Overview
- Footage and reports indicate rear contact at Murray’s Corner sent the #782 Mitsubishi Triton into the sand, where it flipped twice before landing on its wheels.
- Casey brought the damaged ute to a stop on the front straight and exited unaided as the Safety Car neutralised the race.
- Scrutineers found the roll cage intact, with damage concentrated on body panels and the rear axle and differential.
- Casey estimated repairs at about A$30,000 and said the setback could end his championship bid after arriving at Bathurst seventh in points.
- He said the crew is pushing to make Saturday’s Race 3 and declared the Triton will start Sunday’s Race 4.