Kostecki wins Adelaide sprint race as Mostert closes in on Supercars title

[ad_1] Chaz Mostert is closing in on a maiden Supercars championship, regardless of ending second to Brodie Kostecki underneath a red-flagged opening race on the Adelaide grand closing.

Friday's dash ended earlier than the 32-lap mark due to heavy rain, however Walkinshaw Andretti United star Mostert flaunted sufficient high quality to chop his deficit to championship chief Broc Feeney to 13 factors.

Dick Johnson Racing star Kostecki prevailed for his third win of the season after pole-sitter Feeney misplaced high spot on lap three.

The 23-year-old had locked up the tyres of his Triple Eight automobile and ran too broad at flip 4 of the rain-soaked road circuit.

Mostert was momentarily in high spot however pulled his punches towards Kostecki, unwilling to threat his marketing campaign for a maiden title with two extra races slated for the weekend.

Ryan Wooden adopted teammate Mostert to complete third, whereas Feeney needed to accept fourth.

Will Brown was ninth in a blow to his title defence, whereas fellow grand finalist Kai Allen was fifth.

Kostecki nets a $50,000 prize for his victory on Friday, a comfort prize after being eradicated following the primary finals spherical on the Gold Coast.

It's a speedy change in fortune for the 2023 champion, with Kostecki crashing out of qualifying after dropping management of his Ford Mustang due to oil on the monitor.

Brad Jones Racing's Andre Heimgartner got here to a grinding halt with an engine failure earlier on Friday, ensuing within the oil leakage.

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