Brown, Kostecki complete Erebus Supercars double

April 30, 2023 01:57 PM AEST | By AAPNEWS
 Brown, Kostecki complete Erebus Supercars double
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Young gun Will Brown has secured the second win of his burgeoning Supercars career as Brodie Kostecki followed him across the line for a memorable Erebus one-two finish.

Brown saluted for his first victory since 2021 in Sydney to take the second race of the Perth Supersprint at Wanneroo Raceway on Sunday.

The 24-year-old Coca Cola Racing driver converted his pole to another victory as teammate Kostecki claimed second.

Erebus lead the team's championship, while Kostecki has an early buffer at the top of the driver's standings with a race to go in the third round of the season.

"I had a bloody fast car, I just kept going and I was wondering if I was pushing too hard and not conserving, but it was really fast," Brown said.

"Awesome for everyone from our team, the cars are very fast.

"It's pretty surreal for me and Brodie, to be only signed a couple of years ago and now be here one-two is just fantastic

Ford veteran James Courtney finished third for an important podium, bouncing back after his Mustang dramatically caught on fire during the last round in Melbourne.

Two-time defending champion Shane van Gisbergen worked his way into fifth after starting back in ninth.

Earlier, van Gisbergen revealed his contract extension with Red Bull Ampol only runs until the end of 2024.

The New Zealander's immediate future in the touring car series seemed to have been put to rest last week when a "multi-year" contract extension was announced by Triple Eight.

But in an interview with Fox Sports that aired on Sunday, van Gisbergen said he was looking forward to "at least one more year here, which is cool".

The 33-year-old was asked to clarify whether the deal was only a one-year extension and he sheepishly confirmed that was correct.

Van Gisbergen has been Supercars' dominant driver since three-time champion Scott McLaughlin left at the end of 2020 to compete in IndyCar.

He has claimed the last two Supercars titles in commanding style, and also won last year's Bathurst 1000 to go with his win at Mount Panorama in 2020.

Van Gisbergen raised some concerns about the Gen3 cars when previously speaking about his future, with Red Bull transitioning from racing Commodores to Chevrolet Camaros after the demise of Holden.

He took out the opening race of the Perth Supersprint on Saturday, coming out on top in the final lap after an epic battle with Kostecki.

SUPERCARS PERTH SUPERSPRINT RACE TWO

1. Will Brown (Coca-Cola Racing)

2. Brodie Kostecki (Coca-Cola Racing)

3. James Courtney (Tickford Racing)

4. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United)

5. Shane van Gisbergen (Red Bull Ampol_


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