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Brodie Kostecki wins race two at Gold Coast 500, but Red Bull driver Will Brown Supercars leads the championship ahead of final round

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Brodie Kostecki wins race two at Gold Coast 500, but Red Bull driver Will Brown Supercars leads the championship ahead of final round

Brodie Kostecki has underlined his Bathurst 1000 victory by taking over the streets of Surfers Paradise, while Red Bull drivers Will Brown and Broc Feeney have staged a pulsating showdown.

Erebus driver Kostecki was largely unchallenged as he produced a masterclass drive on Sunday to convert pole position into his first Gold Coast win after avoiding carnage early in the race.

It was the second race win of the season for the reigning champion, after dominating Mount Panorama with co-driver Todd Hazelwood earlier this month.

Series leader Brown beat a ruthless Feeney in a thrilling duel between the two Red Bulls to finish second and stay at the top of the leaderboard.

Feeney remains Brown’s only opponent in the championship race, with Chaz Mostert and Cam Waters out of contention after the two missed the podium.

The Red Bull drivers are separated by 180 points.

After winning Saturday’s race, Waters tried to act as a spoiler but fell short in fourth place after suffering damage to the front end of his Tickford Mustang.

Mostert, then fifth, had to return to the pits to refuel after a mistake on his last visit and had to settle for 11th place.

With only 300 points available in the final round in Adelaide, Mostert and Waters will not be able to close the gap with Brown.

Waters’ Tickford teammate, Thomas Randle, was fifth after finishing second on Saturday.

Chaos ensued on the opening lap when Anton De Pasquale Walkinshaw’s Dick Johnson Camaro sent Andretti United rookie Ryan Wood into the tire barrier at Turn 11.

The Pasquale started to spin out and was then pushed into the opposite wall by James Courtney to create an eight-car pileup and bring out the safety car.

De Pasquale did not return to the race, while Courtney was last and Wood 21st of the 23 drivers.

PremiAir Nulon driver James Golding suffered another disastrous pit stop after a visit to the garage during Saturday’s race cost him a podium finish.

After his pit crew struggled to replace his left rear wheel during the first Gold Coast race, Golding’s Camaro was dropped too early on Sunday before a brand new right rear wheel could be fitted.

Golding finished 13th after starting ninth.

The series heads to Adelaide from November 14 to 17 to cover the championship race.

Championship standings

  • 1: Will Brown (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 2772 points
  • 2. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight) -180
  • 3. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United) -309
  • 4. Cam Waters (Tickford Racing) -428
  • 5. Matt Payne (Grove Racing)-909

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