The Latest Breaking News from Feeney

The current Supercars season has failed to spark the imagination, with the thoroughly lacklustre Bathurst 1000 the cherry on top of a forgettable season. So bad were things during Sunday’s race that Tickford Racing and Supercars itself both posted on social media conceding that things hadn’t gone as hoped.

Nick Percat has taken the win in the 17th race of the Supercars season at a chilly Symmons Plains Raceway.

After qualifying on pole position Brown won the start and led Feeney (who started second) until the first round of pitstops, when Feeney pitted a lap later and seized the lead when he returned.

Whincup executed two moves on Will Brown's Erebus co-driver Jack Perkins during the early stages of the race, one either side of the first stops, to set up yet another Sandown victory for Triple Eight.

Feeney piloted the #88 Red Bull Camaro throughout the half-hour session, with co-driver Jamie Whincup remaining on the sidelines.

The first two-driver race of the Supercars season – and the first Sandown 500 since 2019 – kicked off with a half-hour practice at the suburban Melbourne circuit.

There was tension in the T8 garage in the closing stages of today's race after van Gisbergen pulled up on the back of Feeney with a handful of laps to go.

Feeney made light work of the start from pole, holding the lead into turn 1 before charging into a handy early lead.

The back-to-back qualifying got off to a remarkable start, the first 15-minute session throwing up some huge surprises.