Supercars results: Broc Feeney wins the Perth Super 440 to extend his championship lead

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Australia's Broc Feeney turned the tables on his young New Zealand title rival Matt Payne to win Sunday's feature race at the Perth Super 440 and extend his lead in the 2025 Supercars championship.
Four weeks after Payne held off Feeney in a drag finish to the chequered flag to win at Symmons Plains in Tasmania, the pair traded places after an incredible finish to the 200km main race at Wanneroo Raceway.
This time, the 22-year-old Feeney got his Chevrolet Camaro across the line first by half a second to remain on track to become the second youngest driver to win the Supercars title.
There's still a long way to go, of course, and with a new format in place this season, no-one is taking anything for granted but so far, Feeney has established himself as the one to beat.
'I just executed the start and just sort of managed the race in those first two stints,' Feeney told Fox Sports.
Broc Feeney has turned the tables on his Supercars rivals to win the Perth Super 440. Picture: Getty
'It was probably going to be pretty smooth sailing home (but) with the pit stops and the safety car and Matt was super quick at the end there.
'I was a bit worried in the sprint shoot out at the end. He got one off on me last one so it's good to get one back on him this time.'
Following on from his victory in Saturday's second 120km sprint, Feeney has already won five races this season to stretch his lead in the championship standings to 72 points over his Red Bull Ampol Racing teammate Will Brown.
Payne, a 22-year-old rising Kiwi star, is currently in third spot, 123 behind Feeney.
Starting from pole position, Feeney made a brilliant launch when the lights went out to take immediate control of the 16th race of the season.
The only times he relinquished the lead in the 83-lap event was when he made his two mandatory pit stops but the introduction of a safety car, when Cooper Murray came to a halt because of a mechanical problem, set the stage for a nail biting 14-lap sprint to the end.
Will Brown (L) chats with race winner Broc Feeney. Picture: Getty
The lead that Feeney had built up was instantly wiped away as the field came together for the hectic dash to the finish, but he held his nerve to seal the win and celebrate in style.
'I didn't have much left in the end. My rears were pretty cooked,' Feeney said.
'I finally did a good burnout, so hopefully it was all right for the crowd. I was practising with the (NRL) Bulldogs earlier this week, doing burnouts on grass, so it was good to finally let one rip.'
Payne got a lucky break when the race was yellow flagged because it enabled him to make a cheap pit stop and jump to second spot.
'I'd never given up, absolutely not. When I saw the car that was stopped down at turn six, I thought, oh my God, we've actually got a real chance. And then I came out and I was behind Broc and I thought no way we're in second,' Payne said.
Feeney extended his championship lead with the win. Picture: Getty
'I had already accepted 11th or 12th place was going to be where we were going to finish so it's tricky, very tricky but very, very lucky.
'I just wanted to keep pounding Broc there at the end. I was trying everything I could. but we just didn't quite have the car underneath us.
'We stayed close, but we fought right to the end, but I'm just really happy to be standing on the podium.'
A tearful James Courtney also benefited from the safety car to finish third and secure his first podium in two years.
'I'm not going to lie, I did cry on the in-lap,' Courtney said.
'It's been a tough 18 months for these guys putting in so much work and to be able to finally repay them with the results has been amazing.'
Originally published as Broc Feeney turns the table on rivals to win the Perth Super 440 to extend his championship lead

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