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Feeney fuming, Whincup explains bungled team play
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Broc Feeney has been left to rue a bungled team orders call that has added a sour note to what he has described as "one of the most challenging weekends of my career."
Though Feeney was much more competitive on Sunday, starting fourth for the 70-lap finale, he was still never in the fight for the win, which was ultimately claimed by Anton De Pasquale.
He was briefly in contention for a podium after Cam Waters made his final stop, making heavy contact with the Monster Mustang at Turn 7, however he faded from the #6 Ford as the laps wore on.
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The Brisbane squad has been outpaced by three of its four Ford counterparts at Hidden Valley, with Tickford Racing’s Cam Waters, Dick Johnson Racing’s Brodie Kostecki and the Grove Racing pair of Kai Allen and Matt Payne stealing the show.
Grove has already knocked Triple Eight off top spot in the teams’ championship.
Will Brown has collected a pair of fifths, while 14th and seventh for Broc Feeney has seen the latter’s lead in the drivers’ championship trimmed to 39 points.
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The team had asked Broc Feeney to let teammate Will Brown through for fourth place during the final stint.
Brown, on newer tyres than Feeney, was sent to chase after Cam Waters for the final podium spot under the proviso he’d give the place back if unsuccessful.
Not only could the 2024 champion not overcome Waters, the late Safety Car called for Chaz Mostert’s engine failure left him to take the flag ahead of Feeney.
“A little bit awkward at the end there,” admitted Triple Eight MD Jamie Whincup on the broadcast post-race.
“We did a bit of a ‘shake and bake’ and let Will in front to try and get Cam Waters.
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