Supercars stewards have hit Penrite Racing with a 30-point teams' championship deduction and a $1,500 fine for the unsafe release that detached the right-rear wheel from Matt Payne's Mustang at Christchurch — the team's second penalty in three rounds.
Brodie Kostecki has refused to let the Christchurch clash with Chaz Mostert lie, branding the Walkinshaw driver's defensive bumps 'malicious' rather than a lapse in judgement and warning of a wider pattern.
Grove Racing celebrated its first ever 1-2 finish at Ruapuna on Sunday, with Matt Payne winning back-to-back Kiwi races and 19-year-old Kai Allen completing a breakthrough podium in his debut year.
Broc Feeney has taken the 2026 Jason Richards Memorial Trophy after Ryan Wood suffered a late engine failure at Ruapuna, admitting afterward that he had no radio and was "trying to do the math in my head." The Triple Eight driver edged Matt Payne and Kai Allen.
Matt Payne produced a composed front-running drive at a sold-out Ruapuna Raceway to win Race 12 of the 2026 ITM Christchurch Super 440 on Saturday, giving the charismatic Kiwi a home-turf Supercars Championship win in front of a partisan crowd.
Chaz Mostert and Brodie Kostecki offered sharply differing accounts of the late-race clash at Christchurch that decided the Jason Richards Trophy in Broc Feeney's favour and left Mostert with a 30-second penalty.
Triple Eight team manager Mark Dutton broke down the CAD-level detail of rebuilding Broc Feeney's Mustang in four days after his Taupo shunt, revealing the Gen3 car's centre cell survived untouched.
Grove Racing rookie Kai Allen held off reigning champion Brodie Kostecki to claim his first career Supercars victory in a dramatic Race 11 at Ruapuna, crediting his ex-Ferrari engineer and a daring two-tyre strategy.
Kiwi Ryan Wood writes his name into Supercars history, beating Will Brown in a late-race duel to deliver Toyota its first-ever championship victory in front of a home New Zealand crowd.
As the Supercars season pauses before the next race in New Zealand, an analysis of teammate performance reveals the dynamics within the teams. Key drivers such as Cam Waters, Matt Payne, and Brodie Kostecki have shown varying success in qualifying sessions this season.
The 2026 Taupo Super440 is set to see Supercars return to traditional pitlane order, with teams adjusting following the Albert Park round. Tickford Racing leads the order as the competition prepares for Round 3.
Broc Feeney seized the Supercars championship lead after winning the Melbourne SuperSprint's third race, while Matt Payne faced challenges. The race featured intense competition and several dramatic incidents.
