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Supercars New Zealand: Brown extends championship lead with race two victory
Under threatening skies that never delivered any rain until the cooldown lap, the duo locked into 1-2 formation from about half-race distance as any challengers dropped back. It enabled Brown to take his third win of the season after forcing his way past his team-mate with eight laps to run. “I was trying not to use the front bar, awesome racing, that is what it was all about,” said a smiling Brown after coming out on top of a tense battle. Anton de Pasquale backed up his Saturday podium finish with a strong third place for Dick Johnson Racing, his second podium of the weekend giving him the Jason Richards Trophy. Chaz Mostert was seventh after threatening for a podium result before fading, having lost six places on the opening lap and then endure further frustration when his Walkinshaw Andretti United Chevrolet was delayed by a slow first pitstop. With the win Brown stretches his lead in the points to 71 over Feeney, with Mostert in third but now 196 behind the leader. The next round will take the teams from the eastern-most circuit in the series to the western-most, at Perth’s Wanneroo Raceway, on 18-19 May.
