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The Supercars Bathurst 1000 is here with an action-packed day of racing to light up the iconic Mount Panorama.
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What a race we have just seen at Mount Panorama today!
James Golding was first across the line but is demoted to third because of the five-second penalty he copped with a few laps to go.
So it’s Matt Payne and Garth Tander who take the win, with Dave Reynolds in second.
“That was one of the most unbelievable races in the history of this sport,” Mark Skaife said.
“That was one of the best exhibitions of wet-weather driving from those young men that I have ever seen today.”
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Making things even harder, there was no visibility at the top of the mountain for the last few laps, with cloud cover completely blanketing the track.
You will never see a better, more action-packed race than that.
Payne gets his first Bathurst 1000 victory at 23, while veteran Tander has his sixth.
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“It’s absolutely insane,” Payne said after the race.
“When I got back in the car, it felt like forever. We kept getting safety cars, and it kept stalling our race.
“And then I saw Jimmy get into the side of Cooper, and I kind of predicted that was going to happen.
“I managed to get through, I sort of felt like I ran out of tyres at the end.
“A win’s a win. We’ll take it.”
Team 18 driver and 2017 Bathurst 1000 winner Reynolds claimed second place in the nearly seven-hour epic.
Golding remained on the podium in third, while Erebus rookie Murray was fourth across the line.
“All I can say is that I had to have a go,” Golding said.
Payne and Tander won after starting from 18th – the first drivers to complete the feat.
A crash by Triple Eight heavyweight Broc Feeney – who finished sixth – had ensured the race went down to the wire across the final laps.
Feeney was third when he slammed into the wall at Forrest’s Elbow with 35 laps remaining, leaving Ryan Wood and Golding to go head-to-head.
But Walkinshaw Andretti United youngster Wood endured heartbreak after his car suffered an engine failure with 23 laps remaining.
Murray overtook Golding on the restart before PremiAir Nulon driver Richie Stanaway crashed to bring out the seventh safety car of the day.
It was then Payne’s turn for a shot at victory, and he pulled it off to claim the first Ford win at the Bathurst 1000 since 2019.
Last year’s winner and pole-sitter Brodie Kostecki finished 18th after copping a penalty for running rookie Kai Allen off the track.
– With AAP
James Golding is leading but remember he’s got the five-second penalty.
Last lap!!!
Matt Payne is our new leader but not without controversy.
Murray was tagged from Golding behind and spun out but didn’t hit the barrier.
It cost him the lead though, with Golding passing him before Payne passed both.
The matter was immediately investigated and race control whacked Golding with a five-second penalty, all but dashing his hopes of a victory.
“What ever goes on here, we are experiencing one of the great motor races at Bathurst,” Neil Crompton said.
This is the first time the pairing of Payne and Tander have led for the day! With four laps to go!!
Murray has now dropped to fourth and Dave Reynolds is suddenly a chance, having snuck up to third.
Cooper Murray has just gone into the lead after Matt Payne skated across into the grass at the final turn.
In a thrilling 30 seconds of racing, Murray and Payne were side by side with James Golding flanking them just metres behind.
“This is high-level stuff, what a motor race,” Mark Skaife said.
This is already one of the greatest Bathurst 1000s we’ve ever seen.
Eight laps to go.
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“Here is a bit of a twist for you,” Chad Neylon said.
“As this race creeps towards the finish line at a very slow pace, the continual driving time of these drivers is starting to get questioned.
“There are a number of co-drivers that are still at the ready
“The race is due to finish at 6.41pm. The driving time for a lot of these drivers is aimed to be finishing at 6.50.
“So, if we get more safety cars and it slows down, it’s not inconceivable that co-drivers could finish this race.
“And for Declan Fraser, he could be holding onto the championship hopes of his teammate (Andre Heimgartner).
“Currently it looks like cars eight, Andre Heimgartner, and the race leader, car 31, are in that window.”
Richie Stanaway hass gone into the barrier going up the hill and has done damage beyond repair so we’ve got our seventh safety car of the day.
“What else can happen in this race today?! This is extraordinary,” Mark Skaife said.
Andrew Gilliam from PemiAir Racing is in tears in the garage.
Macauley Jones has gone into the barrier at Forrest’s Elbow and triggered another safety car.
His wing came off the car and had to be retrieved.
“We’ve got 24 laps to go and this race has gone berserk,” Mark Skaife said.
Adding to the drama, Ryan Wood went off the road and lost the lead just as the safety car was called, meaning James Golding hangs on to his position at the front.
Wood has now had to take his car into the lane with some serious damage.
“Heartbreak for Jayden Ojeda,” Neil Crompton said.
“What a painful exercise for him to have to go through after a stunning drive today as the co-driver.”
Wood’s car crawled its way into pit lane and their day is done.
So, on the restart it will be Golding from Payne, Murray, Reynolds, Heimgartner, Cameron and Randle.
That’s seven different teams in the top seven.
James Golding has gone wide on the braking area at Turn 1 after the restart and Ryan Wood has taken the lead back.
“You cannot believe how wild this is now, folks,” Mark Skaife said.
“These cars are out of control; there’s rivers of water, there’s standing water, there’s fences on either side of the road.
“Those painted lines and those curbs are like ice.”
Stating the bleeding obvious here, but it is seriously wet.
It’s now raining harder than it has all day with 26 laps to go.
Will Brown has gone straight into Turn 2 and his bonnet is now blocking his view of the road.
“He can’t see anything. Andrew Edwards trying to guide him back to the pits,” Mark Skaife said.
A safety car was called because the rear wing came off the car and dropped in the middle of the track.
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