Supercars action on the Apple Isle did not disappoint as the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship battle hit full pace at Tasmania’s Symmons Plains Raceway.
What a difference a weekend in Tassie makes. Heading into the Tyrepower Tasmania Super 440 it was Broc Feeney ahead of Brodie Kostecki by just 23 points, with Matt Payne in hot pursuit in third.
The storied Symmons Plains Raceway played host to Races 14, 15 and 16 of the 2026 season and after 440km of hard-fought racing, Broc Feeney retains top spot and extends his points tally to 1211, Matt Payne sits on 1121 and Brodie Kostecki 1038.
On Friday David Reynolds set the fastest time in an action-packed first practice at the Tyrepower Tasmania Super 440. Through 25 interrupted minutes of practice, Reynolds emerged fastest of all, and by an impressive margin. Reynolds beat Brodie Kostecki by 0.13s at the 2.4km Launceston circuit, with Anton De Pasquale placing both Team 18 Camaros in the top three.
Practice 2 would see Brodie Kostecki and Matt Payne all-but-equal at Symmons Plains with only 0.0098s to separate the Repco Sprint Cup contenders at the end of 25 minute Practice 2. PremiAir Racing rookie Jayden Ojeda impressed with a third fastest lap of 0:50.985. Anton De Pasquale and Practice 1 pacesetter David Reynolds immediately went back to the top for Team 18, however Matt Payne quickly usurped them on a 51.4678s.
In Saturday’s Race 14 Chaz Mostert converted pole position into his first win of the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship. The reigning champion put on a stellar drive in the 100th Gen3 race, putting the drama of Christchurch behind him.
David Reynolds claimed a much-needed first podium of the season in second, with Brodie Kostecki defeating title rival and points leader Broc Feeney for the final spot on the Race 14 podium.
In Race 15 it was Andre Heimgartner’s time, the Kiwi claimed his third career win. Heimgartner converted his pole position off the start to claim his and Brad Jones Racing’s first win since Taupō 2024, and the first win with Toyota for both parties.
Heimgartner fended off early advances from championship leader Broc Feeney, who was able to substantially grow his points lead after a tough race for Brodie Kostecki which saw David Reynolds locked up and speared into the back of Kostecki at Turn 4, the damage was rectified in a costly pit stop, that saw him finish last.
As the weekend drew to a close, Broc Feeney stamped his authority on the Repco Sprint Cup with a crushing Race 16 win at the Tyrepower Tasmania Super 440, while Brodie Kostecki’s Sprint Cup hopes took a major hit.
Feeney led the 84-lap finale, lapping every car from 15th back and more than seven seconds up the road from Matt Payne in second and Kai Allen third. Stamping his dominance, Feeney broke the lap record on lap 75 with a 51.3537s.
The 2026 Repco Supercars Championship continues at the betr Darwin Triple Crown from 19-21 June.
