The 21-year-old Supercars rookie completely dominated the 250km race after starting second in his Grove Racing Ford Mustang. He leapt away at the start and built a lead of four seconds over newly-crowned champion Brodie Kostecki in 20 laps, and controlled the race almost at will, to win by 8.54 seconds.
Payne had shown great speed over the whole weekend and more than made up for a disappointing Saturday, when a Qualifying Shootout mistake compounded into a lowly 23rd place finish.
