A new Supercars championship leader as will_brown38 secures the opening victory of the weekend in Townsville ⬇️
The race got off to an action-packed start courtesy of a rapid launch from van Gisbergen.through Turn 1, before attempting to grab the lead from Brown down the inside of Turn 1.
He only took on minimal fuel and two new tyres, which left him with a comfortable lead, the best part of 20s over Brown, once the rest of the field cycled through for their first stops. The Erebus driver continued to lead for the rest of the second stint before Reynolds kicked off the second round of stops for the two-stoppers around 30 laps from home. He emerged behind a hard-changingFeeney and Waters pitted on the very next lap, resuming in second and third, while Brown stopped another lap later to cover off his pursuers and retain the effective lead.
Out front, there was no stopping Brown, who was flawless in the run to flag to secure a 3.3-second victory.
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