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Cam Waters has held off Will Davison in Race 17 at the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown. Waters' run to victory was punctuated by an early-race stoppage following ...

Motorsport Australia stated “the appeal process was not followed as per the regulations” and “the appropriate paperwork was never received”. A breach of D8.1.8 was found, and Mostert was disqualified from the race. The report also read: “The Competitor is reminded that Decisions and Penalties that may be subject to Appeal are set out in B7.7.2 and the Rights to and process for an Appeal are set out in B5”. The initial stewards report stated that Mostert had “reported an issue with the Car on the reconnaissance Lap and that he had been occupied attempting to identify and resolve that issue”. When the car was on the grid, a battery-operated air blower was inserted in the front bumper. The two-time Bathurst winner finished the race in fourth, but was later scrapped from the results. It was the third race to be halted in 2022 following stoppages in Tasmania and Perth. Waters and Davison skipped away from van Gisbergen, who fell into the clutches of De Pasquale. The race restarted after a brief stoppage, and Waters kept Davison and Reynolds at bay. Van Gisbergen cleared Le Brocq on lap 20 and took after after the leading Fords. Davison finished second for the second time in as many days, and was 0.61s behind by the flag. The race ran time certain and was completed one lap shy of the scheduled 38-lap distance.