Triple Eight’s unseen points play

TRIPLE Eight Race Engineering is leaving no stone unturned in its quest for a record-breaking 11th Supercars teams’ championship.

A tactical ploy that flew under the radar late in the recent Repco Bathurst 1000 proves as much.

In a juggling act as it also managed its ailing #97 Red Bull Ampol Camaro to the finish line to secure victory, Triple Eight also had eyes for salvaging whatever points it possibly could with its #88.

That was after heartbreak struck for Broc Feeney/Jamie Whincup, who were running second before suffering a broken gearshift tower, forcing a lengthy visit to the garage.

It was in fact the very same issue that had struck down the squad’s #888 wildcard entry for Craig Lowndes/Zane Goddard in the Great Race’s early stages.

What went largely unnoticed, however, was that Triple Eight pitted its wildcard in the closing stages to help Feeney gain one position….