DEWALT Racing’s Anton De Pasquale delivered an impressive recovery drive in Race 2 of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship, climbing from 15th on the grid to finish seventh under lights at Sydney Motorsport Park. Meanwhile, TRADIE Energy Racing’s David Reynolds endured a chaotic race, finishing 22nd after a series of setbacks.

The night got off to a rough start for Reynolds, who was set to start from 20th but was forced to the pit lane before the race began. A late issue with the housing for the fuel fitting saw the team scramble to repair the refuelling system. Despite their best efforts, the repair couldn’t be completed in time, meaning Reynolds had to start from pit lane, where he was then further delayed by a stalled car on the grid, forcing him to wait for the entire field to pass before he could get going.

De Pasquale got off to a strong start, gaining three positions on the opening lap to settle into 12th. The race was soon neutralised when the safety car was deployed on Lap 8, prompting the team to bring him in for his first compulsory stop. Reynolds, looking to salvage his race, opted to take both of his mandatory stops under the caution, aiming for a long run home on older tyres.

In the second stint, De Pasquale’s strong race pace allowed him to continue moving forward, executing undercuts to gain track position. His strategy paid off, and he crossed the line in seventh—his best finish of the season so far.

Reynolds, meanwhile, battled through a long, fuel-critical stint, trying to stretch his tyres to the limit. He was later handed a 15-second penalty for a yellow flag breach—an infringement that left both the driver and team perplexed. Reynolds took a third pit stop to serve the penalty, resigning him to a 22nd-place finish.

Team 18 is back in action tomorrow for the final day of the Sydney SuperNight, with Qualifying at 11:10am, the Top 10 Shootout at 1:05pm, and Race 3 at 4:05pm. Fans can catch all the action live on Channel 7, Fox Sports, and Kayo.

RESULTS & QUOTES

Anton De Pasquale, #18 DEWALT Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Qualifying: 15th

Race 2: 7th

“That was a decent race. There was a fair bit going on with a bit of strategy to play out with the safety car.

“The guys did really well and put us in a good position to move forward in that middle stint, and then was able to get a couple undercuts done and move forward, which is really good.

“The car looked after itself for the race which is key around here. Really just looking to qualify further up the front to give ourselves a chance in the race tomorrow.”

David Reynolds, #20 TRADIE Energy Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Qualifying: 20th

Race 2: 22nd

“It was just one of those races for us. Qualifying didn’t go our way and ended up 20th which is not ideal, and the cars weren’t very fast in qualifying with Anton 15th.

“We had a bit of a fuel drama just before we got pushed out to take the green and started leaking fuel everywhere, so the boys rushed around to try and fix it and they had to replace an O-ring and we just ran out of time so we had to start from pit lane.

“When you start from pit lane you have to wait until the last car goes past, and then a car stalled on the grid so I had to wait for that car to get going and pass me. I probably waited for another five seconds before I was allowed to start my race.

“Once I got going, I didn’t see anyone for a while. The safety car come out and we took our two compulsory pit stops at the same time so we could try and get it home on tyres with 40 laps to go. It was a long way but I was up for the challenge!

“The race restarted and I was just managing my tyres and keeping score of what was going on, and then I was told we weren’t going to make it on fuel so we had to push. I started pushing for about 10 laps and started making my way through the field, and then I got told we’re going to try and go the distance and that we could make it on fuel. I conserved again but by then I had smoked my tyres.

“We pitted and I had a 15 second penalty, which unbeknownst to myself was for a Safety Car infringement, so no one’s really told me what happened and I’m very perplexed as to why.

“It was just a very ugly race and there was a lot of confusion and it’s all stems from the knock on effect from starting from pit lane and then taking on things you probably shouldn’t have.

“My car was actually really good, once I was pushing the car had reasonable speed. We should have let the race run itself and done a normal strategy we would have been much better off I think.”