The TCR Australia title battle is heating up after a dramatic opener at Mount Panorama.
Sweeny made a rapid start to the 20-lap race from pole position, initially heading a four-car lead group that also consisted of Hanson , Dylan O'Keeffe and Hyundai teammate Nathan Morcom.
However Hanson ultimately pushed that bit too hard which led to heavy contact with the wall on the way out of The Cutting on Lap 17."Jeez that was hard work, Jay gave me a run for it," said Sweeny."Fifty minutes around here in a TCR car, pushing that hard, is hard work. I'll sleep well tonight. But keen to get back tomorrow for the reversed Top 10 [race]."
After clashing with James Moffat in qualifying, which left him at the back of the grid, Cox made an incredible start to the race which saw him sitting 10th by the time the field got to Griffins Bend on the opening lap. That means Cox will start tomorrow's Race 2 from the outside of the front row, with Frenchman Teddy Clairet scoring pole with a 10th place finish in his GRM Peugeot.
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