Saturday, 23 May 2026

Engine Misfire leaves Jack LeBrocq last at Symmonds Plains

Credit: Supercars

Jack LeBrocq (#4 Sherrin Rentals Chevrolet) finished last for the 21st time in the final race at Symmonds Plains. LeBrocq finished under power, 17 laps down. The finish came in LeBrocq's 283rd start.

 

Jack LeBrocq is in his 9th full-time season, one of five 2018 rookies alongside Richie Stanaway, Anton De Pasquale, Todd Hazelwood, and James Golding. Only Jack LeBrocq and Anton De Pasquale have raced all 8 years. Hazelwood is currently co-driver with Brodie Kostecki. Richie Stanaway's full-time career is over after being sacked by Premiair Hire Racing. Golding is back in the sport and doing well at the Blancahrd Racing Team. Jack LeBrocq debuted with Tekno Autosports. He moved to Tickford in 2020 and won his first race with them. LeBrocq then moved to Matt Stone Racing in 2022. In 2023, he won his second race before moving to Erebus Motorsports in 2024. LeBrocq would move back to Matt Stone Racing in 2026.

 

Jackson Walls (#11 Objective Ford) started the race last. Macauley Jones (#96 Summit/Finance Toyota) fell to last off the start.

The pitstops saw several drivers spend time in last. First was Jackson Walls (#11 Overdrive Ford) on Lap 6. Walls would relegate Declan Fraser (#777 Premiair Hire/Nulon Chevrolet) to last on Lap 11. On Lap 19, a pit stop would relegate Jobe Stewart (#9 Total Energies/Quartz Chevrolet) to last.

Stewart would hold last until Lap 32 when a tire issue during a pit stop for Jack LeBrocq (#4 Sherrian Rentals Chevrolet) would drop him to last. The following lap, last place would fall to Jayden Ojeda (#31 Premiair Hire/Nulon Chevrolet) after his 2nd pit stop.

The next few laps saw last place fall to Thomas Randle (#55 Castrol Ford) on Lap 34, then return to Jackson Walls (#11 Overdrive Chevrolet) on Lap 36.

Jackson Walls would hold last for over 20 laps, until he overtook Zach Bates (#10 Bendix Chevrolet) on Lap 62.

Lap 64 saw Jack LeBrocq (#4 Sherrin Rentals Chevrolet) pull into the garage with an Engine misfire. LeBrocq would lose 17 laps, returning to the track with just 4 laps to go. LeBrocq would finish last.

 

Rylan Grey (#38 Shell V-Power Ford) was 23rd after a late-race pitstop. Jobe Stewart (#9 Total Energies/Quartz Chevrolet) and his teammate Cooper Murray (#99 Total Energies/Quartz Chevrolet) were 22nd and 21st, respectively. Completing the Bottom Five was Zach Bates (#10 Bendix Chevrolet).

 

The Bottom Five

Jack LeBrocq

67 Laps

Running

Rylan Grey

83 Laps

Running

Jobe Stewart

83 Laps

Running

Cooper Murray

83 Laps

Running

Zach Bates

83 Laps

Running

 

Driver’s Championship

Pos

Driver

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Jackson Walls

3

6

9

2

Cooper Murray

3

5

8

3

Aaron Cameron

2

3

7

4

Jobe Stewart

1

7

10

5

Cameron Hill

1

2

2

6T

Matt Payne

1

1

2

6T

David Reynolds

1

1

2

6T

Chaz Mostert

1

1

2

9T

James Golding

1

1

1

9T

Brodie Kostecki

1

1

1

11

Macauley Jones

0

5

6

12

Declan Fraser

0

3

5

13

Rylan Gray

0

2

5

14T

Kai Allen

0

2

2

14T

Andre Heimgartner

0

2

2

16

Ryan Wood

0

1

3

17T

Zach Bates

0

1

2

17T

Thomas Randle

0

1

2

19T

Broc Feeney

0

1

1

19T

Jack LeBrocq

1

1

1

21

Will Brown

0

0

2

22

Jayden Oeda

0

0

1

 


 

Team’s Championship

Pos

Driver

#

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Overdrive/RBR Racing

1

3

5

8

2

Erebus Motorsports

2

4/2

12/2

19/2

3

Blanchard Racing Team

2

3/2

5/2

9/2

4

Brad Jones Racing

3

2/3

7/3

10/3

5

Grove Racing

2

1/2

3/2

3/2

6

Walkinshaw Andretti United

2

1/2

2/2

4/2

7

Team 18 Racing

2

1/2

1/2

2/2

8

Dick Johnson Racing

2

1/2

4/2

7/2

9

Matt Stone Racing

2

1/2

3/2

4/2

10

Premair Racing

2

0

5/2

7/2

11

Red Bull Racing

2

0

1/2

3/2

12

Tickford Racing

2

0

1/2

2/2

 

Manufacturer’s Championship

Pos

Manufacturer

#

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Chevrolet

8

7/8

23/8

37/8

2

Ford

11

7/11

17/11

26/11

3

Toyota

5

2/5

7/5

13/5

 

 

 

Early race contact leaves Brodie Kostecki last at Symmonds Plains

Credit: Supercars

Brodie Kostecki (#17 Shell V-Power Ford) finished last for the 5th time in his career. The finish came after he finished under power, 1 lap down at Symmonds Plains raceway. The finish came in Kostecki’s 165th start.

