Brown looking for a reset
By Thomas Miles
Date posted: 24 June 2025
As Broc Feeney keeps on winning, his Triple Eight teammate Will Brown is looking forward to a “reset”.
In the three weeks between the Darwin and Townsville rounds, Brown will jet across the Pacific to have another crack at NASCAR in the Cup Series Chicago Street Race.
Having been beaten Feeney just once in the last 12 races, Brown has fallen behind his teammate.
Qualifying has been the key area, with the #1 lacking the one-lap pace that the #88 has in spades, as the reigning champion has only qualified in the top 10 three times in the last 10 races.
Whilst the race pace has still been there, Brown impressively made up 22 spots across the Darwin Triple Crown, and he is hoping a break can reignite his Sprint Cup pursuit.
“Just really struggling with qualifying performance, not really happy with where we’re at, but I had a really good race and got up to fifth to finish,” Brown said after Sunday’s race.
“I don’t think anyone made more passes this weekend, not sure, but that’s what happens starting where I’m starting.
“You’ve really got to fight for it and really have to race everyone well. I’d really rather not, to be honest, but it was great the last couple of laps making passes.
“We never felt like we were this far off Broc (Feeney) at any stage last year and we felt like we probably could’ve edged a little bit ahead or, you know, at least held our own with Broc (Feeney) and both have very competitive cars this year.
“But right now we probably feel like after the last three or four rounds we haven’t really been there.
“Between here and Townsville I’m pretty keen just to get over to Chicago and have a reset, to be honest.
“I look at it as a holiday, get to go over and race in NASCAR, enjoy myself, have a little bit of time off from this and work and all those things.
“So looking forward to getting over there, doing a reset and coming back strong for Townsville.”
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