Friday, 17 April 2026

Start line crash leaves Reynolds last at Ruapuna

Credit: Supercars
David Reynolds (#20 Snowy River Caravans Chevrolet) finished last for the 15th time in his career. The finish came after a 3-car crash at the start/finish line ended his race. The finish came in Reynolds’ 500th start.

David Reynolds is a Supercars veteran and has been racing since 2009 full-time and 2007 as a co-driver. His best Championship result of 3rd in 2015. In 2021, he became infamous for lying about his vaccination status, which got him barred from several rounds of the championship. Reynolds’ first full-time season was with Walkinshaw Racing, then moved to Kelly Racing for a year after only doing endurance events in 2010. Reynolds then moved to Rod Nash Racing from 2011 to 2015 before he moved to Erebus Motorsports in 2016. He stayed until 2021, when he moved to Kelly Grove Racing, which then became Grove Racing in 2022. In 2024, Reynolds would replace Mark Winterbottom at Team 18 Racing. Reynolds was 18th in Practice 1 and qualifying.

Jackson Walls (#11 Objective Ford) started the race last. The first incident of the race happened almost immediately.

David Reynolds (#20 Snowy River Caravans Chevrolet) and Macauley Jones (#96 JWL/Coregas Toyota) collided. The crash got worse as they hit Cameron Hill (#14 Electro-Voice/Jayco Chevrolet). Reynolds’ and Hill’s cars suffered terminal damage, although all three cars limped back to the pits. Hill briefly returned to the racetrack, which left Reynolds last. Jones would lose 2 laps in repairs.

There was chaos in the crash's aftermath. A flag marshal thought the Safety Car was out and waved the yellow flag. Confused drivers did not know whether they could race, causing drama. Several drivers lost positions, and Aaron Cameron (#3 Liqui Moly Ford) suffered damage in the aftermath. Cameron would finish 20th. Jackson Walls (#11 Objective Ford) would also finish in the Bottom Five.

 

The Bottom Five

David Reynolds

0 Laps

Crash

Cameron Hill

5 Laps

Crash

Macauley Jones

35 Laps

Running

Jackson Walls

37 Laps

Running

Aaron Cameron

37 Laps

Running

 

Driver’s Championship

Pos

Driver

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Cooper Murray

2

4

6

2

Jackson Walls

2

3

4

3

Jobe Stewart

1

5

6

4

Aaron Cameron

1

1

4

5

Matt Payne

1

1

2

6T

Chaz Mostert

1

1

1

6T

James Golding

1

1

1

6T

David Reynolds

1

1

1

9

Macauley Jones

0

4

5

10

Kai Allen

0

2

2

11

Declan Fraser

0

1

2

12T

Andre Heimgartner

0

1

1

12T

Thomas Randle

0

1

1

12T

Broc Feeney

0

1

1

12T

Zach Bates

0

1

1

12T

Cameron Hill

0

1

1

17

Rylan Gray

0

0

3

18T

Will Brown

0

0

2

18T

Ryan Wood

0

0

2

19

Jayden Ojeda

0

0

1

 

Team’s Championship

Pos

Driver

#

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Erebus Motorsports

2

3/2

9/2

12/2

2

Blanchard Racing Team

2

2/2

3/2

6/2

3

Overdrive/RBR Racing

2

2/2

3/2

4/2

4

Grove Racing

2

1/2

3/2

3/2

5

Walkinshaw Andretti United

2

1/2

1/2

2/2

6

Team 18 Racing

2

1/2

1/2

1/2

7T

Brad Jones Racing

3

1/3

4/3

6/3

7T

Premair Racing

2

0

3/2

4/2

9T

Red Bull Racing

2

0

1/2

3/2

9T

Matt Stone Racing

2

0

2/2

2/2

11

Tickford Racing

2

0

1/2

2/2

12

Dick Johnson Racing

2

0

0

3/2

 

Manufacturer’s Championship

Pos

Manufacturer

#

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Chevrolet

8

5/8

18/8

24/8

2

Ford

11

4/11

10/11

17/11

3

Toyota

5

1/5

3/5

7/5

 

Friday, 10 April 2026

Late Race Suspension failure leaves Jackson Walls last at Taupo

Credit: Supercars

Jackson Walls (#11 Objective Ford) would finish last for the 2nd time in his career. The finish would come because of suspension failure after 50 of the race’s 60 laps. The finish came in Walls’ 9th start.

