Mackay motorsport rising star Declan Fraser claimed his first ever Super2 win in Townsville last weekend.
Fraser led from pole to victory in a shortened race at Reid Park, winning the 18-lap thriller to claim a series points lead.
The race started in a dramatic fashion with Saturday winner Tyler Everingham clashing with Matt Payne.
“It was pretty crazy, I got probably one of the worst starts in history but everyone else got a worse one around me, so it made mine look really good,” Fraser laughed.
“We got off the line relatively okay eventually and then it ended up being chaos behind me.
“All I saw in my rear-view mirror was a cloud of dust and I ended up keeping my head down and just kept driving and we ended up getting in front before the safety car came out.”
Being the closest race to Mackay, Fraser claims it as his home race and couldn’t have picked a better race to claim his first win.
“I’ve been trying to get this win for a long time and to do it at my home race, it’s a very cool feeling,” he said.
“I knew a lot of people on the grandstands, especially the last two turns, and after I had the win I was cruising around and could see everyone from Mackay that was there.
“It was a very special moment for me … I had a lot of people come down to my pits and say g’day that were from Mackay so that was very special to me.”
Fraser’s focus now turns to the next round of Super2 in Sandown, Victoria in August before taking on Mount Panorama alongside Craig Lowndes in October.
Mackay’s Declan Fraser has claimed his first Super2 win after a dramatic race in Townsville. Photos supplied
