Triple Eight makes a dominant start to the Gen3 Supercars era in Newcastle. RepcoSC
The reigning series champion made light work of the first ever Gen3 race, leading the second two stints to come home ahead ofput Ford's Mustang third and fourth at the end of the 250-kilometre affair.The Erebus driver controlled the controlled a see-sawing battle among the top five as he led Waters, Triple Eight pair Feeney and van Gisbergen, andBy the 15-lap mark van Gisbergen got past Feeney and was able to start piling pressure onto Waters.
The following lap saw leader Kostecki hit the lane, the Coca-Cola Camaro re-emerging behind Waters and Feeney. Feeney did likewise a lap later, a shorter fill help him leapfrog Waters for second place as the Tickford Mustang stopped a lap later.Van Gisbergen was able to resume with the lead, the margin over Feeney initially 3.5s.
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