Title leader Broc Feeney has put himself in prime position to seal a maiden Supercars crown on Sunday after securing pole for the title-deciding final race of the season at the Adelaide grand final.
The Triple Eight young gun’s extraordinary qualifying run continued to clinch a third pole for the weekend in Adelaide and a record 19th for the season after firing again in the Top 10 Shootout with a blistering 1:19.64 lap.
Feeney finishes the season with 15 more poles than the next best in the field, Dick Johnson Racing’s Brodie Kostecki on four.
Feeney will start on the front of the grid for the final 250km race in Adelaide alongside Grove Racing’s Matt Payne with Walkinshaw Andretti United pair Ryan Wood and title challenger Chaz Mostert behind them on the second row.
The other two members of the final four contenders for the title, Will Brown (Triple 8) and Kai Allen (Grove Racing) will start from eighth and ninth respectively.
Feeney takes a 23-point lead in the championship over Mostert into the final race.
“Of course there is pressure, but how awesome to get another pole. Three from three this weekend is outstanding so I can’t thank this crew enough,” Feeney said.
“It’s definitely the most important pole position of my life and a great time to do it.
“This thing has been a rocket. I was pretty happy with the lap and knew it was going to be pretty hard to beat.
“The pole award for this year is fantastic. To think there are 19 is incredible, so shoot out to all these guys for supporting it and chuffed to walk away with another pole on a pretty important day.”
Feeney eclipsed triple Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin season pole record on Friday with his 17th pole of the year and he revealed the IndyCar star had reached out to him this weekend.
“Scotty actually messaged me yesterday and gave me a bit of encouragement which was pretty awesome,” Feeney said.
“He just said ‘Keep doing what you’re doing’. I’ve done it all year and that’s been my whole goal this finals series.
“We’ve had a great run, we’ve had a fantastic year, there’s no point in reinventing the wheel. So I’m just backing myself.”
Earlier, there was a scary moment for Erebus Motorsport rookie Cooper Murray after he lost a wheel nut and slid into the wall at turn eight before losing his rear left wheel in the first part of qualifying.
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