Cam Waters wins first Supercars Gold Goast 500 race

Cam Waters has kept his slim Supercars championship hopes alive by winning the first Gold Coast 500 race, with Tickford team-mate Thomas Randle helping him to victory.

Pole-sitter Waters fended off numerous overtaking attempts by lead rower Richie Stanaway to lead from start to finish the 85-lap race at the Surfers Paradise street circuit on Saturday.

Fourth in the standings, Waters’ fourth win of the year puts him 167 points behind third-place Chaz Mostert.

It is also his second win on the Gold Coast track after defeating three-time champion Shane van Gisbergen last year.

“It was a much calmer win this year than last year, I didn’t have Shane breathing down my throat,” Waters said.

“We’ve put out really good cars in practice and we’ve improved a little bit during practice.

“I’m very happy to be at the front and obviously win the races. That’s all I can do at the moment (in the championship).”

Randle showed his class to climb four places to second place, making a quality pass against Broc Feeney on lap 36 to set up Tickford’s one-two.

Mostert briefly held second place, before a gearbox problem opened the door for Randle.

Young Feeney placed third and Mostert crossed the finish line in tenth place.

Current series leader and newly crowned Bathurst 1000 champion Brodie Kostecki was fifth, while his Erebus team-mate Jack Le Brocq came last.

Le Brocq was sent to the back of the pack after a collision with a wall on the first lap, falling almost four laps behind after needing repairs.

AAP