Payne success seals Supercars finals place
.New Zealand driver Matt Payne has confirmed his place in the Australian Supercars final after winning at Sandown on Sunday.
It was 24-four-year-old Payne's first victory since August after he finished finished second at Sandown the previous day in race 33,
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Three drivers were eliminated from the finals series over the weekend, leaving Payne, Brodie Kostecki, Broc Feeney and defending champion Chaz Mostert to contest the decider in Adelaide at the end of the month.
Anton De Pasquale, Cam Waters and Will Brown were the three drivers eliminated.
Payne said the win at Sandown is boost for him and his team heading to the title decider.
"It's huge confidence, I think we probably lost ourselves a little bit the last few rounds and really found ourselves again this weekend," Payne said.
"Just consistency, gratitude, just hitting all our marks, you know. It was a really good step forward for us, probably a step back to where we were, but it's nice.
"I feel pretty good about it, [the championship decider] but we're going to have to have to do a lot of work for the last round."
Fellow Kiwis Andre Heimgartner and Ryan Wood finished eighth and 16th respectively at Sundown on Sunday.
All the drivers take part in the finale in Adelaide, but it is only the top four left in the standings that will drive for the title with all four having their points reset heading into the three races.