 

Brodie Kostecki, arguably the most talented of the Kostecki family, is in his 6th year in the main game. He ran a few races for Kostecki Brothers Racing alongside his brother and cousin, but the rest of his races have been for Erebus Motorsports.

2023 saw Brodie Kostecki win the championship for the first time. 2024 went badly for Kostecki, as tensions with Erebus Motorsports cut the first two races of the season from his schedule. Kostecki would move from Erebus to Dick Johnson Racing in 2025, where he’s been much happier. Brodie was 2nd in Practice 1, then improved to fastest in Practice 2. Brodie would slip to 6th in Qualifying.

 

Jobe Stewart (#9 Total Energies/Quartz Chevrolet) started last. But immediately, Kai Allen (#26 Penrite Ford) spun Zach Bates (#10 Bendix Chevrolet), leaving Bates last, 5 seconds behind 23rd place Macauley Jones.

Chaz Mostert (#1 Mobil 1/Optus Toyota) spun Jayden Ojeda (#31 Premiair Hire/Nulon Chevrolet) at Turn 6 on Lap 14. Stewards would penalise Mostert 15 seconds for the hit. Mostert would drop to last during his pit stop on lap 22.

David Reynolds (#20 Snowy River Caravans Chevrolet) slammed into the back of Brodie Kostecki (#17 Shell V-Power Ford) on lap 23. Stewards would penalise Reynolds 15 seconds for the hit. The penalty would relegate Reynolds to 17th.

Kostecki would fall to last on Lap 33, and eventually would finish last after being overtaken by Declan Fraser (#777 Premiair Hire/Nulon Chevrolet) late in the race.

Aaron Cameron (#3 Liqui Moly Ford) spun Declan Fraser at Turn 6 on Lap 37. Stewards wouldn’t penalise Cameron.

Jobe Stewart (#9 Total Energies/Quartz Chevrolet), Jackson Walls (#11 Overdrive Ford) and Chaz Mostert (#1 Mobil 1/Optus Ford) would complete the bottom five.

 

The Bottom Five

Brodie Kostecki

49 Laps

Running

Declan Fraser

49 Laps

Running

Jobe Stewart

49 Laps

Running

Jackson Walls

49 Laps

Running

Chaz Mostert

50 Laps

Running

 

Driver’s Championship

Pos

Driver

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Jackson Walls

3

6

9

2

Cooper Murray

3

5

7

3

Aaron Cameron

2

3

7

4

Jobe Stewart

1

6

9

5

Cameron Hill

1

2

2

6T

Matt Payne

1

1

2

6T

David Reynolds

1

1

2

6T

Chaz Mostert

1

1

2

9T

James Golding

1

1

1

9T

Brodie Kostecki

1

1

1

11

Macauley Jones

0

5

6

12

Declan Fraser

0

3

5

13T

Kai Allen

0

2

2

13T

Andre Heimgartner

0

2

2

15

Rylan Gray

0

1

4

16

Ryan Wood

0

1

3

17T

Thomas Randle

0

1

1

17T

Broc Feeney

0

1

1

17T

Zach Bates

0

1

1

20

Will Brown

0

0

2

21

Jayden Oeda

0

0

1

 


 

Team’s Championship

Pos

Driver

#

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Overdrive/RBR Racing

1

3

5

8

2

Erebus Motorsports

2

4/2

11/2

17/2

3

Blanchard Racing Team

2

3/2

5/2

9/2

4

Brad Jones Racing

3

2/3

7/3

10/3

5

Grove Racing

2

1/2

3/2

3/2

6

Walkinshaw Andretti United

2

1/2

2/2

4/2

7

Team 18 Racing

2

1/2

1/2

2/2

8

Dick Johnson Racing

2

1/2

3/2

6/2

9

Premair Racing

2

0

5/2

7/2

10

Matt Stone Racing

2

0

2/2

2/2

11

Red Bull Racing

2

0

1/2

3/2

12

Tickford Racing

2

0

1/2

2/2

 

Manufacturer’s Championship

Pos

Manufacturer

#

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Chevrolet

8

6/8

21/8

33/8

2

Ford

11

7/11

16/11

25/11

3

Toyota

5

2/5

7/5

13/5