2025 Thrifty Sydney 500 - Tickford Racing Round Wrap-Up

The opening round of the 2025 Supercars Championship brought Tickford Racing up to New South Wales for the 2025 Thrifty Sydney 500. This round would see the field take on Sydney Motorsport Park’s Gardner GP Circuit for Race 1, 2, and 3. Cam Waters and Thomas Randle would take their respective places behind the wheel the No. 6 Monster Energy Ford Mustang and No.55 Castrol Racing Ford Mustang for what would prove to be a history-making first round for Tickford Racing.

The action kicked off early with a test day during the week to help get the drivers reacquainted with their cars. The field would then hit the track again on Friday afternoon for a practice session that saw Thomas Randle claim the 9^th fastest lap with a 1m30.710s best time and Cam Waters go 7^th fastest with a best lap of 1m30.968s.

Qualifying for Race 1 would take place shortly afterwards with Cam Waters taking pole position to kick off the first race of the year after a blistering 1m28.691s best lap. Thomas Randle would also qualify in the top ten, earning himself a P5 start on the grid for Race 1 thanks to a 1m29.227s best lap.

The green lights would go out on Race 1 on Friday evening and would mark the beginning of a monumental weekend for team Tickford. Cam Waters would dominate the field from the get-go, ultimately crossing the chequered flag in P1 with a near-17-second gap to the next car. Waters would also go on to set the fastest lap of the race for an extra five points. Thomas Randle would join his teammate on the podium in P3 after a thrilling battle on the final that saw Randle take the position from Matt Payne after an outstanding display of attack.

Tickford would take that momentum into Saturday with both drivers earning themselves spots in the Top Ten Shootout in the Race 2 Qualifying session. Cam Waters would take provisional pole with a 1m28.900s best lap and Thomas Randle would qualify in P6 with a best time of 1m29.411s.

Saturday’s Top Ten Shootout would then see Cam Waters take pole position to kick off Race 2 after a 1m29.136s best lap with Thomas Randle earning himself a P4 start on the grid with a best time of 1m29.400s.

Race 2 would keep the good times rolling for Tickford with Cam Waters claiming yet another victory after one of the most incredible race finishes in recent memory. After losing position during the race, Cam Waters would make up seven seconds to find himself behind race leader, Broc Feeney. With four laps to go, the two drivers would collide which would then lead to a redress attempt from Waters. Will Brown would then join his teammate in the fray, setting up a battle to the finish between Cam and the two Red Bull cars which would ultimately end in Cam out-dragging Feeney on the main straight, claiming P1 inches before the finish line for the win. Thomas Randle would also end Race 2 firmly in the top ten with a P6 race result.

Sunday would kick off with Race 3 Qualifying which would see Cam Waters take another provisional pole thanks to a 1m29.209s best lap. Thomas Randle would just miss out on Sunday’s Top Ten Shootout, claiming a P11 qualifying result thanks to a 1m29.528s best lap. Cam Waters would then go on to take pole position for Race 3 in the shootout after a 1m29.611s best lap.