Darwin Triple Crown – Qualifying (Race 19), Top Ten Shootout, & Race 19 Result
Will Brown – Car #1
Qualifying (Race 19) – 11th (1:06.3463
Race 19 – 5th
Drivers’ Championship Standings – 2nd
“So qualifying this morning, obviously very important for these Sunday races with the shootout, I felt a little bit stronger rolling out for qualifying, but unfortunately that just didn’t really put us in the top ten. It’s just that tight. We qualified 11th and just missed out on working our way into that top ten shootout. 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.”
“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, really trying to pass Jack Le Brocq on the last lap and making it interesting. But at the end of the day, I’d love to be Broc (Feeney). You know, Broc’s done a fantastic job this weekend. Three poles, three wins, just a fantastic job.”
“So, just need to take a look at our side of the garage. 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.”
Broc Feeney – Car #88
Qualifying (Race 19) – 3rd (1:06.2362)
Top Ten Shootout – 1st (1:06.0680)
Race 19 – 1st
Drivers’ Championship Standings – 1st
Teams’ Championship Standings – 1st
“Yeah, I mean to be honest, qualifying this morning didn’t really go as smoothly as I’d hoped it would. Probably weren’t as quick as we were yesterday, and literally just got into the top ten on the last lap of that first session. So there were super tight margins out there this morning for qualifying; it’s tight across the field when everyone’s trying to get to the top on a Sunday. We sort of went backwards a little bit compared to yesterday’s set-up, but then for the shootout, the thing just dialled in. I think I got pole by a bit, so it was an awesome lap. It was super special to get poll here again for the last race after the weekend I’d had so far. That’s what I had to do to try and go on and win the Triple Crown the way I want to win it.”
“Once again, the plan was to just manage the race as best we could and put the foot down. We ran super long to limit any single risk of a safety car, and then to come home super strong was awesome. This has literally been one of the biggest ones I’ve been trying to win, the Triple Crown. I watched Scotty do it back in 2019 and then Jamie do it a couple of years later and it is so hard to do over a single weekend, and it was something I really wanted to do one day, especially as soon as I started having success here to be honest. To do it this year without any question, take every qualifying session,and win all races is super special. So it’s pretty awesome to add my name to that list.”
“I’ve wanted to lead the Championship all year, even with the Finals, and I’ve really got my eyes on that Sprint Cup now. Only two rounds to go in that part of the Championship, but it’s still all to play for; it’s so up and down this year. The Championship’s so close. For me, I just want to keep winning races. I think I’m on five in a row at the moment, so we’ll see how many we can continue to get. But yeah, at the moment, momentum, certainly it’s on our side and looking forward to keeping that going in Townsville.”
