Perth Super 440 – Qualifying (Race 16), Top Ten Shootout, & Race 16 Results
Will Brown – Car #1
Qualifying (Race 16) – 4th (0:53.8875)
Top Ten Shootout – 3rd (0:54.9886)
Race 16 – 5th
Drivers’ Championship Standings – 2nd
“This morning it was great to qualify P4 and then go on to get third in the shootout, starting third was good after seeing how close the field was yesterday and how much you want to clear the pack for the race. You know, probably one of our better qualifying results lately.”
“Got not a bad start, but overall, just didn’t feel like we had it with the car today. Yesterday, we felt so strong, had really good endurance in the car, and I felt like going into today’s race that we were going to be able to race for the win. But unfortunately, just had a bit going on out on track, put myself in a tough position with Golding, and we had some hard racing there. Ultimately, didn’t get the result we wanted.”
“It was looking good mid-race until the safety car allowed a few people to jump us in the pits. We had a strong pit stop, too, then that’s just the way it happened out on track. So, yeah, ended up fifth. Thought we might be back on for a podium, but overall, solid weekend.”
“That Golding and Wood tussle. I knew they both race hard and I knew going up there at that part of the track, generally, it just ends in tears through there. One person should usually relent, but I knew neither one of them would, and when they came together, I picked up two positions, so I was happy with that. You never like to see cars crash, especially sitting right behind them, but at the end of the day, everyone’s racing hard out there, and those things are going to happen.”
“Looking forward to Darwin, I’ve had success there. You know, I feel like we’re building back again. I feel like we’ve been in a bit of a lull, and even I’m wanting to get back to where we’re confident and winning and qualifying up the front again. So hopefully, in Darwin we can work hard over the next week and a half to be ready. It’s a short turnaround, so hopefully we can do the work between now and then to have a great race up there.”
Broc Feeney – Car #88
Qualifying (Race 16) – 1st (0:53.8300)
Top Ten Shootout – 1st (0:54.7025)
Race 16 – 1st
Drivers’ Championship Standings – 1st
Teams’ Championship Standings – 1st
“To be honest, today, it was nearly a little bit of a surprise to speed straight out of the garage and into qualifying as well as we did, like first run, we had like two tenths on the field and then from there just managed it through the sessions. We didn’t really change the car, it was super fast and then went out in the shootout, I knew it was going to be difficult because we were doing second lap runs all weekend but I just really nailed the first three quarters of my lap and got it on poll by two tenths which was awesome.”
“Then the race, once again, got a cracker start and pretty much just managed the race as best as I could for three quarters of it. I built the gap up to about three seconds before our last pit stop, and then after that, the safety car called, and to be honest, at that point, I thought our race was over. I thought we were going to be third or something like that once everything tightened up at the restart. But lucky to get away clean and stay in front, sprint finish to the end and super, super stoked to hang on for another win this weekend.”
“Darwin, good results there in the past, I can’t wait to get to Darwin, to be honest. It’s probably been my best track for the last few years, and this one was a little bit of a struggle here last year, so I’m feeling good now. To bounce back and have a really good round here after last year and then be heading into a place like Darwin is awesome, I can’t wait. I just enjoy racing up there. The Indigenous round, we get a new livery. We have the Clontarf Foundation coming up. It’s just a feel-good round. I’m always excited to get up there, it is 100% one of my favourite tracks and rounds to go to.”
“Going away from Perth, still leading the Championship and Sprint Cup, I mean, now it’s just about winning races. I mean, it’s been pretty good. We’ve had it really awesome, I suppose, the last couple of rounds and the season so far, but it just feels like Tassie to here we’re just really limiting our mistakes and, you know, continuing our great qualifying and taking that in to our races, which have been awesome. Pit stops are fantastic. The team’s just doing such a good job in all areas and making it easy for us. So, yeah, just excited for the back half of the year.”
