Matt Payne streaked clear in his Grove Racing Ford Mustang to dominate the second Supercars race at Townsville in an otherwise exciting contest on Saturday.
Payne started the 68-lap race from second and, after the first pit cycle played out, found himself 11 seconds clear of any of the challengers.
His lead was beyond 10 seconds for all of the second half of the race, so large that at one stage, he discussed with his engineer their tyre strategy for Sunday's 200km outing.
Payne's cause was ******* isted significantly when Brodie Kostecki's crew had a problem getting his left-rear wheel changed at his first pit stop and by the time he regained the track, he had lost four places.
The ******* Johnson Racing Mustang was quick but did not quite have the race pace of Payne and 2023 champion Kostecki was rewarded with a podium finish in third place.
Payne started the 68-lap race from second and, after the first pit cycle played out, found himself 11 seconds clear of any of the challengers.
His lead was beyond 10 seconds for all of the second half of the race, so large that at one stage, he discussed with his engineer their tyre strategy for Sunday's 200km outing.
Payne's cause was ******* isted significantly when Brodie Kostecki's crew had a problem getting his left-rear wheel changed at his first pit stop and by the time he regained the track, he had lost four places.
The ******* Johnson Racing Mustang was quick but did not quite have the race pace of Payne and 2023 champion Kostecki was rewarded with a podium finish in third place.
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