Payne closes gap on Brown; Feeney claims Darwin Triple Crown

Supercars championship leader Broc Feeney has gone three wins from three starts on pole position in the Top End, to become just the third driver in history to claim the betr Darwin Triple Crown.

Feeney won both Supercars races from pole yesterday, and was never challenged in Sunday’s 200km race to increase his championship lead to 183-points over his Red Bull Ampol Racing teammate Will Brown.

The 22-year-old also became just the 12th driver in history to claim five consecutive race wins, the first driver since his former teammate Shane van Gisbergen to complete the feat in one of the toughest touring car championship’s in the world.

Behind Feeney in this afternoon’s race was the youngsters from Penrite Racing. The Ford Mustang teammates – rookie Kai Allen and Kiwi Matt Payne – the first time the pair have shared a podium result.

***Ford’s Matt Payne holds third overall and has closed the gap to just 14-points behind Brown.***

“It’s an awesome achievement for the team to get both cars on the podium,” commented Payne. “We opted for the ‘under-cut’ which was working very well for us. Kai (Allen) had a bit better pace near the end so credit to him, he did a really good job. So stoked for the team and good points from the weekend.”

Feeney is in the box seat with just two rounds to go until a Sprint Cup Champion is crowned and guarantees the first spot in Supercars’ inaugural finals series.

Monster Energy’s Ford ace Cam Waters finished the race today with only three wheels after a late incident saw a rear fall off in the closing stages.

Feeney’s victory was his 8th of 2025, and fifth consecutive in Darwin. He joins Scott McLaughlin and Jamie Whincup as the only drivers to have every claimed the coveted Triple Crown title.

Behind Feeney and Brown in the Championship standings now sits Ford’s Payne in third, who has closed the gap to just 14 points behind Brown.

The Repco Supercars Championship now moves across the Top End to North Queensland’s biggest annual sporting event in Townsville, where drivers will dop battle next at the NTI Townsville 500 from 11-13 July.

There they will battle in three races across three days, including a 100km dash on the Friday afternoon of the event.