The 10 drivers set to compete for the 2025 Supercars title in its first Finals series have been selected aftera thrilling Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama.
After Matt Payne and Garth Tandersecured victory in the race forGrove Racing, and taking along Supercars’ Enduro Cup,Anton De Pasquale (Team 18), Thomas Randle (Tickford Racing), Ryan Wood (Walkinshaw Andretti United) and Kai Allen(Grove Racing) secured a spot in the top 10.
They will become part of Triple Eight’sBroc Feeney(the one who had already secured the title of Sprint Cup champion) andWill Brown, Payne (Grove Racing), Cameron Waters (Tickford), Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United) and Brodie Kostecki (Dick Johnson Racing).
Allen secured his position only when his eighth place allowed him to surpass bothAndre Heimgartner (Brad Jones Racing) and Cam Hill (Matt Stone Racing) by a margin of three points.
Feeney and Payne will receive a 25-point advantage when the season-ending Finals commence on the Gold Coast streets in two weeks.
The competition to secure the top 10 was decided in the final moments of the 1000. Randle faced two five-second time penalties due to rule violations during the race, which pushed him down to 11th place, while Wood seemed to have the race under control until a faulty engine sensor caused issues – quick action from the WAU team enabled him to return to the track and finish 19th, earning points.
Similarly, Anton De Pasquale needed to make pit stops for fixes following the damage to his Team 18 Chevrolet, resulting in a 20th place finish in the race.
Cooper Murraycan sense that he was extremely near to reaching the Finals. TheErebus MotorsportThe driver finished 23rd in the points at Bathurst, but if he had won the race, which seemed possible with just a few laps left, he and co-driver Jobe Stewart would have secured the Endurance Cup and a place in the Finals.
The 10 drivers competing for the title, along with the 14 who are not, will take their positions on the streets of the Gold Coast on 24-25 October.
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