.

But the session was brought into a new dimension when Waters arrived as the first on green tyres and in the 54s window.

Brown was the first driver to threaten the Monster Mustang with a purple second sector, but the reigning champion fell 0.0782s short after “stuffing up and getting a bit of push in Turn 1.”

Payne also went on the attack, nailing the first split, but had to settle for third at the time despite being 0.0909s short.

Reynolds “made it up as I went along” and fell from provisional second to the end of the top five on roaded tyres, but it was still easily his best of the year.

All eyes were on Feeney at the end of the session and he delivered.

He found time in all three sectors to blow the rest away despite a late moment.

“That was bloody awesome. I locked the front at the last corner, but knew in the first few sectors it was a good lap,” Feeney said.

Feeney looks very tough to beat as attention turns to the 100th ATCC/Supercars race at Wanneroo this evening.

Image: Peter Norton

Race 16 Grid

Pos Driver Time

1 Broc Feeney 53.8300

2 Cameron Waters +0.2079

3 Will Brown +0.2861

4 Matt Payne +0.2988

5 David Reynolds +0.3884

6 James Golding +0.4177

7 Ryan Wood +0.4474

8 Cameron Hill +0.6660

9 Bryce Fullwood +0.7685

10 Anton De Pasquale +1.1321

11 Thomas Randle +0.2907

12 Cooper Murray +0.3127

13 James Courtney +0.3158

14 Chaz Mostert +0.3428

15 Brodie Kostecki +0.3436

16 Nick Percat +0.4405

17 Aaron Cameron +0.5297

18 Lochie Dalton +0.5615

19 Richie Stanaway +0.8813

20 Will Davison +0.9610

21 Macauley Jones +0.9740

22 Andre Heimgartner +1.0206

23 Kai Allen +1.1062

24 Jack Le Brocq +1.1106

25 Jaxon Evans +1.7140

Supercars Perth Super440 (all times AEST)

Practice 1: 1: Jaxon Evans 55.0864 2: Ryan Wood +0.3596 3: Broc Feeney +0.3948

Practice 2: 1: Matt Payne 54.3903 2: Anton De Pasquale +0.0856 3: Thomas Randle +0.2214

R14 Qualifying: 1 Chaz Mostert 53.6858 2 Ryan Wood +0.0839 3 Brodie Kostecki +0.0961

R15 Qualifying: 1 Ryan Wood 53.8966 2 Cameron Waters +0.2578 3 Broc Feeney +0.3017

Race 14 (50 laps): 1 Ryan Wood 47:18.8672 2 Will Brown Triple Eight 50 +0.6129 3 Chaz Mostert WAU 50 +3.3897 -2

Race 15 (50 laps): 1 Broc Feeney Triple Eight 50 46:56.3687 2 Will Brown Triple Eight 50 +1.5767 3 Chaz Mostert WAU 50 +1.9915 +8

R16 Qualifying: 1 Broc Feeney 53.8300 2 David Reynolds +0.0328 3 Matt Payne +0.0475

Top 10 Shootout: Sun 15.05-15.35

Race 16 (83 laps): Sun 17.15

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