Sandown 500
Race 23 Results
Broc Feeney/Jamie Whincup – Car #88
Race 23 – First
Championship standings – Third (1967 points)
Shane van Gisbergen/Richie Stanaway – Car #97
Race 23 – Third
Championship standings – Second (2016 points)
Teams’ Championship standings – Second (3953 points)
Broc Feeney – Car #88
“Today was awesome, there’s no other way to describe that feeling. It was pretty special to win today and under the circumstances at the end was very tough. My co-driver Jamie did a fantastic job to get us in the position up the front so we could get clean air, but the safety car got rid of that and it was game on until the end. All the guys in our team did a fantastic job, not only today but the entire weekend. I’m so stoked to be able to stand on the top step today. The circumstances at the end of the race with the safety car made it an exciting end to the race and an even better way to win the race. I tried to use the lap up to get a bit of a jump on the restart, and Brodie (Kostecki) has been fast all weekend, but to hang on makes it even more special.”
Jamie Whincup – Car #88
“The feeling of winning another Sandown 500 is incredible. I’ve always said that is doesn’t matter if you cross the line or you’re a co-driver, it’s still the same feeling that’s for sure. I don’t think you should underestimate the job Broc did in the last stint. That was as tough as it gets with all three cars breathing down his neck and it was a true four-way battle. To keep your nerve at a huge event like the Sandown 500 is very difficult and he did a fantastic job. I obviously can’t thank the team enough. We had fast cars this weekend, and that’s the biggest thing you can do because it makes the strategy a little bit easier. A big congratulations to the entire crew at Triple Eight Race Engineering who clocked up 250 race wins this weekend a few weeks after our 20th anniversary. What a day.”
Shane van Gisbergen – Car #97
“We had a good race today. I thought our car setup could have been a little bit better, but overall, it was pretty good. Richie did a good job, and we probably missed the safety car call a bit – we could have made it in so we didn’t have to double stack which hurt us a bit. After that, all the good work Richie did during the race he had to do again. Once I got in, I came out in a pretty good spot, and every time Andrew (Edwards, #97 race engineer) dropped the right amount of fuel in and I came out in clean air and was able to do my thing, but I didn’t quite have enough at the end.”
Richie Stanaway – Car #97
“It’s really cool to be racing this weekend, and I’m looking forward to the next event in Bathurst now rather than being at home watching it on TV which I’ve been pretty used to over the last couple of years. Usually when you come to Sandown as a co-driver, you’re sort of sitting back and have a very different role, but coming here this weekend, I had a different mentality knowing I’m going to be in the category next year and driving at the end of these enduros. It’s been incredible to be a part of this team, and I couldn’t ask for a much better garage to be in. I’ve loved every minute of it. I only get two goes with this team, and it would be a shame to waste it by not getting on the podium at both events. It wasn’t an easy race, but we go there in the end.”
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