The crown jewel of the Australian Supercars Championship, the Bathurst 1000, didn’t fall in The Blue Oval’s favor on October 13th, 2024. Despite laying down the best laps in qualifying, the Supercars Ford teams left Mount Panorama disappointed.
Cam Waters, sharing the No. 6 Ford Mustang GT with James Moffat, was the highest-finishing Supercars Ford team on Sunday, rolling across the line in fourth place. The race was a sharp contrast to Friday’s qualifying session, which was riddled with wrecks and other incidents, and the race stayed green for the first 125 laps. Waters was able to pace the leaders until he lost eight positions after taking a trip down an escape road under green, but he recovered to finish just outside the podium.
Chaz Mostert and Lee Holdsworth drove the No. 25 Supercars Ford Mustang GT to fifth place despite early contact with Brad Vaughan driving the No. 118 Chevy Camaro. Vaughan was a lap down when the two race cars touched, sending the No. 118 Camaro spinning as Mostert got away unscathed.
Anton de Pasquale and Tony D’Alberto split the No. 11 Mustang, finishing seventh overall. De Pasquale had a blisteringly fast Mustang under him and looked to be in good position to challenge for the lead when his Supercars Ford had to undergo a brake change during a pit stop, losing almost half a minute.
Richie Stanaway, driving the No. 26 Mustang alongside Dale Wood, ran out of fuel on the last lap, losing three positions in the final circuit. He ultimately finished ninth. The only vehicle that did not finish (DNF) was the No. 19 Mustang of Matt Payne and Garth Tander, which crashed out on Lap 132. Payne had the controls at the time of the crash and went around all by himself, neutralizing the provisional pole-winning Mustang when he missed a shift and got loose before slamming the wall.
Up front, the No. 1 Camaro of Brodie Kostecki – who will join Supercars Ford team Dick Johnson Racing in 2025 – and Todd Hazelwood claimed the trophy.
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