Cam Waters has kept his slim Supercars championship hopes alive by winning the opening Gold Coast race, with Tickford teammate Thomas Randle helping him to victory. Login or signup to continue reading. Pole-sitter Waters warded off numerous passing attempts from front-rower Richie Stanaway to lead from start to finish across the lap race at the Surfers Paradise street circuit on Saturday.
Sitting fourth in the standings, Waters' fourth race win of the year brings him within points of third-placed Chaz Mostert. It is also his second win at the Gold Coast track after fending off three-time champion Shane van Gisbergen last year.
That's all I can really do at the moment in the championship. Randle showed his class to climb four positions into second, pulling off a quality pass against Broc Feeney on the 36th lap to set up the Tickford one-two finish. Mostert briefly held on to second place, before a gearbox issue opened the door for Randle. Young gun Feeney came third, with Mostert crossing the finish line in 10th place.
Grove driver Stanaway was made to settle for ninth due to a car balance issue. His young teammate Matt Payne came fourth. Feeney's Red Bull teammate and series leader Will Brown remains on top despite a disappointing seventh.
Brown began the race in 11th after crashing out in qualifying earlier in the day. An in-form James Golding suffered a nightmare visit to pit lane and dropped from third to 16th after his pit crew struggled to replace his left rear wheel. Cam Hill momentarily stole the show when he reversed off the track into the escape road. Hill had damaged both sides of his Matt Stone Racing Camaro after an awkward kerb hop sent him spinning in the chicane.
