Supercars Ford Team Wants Investigation For Postrace Push

Tickford Racing, the Supercars Ford team that fields the No. 55 Ford Mustang GT for Thomas Randle and the No. 6 Mustang of Cam Waters, is pushing for an investigation into a postrace incident that occurred after Race 18 at Symmons Plains Raceway on August 18^th, 2024. The altercation involved Randle and Triple Eight Race Engineering Team Manager, Mark Dutton, in the garage.

For some background, Randle contacted the No. 87 Chevy Camaro of Broc Feeney while racing for position, causing Feeney to spin and plummet in the standings. Randle was handed a 15 second penalty for the on-track crash and ultimately finished 18^th. According to a report from Supercars.com, Randle went to the Triple Eight garage to apologize to Feeney for spinning him out. Dutton confronted Randle, however, and physically blocked him from entering the garage.

Jamie Whincup, a racer himself and current Managing Director of Triple Eight, intervened, and Randle walked away from the garage without speaking to Feeney.

“I just wanted to go apologize to Broc, but I think he’d gone to the truck, so I think they’re going to go and grab him and I’ll go apologize, that’s all I can really do,” Randle said. “Dutton’s got some invisible line there, Jamie was fine, so he’s all good, all you can do is apologize and move on.”

Tickford Racing felt the confrontation on Dutton’s part was out of line, and reached out to Motorsport Australia to plead for an investigation.