Cam Waters consolidated on a strong Saturday to win the 18th and remaining Dash race of the 2024 Supercars season at Symmons Plains on Sunday.
The Tickford Ford Mustang driver began second on the grid and took benefit of an error by team-mate Thomas Randle on the opening lap when Randle, who earlier within the day grew to become the ninth polesitter of the 2024 season, made a small mistake at Flip 4 and allowed Waters by.
That was all of the benefit he wanted, particularly when there was a Security Automobile on lap seven that compelled Randle to attend for his tyres and lose a spot to Will Brown (Triple Eight Chevrolet Camaro).
“So pleased to get the win,” mentioned Waters after his 6.34s victory.
“Tommy made a bit of mistake at Flip 4, gutted for him. I simply tried to keep up the hole, undecided what occurred. We’ve not been good on the Tremendous Comfortable [tyre] and yesterday I did not maximise it.”
Brown, who began from fourth on the grid, was underneath stress from Randle within the second half of the race and the 2 automobiles made contact twice, which resulted in Randle dropping a spot to fourth, when Broc Feeney (Triple Eight) took benefit.
Then with 5 laps to run Randle tapped Feeney right into a spin at Flip 4, dropping them to sixth and sixteenth respectively, although a 15-second penalty additional dropped Randle to a lowly 18th on the flag.
Randle was gutted after the race and went to the Triple Eight storage to apologise to Feeney over the conflict, solely to be barred from coming into by group supervisor Mark Dutton.
“I over anticipated the grip at Flip 4,” Randle admitted. “I’m gutted over what occurred late within the race, that was my fault. It does not really feel actual that that occurred.”
In third, and taking his first podium of the season, got here the Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet of Bryce Fullwood, who capitalised on the chaos unfolding in entrance of him, however confirmed constant velocity and beneficial tyre put on.
Chaz Mostert, who began eleventh, moved neatly by the sphere to take fourth place within the Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford. He missed advancing by to the ultimate a part of qualifying by 0.04s, however as soon as once more his Mustang confirmed actual race tempo over the 55-lap race.
Jack Le Brocq took fifth on a troublesome day for Erebus Motorsport forward of Andre Heimgartner (Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet) and one other driver to make a powerful restoration within the race, Nick Percat. The Saturday race winner began twenty fourth and final within the Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet after a qualifying mix-up however drove by the pack and stayed clear to take seventh.
Consequently Brown now holds a 81-point lead within the championship, 1980 factors to Mostert’s 1899. Feeney is in third place on 1782 forward of Waters (1630), Matt Payne (1419) and Percat (1368).
“I flat noticed a front-right on the primary lap and I used to be hurting in direction of the tip,” mentioned Brown after extending his championship lead.
“It sucks for Broc however it’s nice to be again on the rostrum. I simply did not have sufficient for Cam right this moment.”
After the ultimate dash race of the season, the groups now flip to the opening two-driver endurance race, the Sandown 500 on 14-15 September.
