Feeney Fires the First Shot as Adelaide Sets Up a Winner Takes All Finale
Broc Feeney delivered exactly what a championship leader needs at the pointy end of a season: a tough, opportunistic win under pressure. On Saturday at the Adelaide Grand Final, Feeney overcame early race chaos and a worrying engine misfire to take victory in Race 33, flipping the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship into a final-day showdown.
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The start was lively and a little messy. Feeney launched well, but rookie Aaron Cameron attacked aggressively through the Senna Chicane and briefly stole the lead. Ryan Wood then muscled his way forward, rounding up Feeney and taking control. In the jostling, Feeney picked up damage after a rival missed a corner, and soon after he began reporting an engine “miss” that had his team nervous. For a few laps it sounded like the Red Bull Ampol Camaro might be dropping cylinders. Instead, Feeney steadied the car, managed the issue, and stayed in the fight.
Strategy did the heavy lifting in the second half. De Pasquale cycled through as the effective leader during stops, but Wood re-asserted himself once the order settled. The key moment came after the final pit sequence. Wood straight-lined the Senna Chicane on his out-lap, and Feeney was instantly on him. With the championship in mind but the win clearly in sight, Feeney sent it down the inside at Turn 9, completing the pass cleanly and decisively. From there he controlled the race, stretching his advantage to win by almost 17 seconds his 14th victory of the season and a third career Adelaide win.
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Behind him, Chaz Mostert’s drive was the definition of damage limitation. Starting from a lowly position, he fought into the top group while collecting bruises along the way: rubbing walls, clouting tyre bundles, tangling with Thomas Randle, and later clipping Austin Cindric’s wildcard Mustang. He also received a bad sportsmanship flag for repeated track limit breaches at the chicane. Any one of those moments could have ended his day, but Mostert kept the Mobil 1 Optus Ford pointing straight, picked off rivals late, and secured third after Wood yielded at the final corner. Those nine points may prove priceless.
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The result tightens the title picture to a final sprint. Feeney now leads Mostert by 23 points heading into Sunday’s Race 34, with Will Brown and Kai Allen still mathematically alive but needing near perfect chaos ahead of them. Feeney’s win also sealed the manufacturer title for Chevrolet, underlining the brand’s season-long strength.
So Sunday becomes simple and brutal: one more race, no safety net. Feeney has momentum and the points buffer. Mostert has nothing to lose and every reason to go hunting. Adelaide is set for a proper last lap of the season finish.