Cam Waters

Supercars News: Cam Waters conquers rough battle in Tasmania

Monster Energy Ford Mustang driver Cam Waters has won an argy bargy race that closes out the NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint, and sets up a grandstand run to the finish of the 2024 Repco Supercars Championship.

Waters third victory of 2024, and first since Townsville in July was his first ever at Symmons Plains, and 14th of his career.

Behind Waters was Championship leader Willl Brown, who finished second in his #87 Red Bull Ampol Racing Camaro, third was Middy’s Racing’s Darwin product Bryce Fullwood, his second career podium, and best result since 2020.

Brown’s second placing coupled with Chaz Mostert finishing in fourth place, means the Championship lead at the top is back out to 81 points, with Brown holding the advantage heading into next month’s opening endurance event of the year, the Penrite Oil Sandown 500.

It was heartbreak for his Waters’ Tickford teammate Thomas Randle who gifted Waters the race lead on the opening lap, and then ran into trouble and penalties after run-ins with both Red Bull drivers.

“I’m so happy to get the win,” said Waters.

“I got a good start and so did Tommy, and he fought hard for Turn 1 which was fine.

“He just made a little mistake at Turn 4 and ran wide, but I’m gutted for him, he probably should be up here on the podium with me.

“I was just trying to keep a small gap to Will and trying to let him cook his tyres, and I knew Tommy was in there, and with 20 to go I started to push on.

“I tried to break the tow for Will and make it easier for Tom, I’m not really sure what happened to him.”

After a door-to-door clash with Will Brown that saw Randle go off into the grass and concede second place, the Castrol Mustang driver made a mistake at the hairpin and collided with Broc Feeney while fighting for third place. He was awarded a 15 second penalty and finished the race in 18th position.

There were numerous clashes between drivers on track, none bigger than rookies Aaron Love and Jaxon Evans, who came together at high speed on the front straight. Love bumped Evans who went off track and into a concrete wall at high speed, destroying the rear wheel of the SCT Camaro.

Defending Supercars Champion Brodie Kostecki finished 23rd, after receiving three consecutive penalties for an incident in pit lane where he collided with Mark Winterbottom.

With sprint events out of the way, all attention now turns to the Sandown 500 which runs 13-15 September at the famous Melbourne circuit.

For the first time in 2024, the racing will include co-drivers such as Bathurst winners Jamie Whincup, Garth Tander, Craig Lowndes and Lee Holdsworth among the field.

With 300 points on offer to the winners of both Sandown and October’s Repco Bathurst 1000, the results of the next two rounds will be pivotal in deciding this year’s Supercars Champion.

Sunday race podium won by Cam Waters

Race Results

Pos No. Driver Team Behind Points
1 6 C. Waters Monster Castrol Racing +0.000s 150
2 87 W. Brown Red Bull Ampol Racing +6.343 138
3 14 B. Fullwood R&J Batteries Racing +7.761 129
4 25 Mostert Mobil 1 Truck Assist Racing +9.751 120
5 9 J. Le Brocq Erebus Motorsport +10.353 111
6 8 Heimgartner R&J Batteries Racing +11.453 102
7 10 Percat Tyrepower Racing +11.738 96
8 2 R. Wood Mobil 1 Truck Assist Racing +13.390 90
9 18 Winterbottom Tradie Beer Racing +14.071 84
10 23 Slade PremiAir Nulon Racing +15.273 78
11 17 Davison Shell V-Power Racing Team +15.652 72
12 4 C. Hill Tyrepower Racing +15.887 69
13 31 J. Golding PremiAir Nulon Racing +16.097 66
14 11 A. de Pasquale Shell V-Power Racing Team +16.547 63
15 88 B. Feeney Red Bull Ampol Racing +16.877 60
16 96 M. Jones SCT Motorsport +17.663 57
17 26 R. Stanaway Penrite Racing +17.830 54
18 55 T. Randle Monster Castrol Racing +25.788 51
19 7 Courtney Snowy River Racing +27.730 48
20 3 A. Love Snowy River Racing +45.718 45
21 19 M. Payne Penrite Racing +2 Laps 42
22 20 Reynolds Tradie Beer Racing +2 Laps 39
23 1 B. Kostecki Erebus Motorsport +3 Laps 36
NC 12 J. Evans SCT Motorsport +36 Laps 0

 

DRIVER STANDINGS

Pos   Car     Driver Sponsor Make Team Points Diff
1 87 Will Brown Red Bull, Ampol Chevrolet Camaro Triple Eight 1980
2 25 Chaz Mostert Mobil 1, Optus Ford Mustang WAUR 1899 -81
3 88 Broc Feeney Red Bull, Ampol Chevrolet Camaro Triple Eight 1782 -198
4 6 Cam Waters Monster Energy Ford Mustang Tickford 1630 -350
5 19 Matthew Payne Penrite Ford Mustang Grove Racing 1419 -561
6 10 Nick Percat Truck Assist Chevrolet Camaro MSR 1368 -612
7 17 Will Davison Shell V-Power Ford Mustang DJR 1326 -654
8 55 Thomas Randle Castrol Ford Mustang Tickford 1267 -713
9 31 James Golding Nulon Chevrolet Camaro PremiAir Racing 1256 -724
10 11 Anton De Pasquale Shell V-Power Ford Mustang DJR 1213 -767
11 9 Jack Le Brocq Tyrepower Chevrolet Camaro Erebus 1174 -806
12 8 Andre Heimgartner R&J Batteries Chevrolet Camaro BJR 1164 -816
13 18 Mark Winterbottom DEWALT Chevrolet Camaro Team 18 1107 -873
14 26 Richie Stanaway Penrite Ford Mustang Grove Racing 1099 -881
15 4 Cameron Hill Tyrepower Chevrolet Camaro MSR 1096 -884
16 20 David Reynolds Tradie Chevrolet Camaro Team 18 1081 -899
17 2 Ryan Wood Mobil 1, Truck Assist Ford Mustang WAUR 1045 -935
18 14 Bryce Fullwood Middy’s Chevrolet Camaro BJR 976 -1004
19 23 Tim Slade Nulon Chevrolet Camaro PremiAir Racing 933 -1047
20 7 James Courtney Snowy River Caravans Ford Mustang BRT 860 -1120
21 96 Macauley Jones Pizza Hut Chevrolet Camaro BJR 772 -1208
22 12 Jaxon Evans SCT Logistics Chevrolet Camaro BJR 745 -1235
23 1 Brodie Kostecki Erebus Chevrolet Camaro Erebus 723 -1257
24 3 Aaron Love CoolDrive Ford Mustang BRT 673 -1307