Overview
- Brodie Kostecki won the Townsville 500 finale by about nine seconds after using an early first stop and a long middle stint on Sunday to build an unassailable lead.
- Cameron Waters took pole in the Top‑10 Shootout but a slow final pit stop and an incomplete fuel fill forced him to save fuel and cost him a realistic chance at victory.
- Matt Payne recovered from a poor getaway to finish second and extended his drivers’ championship lead to 92 points, strengthening Grove Racing’s hold on the teams’ standings.
- A multi‑car opening‑lap incident brought out the safety car and put Aaron Cameron, Macauley Jones and Andre Heimgartner out of the race, underlining how early incidents continue to reshape weekend outcomes.
- The result lifts Dick Johnson Racing in the teams table and highlights pit execution, fuel strategy and tyre management as decisive factors crews must fix before the series resumes at Perth’s Wanneroo Raceway.