The Red Bull Chevrolet driver made the most of starting on the outside, racing line to take the lead and went on to take his second win of the season by 0.96sec.
“I had a super fast car, I was able to manage it from the front and manage the tyres,” said the 25-year-old after his second win of the season. “Hopefully I will be able to keep it going over the weekend.”
The race was won in the opening 10 seconds of the 17-lap journey. Cam Waters looked to have the slightly better jump at the green but Brown beat the Tickford Ford Mustang to the first corner, taking a lead he was never to lose. The Ford had speed but on a warm track Waters never got the chance to put a move on Brown – especially when he found Broc Feeney on his inside on Lap 8.
Waters fought back but in the process fell to sixth, while Feeney seized second a lap later from Mark Winterbottom, who later jumped to second in the confusion after making up seven positions in Thursday’s race. The veteran pressed Feeney for the rest of the race hard but could not find a way past in his Team18 Chevrolet – until lap 17, when Feeney dropped two places when he locked the rear brakes and ran wide.
“That was hectic, no pitstops makes it an unbelievable race,” said Winterbottom.
“You think 19 laps [sic] is not very long, but it was flat-out. Our race pace is good and we are definitely heading in the right direction.”
Source: Autosport