Heading into the championship showdown in Adelaide, Chaz Mostert insists that he is carrying zero mental pressure. Piloting the newly introduced Toyota Supra package with Walkinshaw TWG this season, he successfully locked down the fourth Adelaide slot by fighting back from poor qualifying positions at Sandown.
Although he has scored only the eighth-most points for the season to date, Mostert has once again stepped up his performance in the finals rounds. The 34-year-old driver will face formidable Ford rivals in Adelaide, including Matt Payne of Grove Racing who leads the standings, Brodie Kostecki from Dick Johnson Racing, and Broc Feeney representing Triple Eight.
"There's no pressure on me," Mostert insisted. "We're the fourth seed. We're a long way off the points lead, and you see these guys, their bad races are either a third or a fourth."
Unlike last year when he entered the Grand Final as the second seed with just a 20-point deficit, a wider seeding spread means Mostert starts 72 points adrift of leader Payne. With only 300 points available across Adelaide's three races, it is a significant hurdle, but Mostert clearly relishes an against-the-odds battle.
"I've been an underdog my whole life and definitely with Walkinshaw TWG over the years, the team has really embraced the underdog story as well," he added. "For us, we love when we get in the fight. We could have easily dropped our lip over the weekend... but the team really dug deep and we had a race car that came to us."
Asked if he believes he can clinch the title as the fourth seed, Mostert recalled his maiden Bathurst victory from the rear of the grid. While acknowledging that he will need a lot of luck alongside competitive car pace, he promised to give everything he has until Sunday night.
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