Jackson Walls came out of nowhere in 2018, jumping up to Formula 4. He would ascend the Formulas until he switched to the Toyota Racing Series in 2019. He won 1 race there, in 2020 at Pukekohe. Walls moved to Super 2 and Porsche in 2025, and SCT Logistics Racing promoted him to the main game in 2026 when they switched teams. He was 23rd in Practice 1. Then slipped to 24th in both Practice 2 and Qualifying.

Jackson Walls (#11 Objective Ford) started the race last. Macauley Jones (#96 John West Logistics/Coregas Toyota) dropped to last by the end of Lap 1. Walls would fall back to last on Lap 5.

Jobs Stewart (#9 Erebus Chevrolet) started drifting backwards from Lap 6. He fell behind Jones on Lap 11 and dropped to last on Lap 12.

The first round of pit stops started on Lap 15, with David Reynolds (#20 Snowy River Caravans Chevrolet). Last place would cycle into Declan Fraser (#777 Isuzu/Nulon Chevrolet) on Lap 17. Then back to Jobe Stewart (#9 Erebus Chevrolet) on lap 21.

Stewart would hold last until the start of the second round of pit stops on Lap 34. Cameron Hill (#14 Electro-Voice Chevrolet) would pit and drop to last.

Cooper Murray (#99 Total Energies Chevrolet) would pit to last next, followed by Rylan Grey (#38 Sell V-Power Ford).

Jobe Stewart (#9 Erebus Chevrolet) was next to fall to last.

Then Jackson Walls (#11 Objective Ford) fell to last during a pit stop, followed by a Lap 50 retirement with suspension failure.

Rounding out the bottom five was Declan Fraser (#777 Isuzu/Nulon Chevrolet). Jobe Stewart (#9 Erebus Chevrolet). Rylan Gray (#38 Shell V-Power Ford) and Cooper Murray (#99 Total Energies Chevrolet).

 

The Bottom Five

Jackson Walls

50 Laps

Suspension

Declan Fraser

59 Laps

Running

Jobe Stewart

60 Laps

Running

Rylan Gray

60 Laps

Running

Cooper Murray

60 Laps

Running

 

Driver’s Championship

Pos

Driver

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Cooper Murray

2

4

6

2

Jackson Walls

2

3

3

3

Jobe Stewart

1

5

6

4

Aaron Cameron

1

1

3

5

Matt Payne

1

1

2

6

Chaz Mostert

1

1

1

6T

James Golding

1

1

1

8

Macauley Jones

0

3

4

9

Kai Allen

0

2

2

10

Declan Fraser

0

1

2

11T

Andre Heimgartner

0

1

1

11T

Thomas Randle

0

1

1

11T

Broc Feeney

0

1

1

11T

Zach Bates

0

1

1

15

Rylan Gray

0

0

3

16T

Will Brown

0

0

2

16T

Ryan Wood

0

0

2

18

Jayden Ojeda

0

0

1

 

Team’s Championship

Pos

Driver

#

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Erebus Motorsports

2

3/2

9/2

12/2

2

Blanchard Racing Team

2

2/2

3/2

5/2

3

Overdrive/RBR Racing

2

2/2

3/2

3/2

4

Grove Racing

2

1/2

3/2

3/2

5

Walkinshaw Andretti United

2

1/2

1/2

2/2

6

Brad Jones Racing

3

1/3

3/3

5/3

7T

Premair Racing

2

0

3/2

4/2

7T

Red Bull Racing

2

0

1/2

3/2

9T

Tickford Racing

2

0

1/2

2/2

9T

Matt Stone Racing

2

0

1/2

1/2

11

Dick Johnson Racing

2

0

0

3/2

 

Manufacturer’s Championship

Pos

Manufacturer

#

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

1

Chevrolet

8

4/8

16/8

22/8

2

Ford

11

4/11

9/11

16/11

3

Toyota

5

1/5

3/5

5/5