Mostert enters uncharted territory for Supercars title
Reaching the first-ever Adelaide grand final, veteran driver Chaz Mostert is well aware he’s the closest he’s ever been to winning a maiden Supercars title.
It’s now or never for Chaz Mostert in his bid for a maiden Supercars championship as the Walkinshaw Andretti United veteran looks to upset series leader Broc Feeney.
Mostert, 33, concedes he is the closest he’s ever been to breaking through for a championship after reaching the first-ever Supercars grand final in Adelaide.
The two-time Bathurst 1000 winner roared to form to kick start the finals series, pulling off a sensational clean sweep of the Gold Coast 500 before claiming the first Sandown 500 race to sit second ahead of the decider.
Triple Eight prodigy Feeney had the final say at Sandown Raceway to maintain his slim lead of 20 points.
Feeney’s teammate and defending champion Will Brown is third, with Grove rookie and South Australian product Kai Allen completing the final four.
Mostert is the most experienced heading into finals after making his debu65at in 2013, but concedes he’s entering uncharted territory.
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The veteran has only come as close as third on three previous occasions (2024, 2022, 2021) in the championships.
“I’ve been in championship hunt once or twice before, but never been able to really make it to the final round,” Mostert said.
“It’s a pretty unique position for me to be in, and our whole team.
“I’m excited, had a couple of good races lately, which has been good, and feeling confident.
“But these three boys behind me will make that really, really tough this weekend.”
Dethroning Feeney will be no easy feat for Mostert, with his 23-year-old rival having finished on the podium in Adelaide at least once since claiming his first career win in 2022.
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Feeney, who won this year’s Sprint Cup trophy, would have all but wrapped up the championship under the old points format after claiming 13 wins and 16 pole positions this season.
But Mostert and fellow finals contenders won’t be the only drivers looking to spoil Feeney’s campaign, with the rest of the Supercars grid still vying for a win across the weekend’s three races.
Tickford ace Cam Waters and reigning Bathurst 1000 winner Matt Payne will be out for redemption after a disaster collision at Sandown denied the pair a grand-final berth.
Walkinshaw Andretti United teammate Ryan Wood is also among the eliminated drivers.
“A lot of the guys this year that aren’t in the finals will be racing for themselves,” Mostert said.
“They’ve got 50,000 reasons why to race for themselves on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
“It’s always good to finish with a win in the championship, even I’ve come here a couple of times before and not been in the championship hunt.
“Surely, there’s some guys with teammates that aren’t in the finals that might be a little bit kinder, but at the end of the day they still want to win just as much as anyone else.”
The first practice session will get underway at 3.45pm (AEDT) on Thursday.
