Feeney on title fight: It's not over until it's over
Supercars
07 Nov
Broc Feeney doesn't want to win title with Will Brown misfortune
Brown leads Feeney by 180 points with 300 left to win in Adelaide
Feeney won 2022 Adelaide 500, finished runner-up 12 months ago
Broc Feeney is determined to beat Will Brown fair and square to the Repco Supercars Championship, insisting he doesn't want to win thanks to dramas for his teammate.
Brown leads Feeney by 180 points heading to next weekend's VAILO Adelaide 500, with the Triple Eight duo the only drivers left in championship contention.
The points leader has pieced together one of the most consistent seasons in recent years, claiming at least one podium at each round and carrying an average finish of 4.0 through 22 races.
Feeney has won more races and taken more pole positions, but ultimately heads to Adelaide over a race behind Brown. Fans are backing Brown to get the job done, with the points leader unanimously tipped to win the title in a Supercars.com poll.
It took issues for Walkinshaw Andretti United to rule Chaz Mostert out of contention in Surfers Paradise, but should he come from behind to win the crown, Feeney doesn't want it to be a product of issues for Brown.
"I just want it to be a good, clean weekend. I don't want to win the championship off something going wrong, that's not how I go racing," Feeney told 7NEWS Brisbane.
Speaking on Supercars' Drivers Only podcast, Feeney added: "It's Will's to lose, it's not really mine to win at the moment.
"I'm a very long shot, but I'm one where it's not over until it's over. It's 180 points, it's outside a race.
"I'll try and get through Saturday, try and have a shot on Sunday, and then see what happens."
Brown has repeatedly insisted he won't be conservative, instead claiming he's going to Adelaide to win. He has to beat Feeney to do it, with Feeney already an Adelaide 500 winner and runner-up.
"We'll just go there, see what happens Saturday, and see if I have to slash his tyres on Sunday," Brown joked.
Triple Eight boss Jamie Whincup knows all too well the fine margins of title deciders, being overhauled by Garth Tander at the final round in 2007, before marginally hanging on to win in 2011, 2013 and 2017.
"It's almost 200 points difference, so it's certainly Will's to lose, of course" Whincup said.
"But that's motorsport, anything can happen... you go into the last round going, rightio, gloves are off, go your hardest.
"But, it's almost embedded in you that you want the best for the team. We don't go out there to run second."
Brown and Feeney will fight for the 2024 Repco Supercars Championship at the VAILO Adelaide 500 from November 14-17. Tickets for the event are on sale now.
